setting times on Eberspacher 7day timer

[pcatterall]

My wife has to set the timer on our central heating so you can guess that my level of expertise is not too high!!
I have rarely used my timer for programming times so please bear with me.
I wanted to set the heater to come on at 7am every day of the week.
Following the instructions I have set the clock and managed to get it to come on at 0700 on one day.
It seems to me though that there are only 3 programs available indicating that I can only pre-set 3 days.
This seems like nonsense but the instructions don't indicate that I can use a program for more than one day.
Can anyone help?
The timer is the oblong timer just called the '7 day timer' by eberspacher, its not the square shaped 701 series timer.
( still cant add a picture.... just about learned how to do it on the old system!!)

 

[Spi D]

Look for a manual here:
http://www.eberspacher.com/support-and-downloads/technical-documents.html

 

[Grumpybear]

My wife has to set the timer on our central heating so you can guess that my level of expertise is not too high!!
I have rarely used my timer for programming times so please bear with me.
I wanted to set the heater to come on at 7am every day of the week.
Following the instructions I have set the clock and managed to get it to come on at 0700 on one day.
It seems to me though that there are only 3 programs available indicating that I can only pre-set 3 days.
This seems like nonsense but the instructions don't indicate that I can use a program for more than one day.
Can anyone help?
The timer is the oblong timer just called the '7 day timer' by eberspacher, its not the square shaped 701 series timer.
( still cant add a picture.... just about learned how to do it on the old system!!)

Mine allows me to set up to three running periods of one hour, and to select each of them for any or all days of the week. The manual is essential, as is speed because you get abut 5 seconds before the thing moves on to the next bit.

 

[rob2]

Suggest you download the manual...

http://www.esparparts.com/techsuppo...rols/7 day timer/7 Day Timer ESPAR Manual.pdf

Rob.

 

[David2452]

If it's the timer in the links (same as Webasto 1531) you can't do what you want, it is a single event, not a multi event timer, to do what you want (at least with a Webo) you need to use a £35 Heatmiser 12v network central heating programmer and modify the loom a bit, then you have the same level of control you have at home.

My wife has to set the timer on our central heating so you can guess that my level of expertise is not too high!!
I have rarely used my timer for programming times so please bear with me.
I wanted to set the heater to come on at 7am every day of the week.
Following the instructions I have set the clock and managed to get it to come on at 0700 on one day.
It seems to me though that there are only 3 programs available indicating that I can only pre-set 3 days.
This seems like nonsense but the instructions don't indicate that I can use a program for more than one day.
Can anyone help?
The timer is the oblong timer just called the '7 day timer' by eberspacher, its not the square shaped 701 series timer.
( still cant add a picture.... just about learned how to do it on the old system!!)

 

[pcatterall]

Mine allows me to set up to three running periods of one hour, and to select each of them for any or all days of the week. The manual is essential, as is speed because you get abut 5 seconds before the thing moves on to the next bit.

Thanks all I HAVE the manual ( thanks for all the suggestions on that!!) ( I did say "following the instructions" !!) Grumpy Bear gives me some hope and, yes, you do need to be quick. I guess that when I set the time to start on one day in prog 1, I can then just go on and set that same time for all the other days? just not clear in the manual but I shall continue to play!!
Thanks again.

 

[KevB]

Thanks all I HAVE the manual ( thanks for all the suggestions on that!!) ( I did say "following the instructions" !!) Grumpy Bear gives me some hope and, yes, you do need to be quick. I guess that when I set the time to start on one day in prog 1, I can then just go on and set that same time for all the other days? just not clear in the manual but I shall continue to play!!
Thanks again.

I have the same timer and spent half an hour with the manual but couldn't see how to set the timer to come on everyday at a set time. Be great to know if you manage it.

 

[David2452]

I have the same timer and spent half an hour with the manual but couldn't see how to set the timer to come on everyday at a set time.

That's because you can't, again, that is a simple single event timer, with or without a set point rheostat for temperature, you have a choice of three single pre set events but can only actually set one at a time, if you wish to have it come on every day then you have to set the single event the day before, every day. You can also use it to set the "burn time" from 120 minutes down to 1 minute.

