Google Nest + Immersion Heater

[barry1010]

I have an old fashioned immersion heater with a very old fashioned, fiddly, exasperating difficult to see and set up timer.
I am thinking of replacing it with a 'smart' timer that I can programme from my phone or tablet.
My question is - would this Google Nest thing be suitable?
https://www.screwfix.com/p/google-nest-smart-thermostat-hot-water-control-silver/9382x

[The Builder]

I've heard of these Barry, but I'm afraid I have no experience of them at all.
It seems it's for a combi or a system boiler rather than an immersion cylinder. I would guess that it remotely controls the digital type programmer/controllers that are nowadays used to control heating/hot water on a boiler.

However... this might do it. Simply remove your present manual switch/timer with this fused spur.
I think the rest is self-explanatory.

https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/SMFSTWIFI.html?source=adwords&ad_position=&ad_id=315107931576&placement=&;kw=&network=u&matchtype=&ad_type=&product_id=SMFSTWIFI&product_partition_id=987624279327&campaign=shopping&version=finalurl_v3&gclid=Cj0KCQiAqo3-BRDoARIsAE5vnaLB85fUQIHAyzSJIwK5P_KUcmRfnb_OhoenATAi5zLy0i7QaNZYC0IaAvvuEALw_wcB

[barry1010]

That looks ideal, Builder, and a lot cheaper than the Nest I was looking at.
Thank you :)

[The Builder]

:o)))