"Ed Sirett" wrote in message
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On Wed, 15 Jun 2005 15:13:53 +0000, jon wrote:

What thingy do I need, as Ideal don't make or recommend what to use. I
basically need something that will let me program the heating and water
seperately over a 7 day period, the usual stuff like heating on at 7am
off
at 9am, on at 4pm of at 6pm. Also do I need some of room thermostat, if
so
are there all in one jobbies, programmer, timer, thermo, etc, and where
should it/they be sited.


Water heating is automatic.

You only need a programmable room stat.
I recommend the CentaurStat7 (7 days can all be different if you really
want), up to 6 change points per day.
Has holiday mode (lock on a low temp whilst away in winter).
Needs three AA bats which last for years.

Less than £30 quid from S/fix part no 12157.

Cheap and nasty. Having optimisation is the best way, like the CM67. It
saves a fuel, and the stat/programmer will soon pay for itself. If you
going to do it do it properly.