Radio Controlled clock timer

[GeorgeLlewellin]

I can get a radio controlled clock and I can get a plug in timer but where can I find a plug timer with radio controlled clock?

I want to switch a small heater on in my boat for a few hours every day, but it only takes a power cut from time to time to make it hopless. Why is it not possible to purchase a timer that will reset itself after a power cut? George

 

[NormanS]

I can get a radio controlled clock and I can get a plug in timer but where can I find a plug timer with radio controlled clock?

I want to switch a small heater on in my boat for a few hours every day, but it only takes a power cut from time to time to make it hopless. Why is it not possible to purchase a timer that will reset itself after a power cut? George

Would it not be simpler, and much more efficient, to use a temperature controlled plug? That way you get heat when it is required, rather than a set time. Cost about £17, IIRC.

 

[ronsurf]

You can buy mains timer switches with in built battery backup which keeps the timer going in the event of a power cut. Would that solve the problem?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Digital-mai...86&sr=1-1&keywords=mains+timer+battery+backup

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[GeorgeLlewellin]

You can buy mains timer switches with in built battery backup which keeps the timer going in the event of a power cut. Would that solve the problem?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Digital-mai...86&sr=1-1&keywords=mains+timer+battery+backup

D

Thank you Ronsurf, I had not thought of that.

Thank you NormalS for your reply also, but I should have given the whole story, I want to run the small heater and the de-humidifier both at the same time at the warmest part of the day, to get the cabin as dry as possible. I understand that the de-humidifier works best when the cabin is warmer.

Many thanks to you both, for your really quick replies. George

 

[FWB]

Beware, some dehumidifiers with electronic rather than mechanical controls will not restart themselves after a power cut.