Timer for hot water bronze pump.

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What is the cheapest and simplest way to add a timer to my hot water circulating bronze pump. It is situated in the loft as part of my unvented cylinder and during the night the hum gets very irritating. Thanks

 

[muggles]

Add a timer...simples. You just wire it in-line on the supply to the pump. You could also put a pipe thermostat in so that the pump shuts off when the loop is up to temperature

 

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Add a timer...simples. You just wire it in-line on the supply to the pump. You could also put a pipe thermostat in so that the pump shuts off when the loop is up to temperature

Cheers, do you have any recommendations?

 

[MrTherm]

I would go for the pipe stat as suggested, a cylinder stat (such as the Salus) will fit on to pipes and costs just under £10 - can be adjusted to desired temp, no timers to mess with.

 

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I would go for the pipe stat as suggested, a cylinder stat (such as the Salus) will fit on to pipes and costs just under £10 - can be adjusted to desired temp, no timers to mess with.

The main aim though would be to have silence at night from the pump. I think a pipe stat would cut in and out during the night

 

[45yearsagasman]

Google single channel timer and take your pick from many available, Drayton, Honeywell, Salus, all around £40-50.

 

[Tipper]

Surely a simple plug in timer like you would use on a table lamp would be cheapest?
You would need to add in a socket and plug to the power cable to the pump of course.
A timer is just a few pounds and a plug and socket is cheap too from you local DIY store.
I have several old fashioned 'pin' type timers used at various times for different tasks about the house such as burglar deterent lamps, Christmas lights, etc. the pin type don't suffer flat battery problems but do need resetting after the power has been off.

 

[Agile]

Exactly, B&Q usually have them for about £3 for a mechanical type.

The mains plug and socket make them easy to wire and safe.

Better though to add the pipe thermostat at the same time as that can save most of the power the pump consumes.

Tony

 

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Thanks for the advice. I didn't realise I could run the pump off a 240v 3 pin plug, is that safe as it seems the easiest method?

 

[Agile]

Totally safe!

At least if correctly wired!

Tony

 

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Thanks Agile

 

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It struck me whilst I was away recently, if I put a timer on the pump I would still have to go into the loft to manually turn pump off while on holiday. But for a few quid more I could, or could I?, use a wifi plug. Would this still be safe?

 

[Agile]

Complicated and expensive and may get you into the loft when heating fails when its freezing!

Better to extend the cable into the living parts and plug in there!

Tony