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I think you've got this upside down. OpenTherm was developed specifically to be an 'open' protocol, so its not proprietary and can be used by any manufacturer. So anything but a money grab. Valliant (and therefore Glow Worm) use their own eBUS interface but I believe most of the other...

Thanks for your reply Ian. Just to be clear I have a wireless Tado receiver (UK version) which gets wired into the boiler. By on/off terminals do you mean the 230V power supply terminal X1 on my diagram? If so that would mean connecting brown to live, blue to neutral, grey to RT and black...

Hi all, Hoping to gain some advice please. I have a Glow Worm Energy 30c Combi boiler installed in 2020. I've bought a Tado system - I went for the UK V3+ version as I didn't think my boiler supported OpenTherm. However, from reading around it appears it is a modulating boiler, but uses its...

Have LAP throughout my house (USB-A). No hum.

Did a similar project myself last year. Started off as a few sockets to a shed and ended up being a fully insulated, new roof, fully sheathed and externally clad utility room with WM, TD, chest freezer and 2 further wall socket (and a kitchen sink!) Also looking to feed low voltage garden...

I think a simple cable is straightforward, but I’m how it’s best done if I have 4 external Cat cables to run through the wall. Only option I can think of is drilling a huge hole unless anyone knows differently, but wanting to do it in the neatest way possible.

Hi all, Im looking to install 4 PoE CCTV cameras outside. Running the ethernet cable to the loft is more work as I don't have an easy way of then running cable to the router downstairs in the lounge. Instead, thought to run each PoE cable from each camera externally and all 4 then enter...

But its linking it to a existing 3 gang switch that is the trouble? They only do a 2 gang receiver.

Yes, I was trying to avoid moving the actual switches to save on making more holes in the way and the mess of the DIY. Can see the wireless switches would work easily for the side with the 1 gang switch, but its the 3 gang as someone mentioned that Im struggling to figure out. Failing to find...

Hi all, Looking to move bedside light switches a foot either side to accommodate a bigger bed in the bedroom and wondering if anyone had any ideas about using a wireless/quinetic switch to do this to avoid actually moving the switch? One side is a simple 1 gang switch for the bedside light...

Hi all. A BBQ site states they have a 32 amp socket available. There are CCE to standard domestic 3 pin plug outlet adapters available for 16 amp to 13 amp conversions - will these work for 32 amps as I can’t find any that specify 32 amp. Looking to use a domestic kettle to boil some water for a...

Where is the damp? My block outbuilding with insulation would have RH between 60-80% in the winter or when it rained, but in the summer its 40-50% so possible. Good ventilation is the key.

Im installing some Hardi Plank cement fibre board on my garden brick shed, but unfortunately some of the planks have brown water stains from it getting wet in some of the showers. So Im considering just painting it all a similar colour. Websites recommend 100% acrylic paint for this but...

Hi all, Wanted to know what people think would be the best type of shelving to use in my situation. I'm using twin slot shelving brackets (600mm centres) in my outbuilding with the wall make-up being block, PIR, 25mm batten, 12mm ply. The 400-500mm shelving will be to house all sorts - paint...

How can you get the sensor and it’s wire through that enclosure? The pics do look iffy right? It’s the live and neutral cores on display without flex insulation. Can’t believe it would have been difficult to design it so the flex comes out a pair of glands at the bottom. Or even to exit at the...

Thanks, but seems like unnecessary cost and effort - can't see what an enclosure adds. Looking at the promotional pics on their website, they've mounted it on the wall without an enclosure.

Can you post an example of the kind of enclosure it goes in? I would have thought it defeats the point of a display if its not on display. And the physical switch is useful to use a physical switch if need be. I'm looking at trying to have it surface mounted on display rather than in a box.

Hi folks, Have an electrician coming round soon to do the second fix of my outbuilding but need to put up the plywood walls and hence do the socket cutouts etc before he comes. One of the cables running from the small CU feeds an extractor fan, which I want to control through a humidity sensor...

Er, that’s exactly how they work. It’s in the name lol But a simple search on the internet and speaking to a Bosch engineer shows they can and do cause condensation problems, especially in cold and poorly ventilated spaces.

That's great to know thanks. I think I've found what I'm looking for.