[Help] Help, my central heating has died

happypig

Staring at the rude boys

May 23, 2009

7,968

Eastbourne

• Dec 25, 2020

• #1

Woke up this morning and my central heating timer/controller has packed up, it won't switch heating or water on. I've managed to bypass it on the backplate so CH is on permanently but I guess I ned a new one.
The old one is a British Gas EMP2 :

I can get a new one from screwfix but there is a cheaper controller, here

Will the cheaper one work ok with my system (gravity fed system with a hot water cylinder) ?

Reason for cheapskatery is we're having the whole system renewed next year.

 

Justice

Dangerous Idiot

Jun 21, 2012

18,653

Born In Shoreham

• Dec 25, 2020

• #2

They all do the same job sounds like you have already identified your heating and water circuits, easy as 123.

 

Tom Hark Preston Park

Will Post For Cash

Jul 6, 2003

70,203

• Dec 25, 2020

• #3

Have you tried turning it off and on again?

 

Super Steve Earle

Well-known member

Feb 23, 2009

8,362

North of Brighton

• Dec 25, 2020

• #4

happypig said:

Woke up this morning and my central heating timer/controller has packed up, it won't switch heating or water on. I've managed to bypass it on the backplate so CH is on permanently but I guess I ned a new one.
The old one is a British Gas EMP2 :

I can get a new one from screwfix but there is a cheaper controller, here

Will the cheaper one work ok with my system (gravity fed system with a hot water cylinder) ?

Reason for cheapskatery is we're having the whole system renewed next year.

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I'm no expert, but my controller packed up earlier in the year. I left the CH off. If it's like mine and my old house, rather than leave the heating on permanently, you probably have a little switch box near the pump by the cylinder and you can switch then it on and off manually from there.

 

happypig

Staring at the rude boys

May 23, 2009

7,968

Eastbourne

• Dec 25, 2020

• Thread starter
• #5

Tom Hark said:

Have you tried turning it off and on again?

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First port of call thanks to NSC's technical geniuses. Alas it did not remedy the situation (neither did the other, usually reliable, "give it a whack")

 

swindonseagull

Well-known member

Aug 6, 2003

9,273

Swindon, but used to be Manila

• Dec 25, 2020

• #6

Hope you got a jumper or sweatshirt for Christmas?

 

Icy Gull

Back on the rollercoaster

Jul 5, 2003

72,015

• Dec 25, 2020

• #7

Tom Hark said:

Have you tried turning it off and on again?

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That could make it more than a five minute job if it doesn’t work

 

vegster

Sanity Clause

May 5, 2008

27,894

• Dec 25, 2020

• #8

happypig said:

Woke up this morning and my central heating timer/controller has packed up, it won't switch heating or water on. I've managed to bypass it on the backplate so CH is on permanently but I guess I ned a new one.
The old one is a British Gas EMP2 :

I can get a new one from screwfix but there is a cheaper controller, here

Will the cheaper one work ok with my system (gravity fed system with a hot water cylinder) ?

Reason for cheapskatery is we're having the whole system renewed next year.

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Looks like Brexit is kicking in...

 

PILTDOWN MAN

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NSC Patron

Sep 15, 2004

18,704

Hurst Green

• Dec 25, 2020

• #9

swindonseagull said:

Hope you got a jumper or sweatshirt for Christmas?

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Great solution Christmas jumper

 

Randy McNob

Now go home and get your f#cking Shinebox

Jun 13, 2020

4,457

• Dec 25, 2020

• #10

vegster said:

Looks like Brexit is kicking in...

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Yeah, if he believed more it would fix itself