Moving a CH Time clock - DIY job?

[downthepub]

Good morning, I'm after a bit of advice. We have an old but perfectly serviceable Ideal Mexico boiler which does the heating and tops up the hot water tank. Unfortunately it's time clock is in a really awkward place to get to, it's at the back of the cupboard where the boiler is sited - in a small dark place right under some stairs. I've had a quote to shift it round to beside the door into the cupboard, but I've been wondering if this is a task that could be done as a DIY job. Is it as simple as rewiring a plug?

The clock itself is one of these

[miniman]

You'll find there are lots of wires behind there, but its not as bad as it looks. Typical wiring diagram:



So if you write down what is connected to what then it should be doable. I suspect your biggest issue will be physically moving the wiring. Also, what is the big switch to the left?

[john_p]

On ours, behind the timeswitch was a set of contacts with a mains cable in and then a CH / HW feed out. No harder than moving a plug socket, I would say. Try removing the timeswitch and see what's behind it. Obviously power off first

[downthepub]

That switch has a mains type cable leading into the back of the boiler, there's another switch (out of shot) to the left; it also has a mains type cable going into the back of the boiler. Might there be a cable in the wall which connects either of the switches to the time-clock?

I'd assumed I could run a longer cable around the walls to the desired position.