Recent content by Bleakers

Thanks for the video, but whilst I would agree that it’s a well built product, unfortunately I think out of my price range. Circumstances dictate I’m operating more at the mini metro end of the spectrum. When pressed, my regular plumber agreed that the Glow Worm 30c was the cheapest with a 10...

Hi, so votes for Intergas and Ideal vogue, and the Glow Worm coming in as dependable but not the best? And definitely not WB the or Vaillant... Thanks for your comments so far. Steve

Hi, Many thanks for the replies..... Our currentAlpha takes a long time to feed the hot tap, not least because it’s location is some distance, but a little intrigued that some combi’s take longer than others to supply the hot water? So any that are known to take longer are unlikely to be top of...

Good evening gentle folks, I have currently an Alpha CB28 which is frankly getting a bit old. (Aren’t we all) It’s in need of another diverter valve as the radiators are heating when running the hot water. This would be its 4th, but the last one has lasted about 8 years. However I think it’s...

Many thanks chaps, I will. She can’t drink anymore, so flowers it is...

Dear all, Many thanks for your time and patience. It is very much appreciated. I can’t pay you, but let me know which charity you might like a donation sent to.... Bleakers

Ah, Emit, thank you, crossed as I typed the other reply. Bleakers

Thanks Chris and I presume it doesn’t matter 1 & 2 boiler to 1 & 3 Hive plate if I end up 1 boiler to 3 Hive plate etc? Bleakers

Dear Chris and Ianmcd, many thanks for your help and many apologies for making it more complicated than it perhaps needed to be. I think I will go with the idea of new cable, pull the thermostat cable and start again. So if I went for 5 core cable, L&N&E hive to L&N&E on the boiler, got that...

Bump... Any other suggestions? Thanks

The cancer recovery is going well, thank you for the thoughts, it’s not so much back seat, we bought this ages ago and she would like to be able to turn the heating up and down without having to traipse around. She feels the hot & cold and can’t generate much heat internally as had stomach...

Cheers Emit, Currently shielding my wife recovering from cancer, so can’t really bring someone in just now. Bleakers

Hi Emit, I think the earth wire, (green yellow) is the switched live on the return from the thermostat. This is going to be removed, all those traced in red on the photo are to be disconnected, so the wired thermostat is completely out of the system? See the photo with the red traces The...

Ok, I’ll try installing the Hive tomorrow, what’s the worst that can happen.... I’m pretty sure that if I don’t connect the black wire, that the hot water will still run anyway, the thermostat was 240 v Bleakers

Hi Chris, The old thermostat is coming out, so in the photo, all highlighted and traced in red is going to be disconnected. The black switched live from the Sunvic / Hive backplate is then connected in as the yellow trace. The Hive hub and wireless thermostat take over from the programmer and...