Programmable Room Thermostat for Electric Panel Heater

[Heat-Trouble]

Hello,

I'm looking for some advice please! My house is heatd via electric panel heaters. These replaced very old electric heaters which I replaced when I moved in. The old heaters were controlled via a thermostat (1 in each room). I would like to add a thermostat back in each room to control the heaters. As I spend a lot of time away from the house this would need to be a prorammable thermostat.

My question is the largest heater is 2kw. I'm struggling to find a thermostat that would be suitable for switching this size heater. I've seen some old style thermostats that would be suitable, but these aren't what i'm looking for.

Can anyone help?

Many thanks

 

[malcolmsanford]

I'm a bit confused I assume these heaters already have integral thermostats built in, why would you want to fit a 2nd one?

 

[Heat-Trouble]

Hi, thanks for your reply.

Yes they do have integral thermostats. The problem is the plug in control module that is available for the heater will only operate a 24h programme. I'm looking to add a separate programmable thermostat to give greater flexibilty and 7 day programming.

 

[malcolmsanford]

To be honest I would be looking at perhaps just a programmable timer to control the units power and allow the unit to utilize the integral thermostat.

What your proposing is having two thermostats in conflict with each other, and working the appliance in a manner to which it is not designed. Also your introducing an added expense of the extra thermostats as well as the timers. Also another part of a system that introduces the capability of breaking down.

 

[WDMDL]

Try a Horstmann thermoplus AS1, driving a small contactor.
That's what I've fitted in the static caravan.

You've got the main and set-back temp settings, plus a frost standby setting.

You do need a Neutral at the thermostat, plus somewhere to mount the contactor.
Bear in mind that you would also need to fuse down the control circuit side of things (3A FCU, manufacturer's instructions)

Depending on the type of internal thermostat inthe panel heaters, the electronic programmable type would most likely provide much tighter temp control. Just turn the one in the heater full up.

Simon.