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Hot water and radiators upstairs and downstairs are all now working. However, I don’t understand why!?! On my new cable which runs from the receiver to upstairs, I knew the brown worked. So using that, I joined one at a time the grey and black to test the continuity, all fine. Knowing this...

I’ve had another look, the grey cable from the hive receiver, goes into that block where it connects to the brown in that white flex to the cylinder. I assume It then comes out of the cylinder on the blue, which connects to the brown of the valve. The sequence makes sense but have I got it...

Yes, that is the case. Following back from the valve, the brown connects to a blue in the rats nest and goes to the hot water tank. From the Hive receiver, the grey in number 3, connects in the rats nest to the brown which is also going to the hot water tank. I get zero volts from N to any of...

Sorry, that’s my poor explanation. There are two grey wires which go up to the valves, but only one has been replaced.

Hi, So, going to my upstairs, to the valve which had no power, was a grey cable containing a brown, black, grey and earth. Using the methods described, (thanks) I did some testing and the black and grey cables were fine, however the continuity test on the brown was negative. Maybe the builders...

Thank you for taking the time to reply. Your suggestions seem obvious now you have told me, but for some reason never entered my head! As for how do I think the builders have damaged the cable. I actually have decided I don’t think they have damaged it, it’s just the coincidence of they have...

Hi, Please can I get some help with a hive install. I have multizone heating, so I have a Hive dual channel receiver and a single channel receiver. This has been installed since 2017 and working without issue. I have a hot water tank upstairs with ZA5 valves for the upstairs and downstairs...

Thanks for the quik reply. The pipe is coming in at the front of the house but the exsisting stopcock and pipe runs are in the middle so was going to run the pipe on the floor of the crawl space in climaflex to where I will put a new stopcock and eventually join my internal pipes. I...

Hi All, I have tried to find answers to these... but Cant. Promise! I am on the commom lead pipe replacement scheme with United Utilities and am laying the mdpe pipe myself. I have dug the trench, I have the pipe, mechanical stop end but am a little stuck with the ducting that is required...

Hi, Thanks for the replies. Is a hammer arrester big... I dont have a lot of space under the floor boards... I assume that the arrester has to be installed on a horizontal pipe run?

Hi, Please help! I live in a house which is 104 years old and as such have a shared lead water feed with next door. In my house, since I have moved in I have always had a knocking sound when a tap is suddenly turned. Its never really bothered me though and hasnt been loud. Next door...

Well, I checked the building regs and cant see a mention of it being an issue if its neer to the house, but.... The regs say that the pipe needs to have 30cm of fill above the pipe. Where my pipe run starts and goes by the kitchen step, its only around 5cm down. Thats not good. Any ideas...

Thanks guys. I might as well do it then I think. is there a regulation on how close to the house it can go or is 30-40cm away ok?

Thanks for the reply. I would be replacing 90% of it. The only part I wouldnt replace is the last two meters which goes under the nice driveway. I would change all the grids and pipes round my house. Is the plastic less prone to going wrong than the old stuff? If you had already exposed...

thanks for the reply. i know this may sound stubborn, but I havent paid anyone since I had my boiler installed to work on my house. The drains isnt hard is it... all the plastic stuff just pushes together. just not sure whether to change it or not... cant get the pro's and con's in my...