Potterton Timer Control Manual
Potterton produced the ever popular EP2002 and EP2000 programmers which were installed in many applications controlling customer’s boilers the length of Britain. The Potterton EP2000 range of clocks is one of the most popular and long lived time clocks for central heating ever marketed in the U.K. It was a huge disappointment when Potterton ceased production of this clock; however the great news is that you can buy direct clock replacements from the Potterton parts stockist Clickon who carry in stock the EP2. This clock is produced by Potterton and is designed to exchange with the EP2000 and the EP2002. When you buy the EP2 the replacement is fast and only requires a small screwdriver and turning of the power supply for a few minutes. The EP2 is an updated direct swop which will give a modern touch but will look very similar. You can buy online from Clickon who are one of the largest stockist’s of Potterton spare parts in Britain and are certainly one of the most knowledgeable.
- Potterton produced the ever popular EP2002 and EP2000 programmers which were installed in many applications controlling customer’s boilers the length of Britain. The Potterton EP2000 range of clocks is one of the most popular and long lived time clocks for central heating ever marketed in the U.K.
- User Manuals Listed below are all the Potterton USER manuals. Just click on the model or the Gas council number and the manual will download at the bottom of the page, when the download has finished double click the download and the manual will open right click to save.
- Potterton Multifit IFOS is a patented in flue outdoor sensor providing an easy and cost effective way to comply with the requirements of Boiler Plus when combined with a time and temperature control. Saving energy and reducing Carbon emissions, the IFOS can also provide additional SAP benefits for new build developments. Electro-mechanical timer.
Setting the CH & HW timer on a Potterton EP 3000? We have just moved into a new flat and both the central heating & hot water are working fine. The Potterton EP 3000 is the model in the kitchen used for setting the CH & HW. I've followed Mike Partington's advice and set the day and on & off times for both the central heating & hot water (both CH & HW were set to twice and the main switch was. Baxi boilers are manufactured in the UK, using tried and tested technology and genuine, approved components. Every boiler is tested using gas, electricity and water before it leaves the production line.
Getting more from a British Gas UP2 Timer
TL;DR
The UP2 is a rebadged Drayton LP822, which means that it can operate in 1, 5/2 or 7 day modes, set with a jumper on the back. So if yours is set to 1 day (like mine was) then you can get loads more flexibility by changing that jumper. Loree oboe ak.
Background
My central heating was installed with a Potterton EP2002 timer, but when that failed it was replaced with a British Gas UP2 (under the maintenance policy that I’ve had since moving into my house). One of the things that I liked about the EP2002 was its ability to have different timings at the weekend. I asked the engineer if the new timer he was putting in could do that, and his answer was that it couldn’t. If only he’d bothered to read the manual (which incidentally he didn’t leave me with). Fast forward almost a decade and I’ve had enough of getting up at the weekend and having to run downstairs to press the ‘advance’ button for heating and/or hot water, so I started looking for alternatives.
This thread pointed out that the UP2 is a rebadged Drayton Lifestyle timer, though it seems that guesses on the model aren’t quite on target, and are based on how the UP2 has been jumpered. I was on the verge of buying an LP722 when I stumbled on this eBay listing for an UP2 with the vital comment ‘Change type by pins at rear’.
An easy change
Potterton Timer Control Manual Instructions
Firstly I turned off the heating system at its isolation switch. The UP2 is held onto its backplate with a couple of screws, and can be removed by loosening them and lifting it out and up. I could then get to the jumpers on the back:
Here’s a closer look at the three jumpers:
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The top and bottom jumpers should be left alone. The top switches between Linked (hot water and central heating on the same timer) and Independent (hot water and central heating on separate timers). The bottom switches between Pumped and Gravity.
The switch I needed to change was the middle one. It was set to 1 which has the same 24hr timers every day. The other option is 7 which can then be configured to give different timers for each day of the week. If the jumper is left off altogether then it will offer 5/2 mode with different timers for weekdays and weekends, but there’s little point to that as 7 day programming starts with 5/2 and is then further customised for individual days (should you wish).
For full details take a look at the manual for the LP822 (pdf)
After setting the switch to 7 I put the timer back onto its mounting plate and tightened the screws to hold it in place. On powering the system back up I found that it remembered the time and my previous 24h settings, but I was then able to customise the weekend timings using 5/2 mode. I’ve not bothered to customise specific days because I don’t need that.
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Conclusion
I’m a bit annoyed that I’ve put up with my timer being on the wrong settings for so long, but pleased that I ultimately found an easy fix (and that I didn’t have to buy a new timer).
Further adventures
I’d like to have more sophisticated control of my heating system, but I’m wary of cloud based services such as those behind Nest, Hive etc. So I’d like to do something Raspberry Pi based, likely starting with the thermostat. If I end up doing that I might return to this video of dismantling the UP2.
