Hi all! Looking to see if anyone had managed to automate a switch similar to this on my boiler

I live in rented accommodation with no other way to switch on the radiators than this singular knob ( no thermostat etc). As it’s rented I can’t expose the wiring or take apart anything

All I would want the mechanism to do is to be able to switch between having just the hot water on and the hot water and radiators on

As the dial only has to rotate roughly 45 degrees I was even thinking whether an ordinary push switch bot may do it?

Really appreciate any thoughts - I’m not overly electronics inclined so if you’re able to go into simple details it would all be incredibly useful Thanks!

  • FieldsingAround@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    You’re over complicating things, get some smart radiator valves ie https://amzn.eu/d/7ImsUuu

    They will allow you to control temp room by room, they’re fairly simple to fit, just keep the original valve around and reinstall when you move out.

    Controllable by Alexa/google etc, plenty of brand options around. Compatible with vast majority of rads out there, the valves are designed to be replaced easily.