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Dec 23, 2011 Hi all, what's the best direct replacement for my Potterton EP2001 Programmer? Keep my backing place with the original wiring etc, but new front panel. I have a fully pumped system and Im pretty sure my system can have CH and HW separate. May 23, 2018 POTTERTON CONTROLS CUSTOMER GUIDE FOR THE EP2000/EP2002/EP3002 1) THE PROGRAMMER AND YOUR SYSTEM If youhave an EP2000 Programmer, then you can set the HOT WATER and CENTRAL HEATING to come ON together for two time periods a day. Dec 08, 2012 Hello, Its the replacement front for Potterton EP2000 control box, its the one that has a small cover on the bottom left which, covers the control panel. Its the control box that just clips on the front to replace the EP 2000 old control box. The Potterton PROGRAMMER is a BP 2002. If you have a Potterton in your home, Baxi Customer Support can support you. Call us now on 0344 871 1525. I have a Potterton in my home. Potterton Assure Combi. For example, they control information that changes the way the website behaves or looks, like the best telephone number to call or the way its anti-spam works. 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.
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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.
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
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:
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.
Potterton Timer Control Instructions
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.
Conclusion
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.
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
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:
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.
Potterton Timer Control Instructions
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.
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).
Potterton Timer Control Manual Online
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.
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