Thermostat or Timer ?

[BartW]

Gary,
the white plugs, didn't you swap the male with the female ?
as I see it from this pic, you can have live voltage on the brass pins ?

 

[Vara]

I have just bought a 700w oil filled heater for my boat. The instructions state that it should not be used with a timer. It does however have its own thermostatic control. Looks quite good for under £20 from Dunelm, but I will need to use it for a while to check the heat settings and see if it works as I expect..

The thermostat on that is a bit of a blunt instrument, I use mine with a thermostat plug and it works well, cutting in at 5.