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Yep, schoolboy error, I had my blacks and browns mixed up, I blame bad light and old eyes Just to clarify on the earth, based on the two replies, you are both saying to connect this regardless? The hive installation info states that the receiver is double insulated and doesn't need an earth...

Hi, No, no separate timer, the danfoss was the thermostat and programmable timer. As for the cable, why would I need 4 core plus earth? The hive receiver doesn't need an earth.

Hi, Can someone give me some guidance please. I'm replacing a faulty danfoss central heating thermostat/timer with a single channel hive on a combi boiler. The danfoss was a battery powered unit so only had two control wires going in to it, one into a terminal marked 3N/O and the other into 1...

Thanks for that Woody, so would the best solution be to cut the joint end off the drain pipe and fit one of those rubber collar type joints with stainless jubilee clips between it and the gully outlet then?

Hi John, yes, there is no dispute on the leaking joint, it's leaking at the joint between the drain pipe and the gully pot outlet and all of the things you suggested have happened.

More pics for those that asked. Note the use of my (Pat pending) dual waste outlet diverter; I had made up the concrete to the right of the grid before finding the leaking joint, so did this to stop the two waste pipes from washing up onto it, I will be extending the wastes to...

I'll try to get some better pics in the morning. I'm not totally sure what you mean by 'lower the soil in that hole'? And I think the bedding you are referring to, if you are talking about below the gully's spigot, is actually part of the gully; it's just muddy giving it the concrete looking...

Hi thanks for your reply. I'll take some more shots of it in daylight tomorrow. Cheers

Hi, I'm not going to claim to be an expert on what you are asking about, but I do have experience of fire protection. It's difficult to understand what level of fire protection to the beam you have been asked to provide as the description of two layers of standard board or one layer of fire...

Hi, I'm looking for a bit of advice on the best way to tackle a leaking joint between the gully and clay drain from the kitchen. Bit of background first; this is an old Victorian house and still has the old cast iron downspout on the back which runs into a shallow cast in channel which in turn...

Trying to finish off the bathroom retiling and just have the corner behind the cistern to do. Been meaning to get it done for ages and finally decided to get to it tonight, so water off, cut the supply pipe and fitted a push fit stop end, so far so good. At this point I decided that whilst the...

Parts arrived today. All fitted inside 30 minutes (fair enough given I'd already had it apart about three times), system re-treated with inhibitor and back up and running. Oh the joy of hot running water! Thanks for all the help and advice.

Quick bump; can anyone advise on the inhibitor? Cheers

Thanks for the tip on the silicone grease, worked a treat. Heating now back on and hopefully the DHW will be once the parts arrive Monday. Given that I've drained the primary circuit a couple times and will have to again when I fit the new 3 way valve cover, will I need to add new inhibitor...

Just as an afterthought. There's snow on the ground here and I live in a Victorian house with 10' ceilings so this place is COLD without any central heating on. I'm thinking that it's worth a punt to have a fiddle about tomorrow, given that the only thing stopping me from firing this boiler...

Cheers nickso, Parts are ordered 'next day' meaning Monday; a warning for anyone else trying to do the same as me, the first couple places I tried said that the cover and gland nut were obsolete items, I found someone who had no problem locating them at £5ish and £3ish each. I will report...

Yeah, I worked out that a 14mm socket on a 1/4" drive manages to fit down the tube just nice, but trying to loosen it with a strong arm bar it felt like I'd bust the cover before it came loose. So its a new valve cover, new gland and ally washer for the gland then? Cheers Dan

Hi I've been having problems with the hot water from the boiler for a couple weeks, seemed to be cycling from luke warm to cold in a matter of 5-10 seconds. Having found a few useful threads on here from people having similar problems I managed to determine that the problem lies with the...