by ericmark »
Fri Mar 20, 2020 11:09 pm
Yes, in the main they fit on a base, two screws at bottom hold the programmer to base, you slack them off don't need to fully remove and old unit hinges off and new unit plugs in, always do with power off as there are live terminals you can touch, but no wiring as such.
There is a 230 volt and 24 volt model it seems, this is the instructions.
https://www.plumbase.co.uk/link/1/h002877_20563_t.pdfUnlikely to be 24 volt version.
However you say "Turned the thermostat right down but heating stayed on." which does not seem to point to the programmer.
So I suspect a motorised valve micro switch has stuck? Basic way central heating works, programmer sends power to thermostat, and thermostat sends power to motorised valve, and once valve is fully open it sends power to boiler.
The micro switch sticking is a reasonable common fault, however can't really change the micro switch, you have to either swap motorised valve head, or whole valve.
So I think you will find even with the programmer removed, boiler still runs?
So you could try gentle tapping the motorised valve and see if micro switch opens again.