 

[pcatterall]

That's because you can't, again, that is a simple single event timer, with or without a set point rheostat for temperature, you have a choice of three single pre set events but can only actually set one at a time, if you wish to have it come on every day then you have to set the single event the day before, every day. You can also use it to set the "burn time" from 120 minutes down to 1 minute.

Grumpybear says he can!!.........over to you Grumpybear.

 

[duncan99210]

I think there may be some talking at cross purposes here. I think I have the same timer/controller as the OP. It has a time display and 5 control buttons: 1 up and 1 down arrow, a 'P', a set of triangles and a flame symbol. Its called the 701 10 series.

You can set up to 3 programmes on the timer - that is, you can get the heater to come on up to 3 times in any 24 hour period (for up to 8 hours at a time). The programmes are called P1, P2 and P3. You can set each programme to be activated on a day or not as you choose. For example, when we left the boat over Christmas we set it to come on every day at 1530 for an hour using the P2 programme. All the other programmes (set for early morning and late night) were turned off.

Having said all of that, all I can say is that it was a pain getting the thing set up. There seems to be little logic in the required button pushes and you really do have to read the manual, try it, realise you've failed and go back to the start again. It can be done it's just a pain getting it right. I wouldn't try and rely on my memory of how it was done even though its only a few weeks since I did it; there is no option but to use the manual!

 

[Stork_III]

I think there may be some talking at cross purposes here. I think I have the same timer/controller as the OP. It has a time display and 5 control buttons: 1 up and 1 down arrow, a 'P', a set of triangles and a flame symbol. Its called the 701 10 series.

You can set up to 3 programmes on the timer - that is, you can get the heater to come on up to 3 times in any 24 hour period (for up to 8 hours at a time). The programmes are called P1, P2 and P3. You can set each programme to be activated on a day or not as you choose. For example, when we left the boat over Christmas we set it to come on every day at 1530 for an hour using the P2 programme. All the other programmes (set for early morning and late night) were turned off.

Having said all of that, all I can say is that it was a pain getting the thing set up. There seems to be little logic in the required button pushes and you really do have to read the manual, try it, realise you've failed and go back to the start again. It can be done it's just a pain getting it right. I wouldn't try and rely on my memory of how it was done even though its only a few weeks since I did it; there is no option but to use the manual!

The OP said it is NOT a 701 series timer.

 

[pvb]

I think there may be some talking at cross purposes here. I think I have the same timer/controller as the OP. It has a time display and 5 control buttons: 1 up and 1 down arrow, a 'P', a set of triangles and a flame symbol. Its called the 701 10 series.

You're right, lots of confusion, largely because the OP didn't post a pic of his timer. You don't have the same timer, the OP said "The timer is the oblong timer just called the '7 day timer' by eberspacher, its not the square shaped 701 series timer."

I'd guess the OP's timer looks like this...

... in which case it can only be set for 3 events, as David2452 has been at pains to emphasise.

The 701 10 series timer, which is the one I suspect Grumpybear has, looks like this...

 

[David2452]

... in which case it can only be set for 3 events, as David2452 has been at pains to emphasise.

Even more confusion, it can only be set for one event, you can store three to choose from but you can only choose one at a time, hence the term "single event timer"

 

[duncan99210]

Whoops - teach me to read it through a bit more before sounding off....... Ah well.

 

[David2452]

Now we wait for the OP to say..... no, not either of those, though I doubt it.

 

[Vara]

Drifting the thread slightly, can you fit a 7 day timer to a Mikuni?

 

[David2452]

Yes.

Or rather yes, what model and would you like a wiring diag?

 

[Vara]

Yes.

Or rather yes, what model and would you like a wiring diag?

PM sent

 

[pete]

Whoever designed this piece of junk must have a good sense of humour, it has more in common with rubik's cube than a simple intuitive timer

 

[David2452]

Whoever designed this piece of junk must have a good sense of humour, it has more in common with rubik's cube than a simple intuitive timer

Dinno... very easy to use, just not much use when compared to a proper programmer, it's basically no more help than a countdown timer, except that it reads codes as a number instead of flashes.