Worcester 24I Timer

[Boilerboy123]

I’ve just moved into a flat and the boiler is in the cupboard in my room. The mechanical timer looks ancient and is quite noisy. I removed it from the case and left it hanging by its wires and this greatly reduced the rate long noise but I then panicked and put it back in to be safe. Is there anything I can do myself to reduce the noise? If not could I ask our plumber to remove the timer completely and then we’d just opposite central heating via thermostat? Thanks so much

[johnk]

You could try a a bit of rubber between the timer and the mounting.
If you don't use the timer then just switch the boiler off.

[barry1010]

If you operate the boiler by thermostat the boiler is likely to come on at night - is the boiler noisy?

[davebro]

I don't know why the timer should be noisy - it's only a clock. Short of replacing it can you insulate it inside the cupboard with a cushion or pillow?

[Etch]

A quick search suggests that if the old timer is an MT10 mechanical timer, then it could be replaced by a DT20 digital programmer:
https://www.worcester-bosch.co.uk/search?q=MT10+DT20