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@ianmcd please can you give me final pointer so I can proceed - much appreciated

lol - the VR65 is not the box in my original picture, it is the Vaillant wiring centre which is mounted on the wall near my boiler. The VR65 is a completely different small box and is just what the householder uses to turn the heating up et. I thought I had it clear in my head earlier but now Im...

I will, but Im still a little bit confused as to whether I should be removing this wiring centre box completely and using the Hive box instead based on Ians instructions or whether I'm keeping this box in situ and running a few cables from my hive box TO this - I only say this as Ian says leave...

ohhh, so Ive just realised you're saying leave this wiring centre box in place and run a few cables from it to my Hive box. I always assumed we were removing this wiring centre box altogether and replacing with the new Hive box

ok so Ian, final question I promise :-) when you say I can 'just leave the wires' going to the cylinder stat, do you mean i just sheath them off safely and not connect them to anything at the Hive (& not to each other either) and just leave the other end of them connected as they are at the stat...

oh god I hope not - what do you reckon Ian ???

yes the white cable is the cylinder stat cable

ah brilliant - many thanks just out of interest, if I did just remove the cylinder stat wires altogether would it still work but just keep heating the hot water with no temperature limit?

Many thanks Ian, can I just clarify what you mean when you say 'interrupt' with the 2 wires going to cylinder stat?

yes I do have a VR65 (its crap) but its all going (hopefully) to be replaced by Hive So my two questions are; 1/ with Hive can I just safely sheath off the Bus wires currently running from the boiler and not connect them anywhere on Hive?? 2/ the two cylinder stat wires - where do I connect...

by the way black cable goes to MA1 3 port valve

I bought a 2 channel hive and asked him to install, he took the cover off the wiring centre and saw this and then said it was beyond him and left - anyway, I want to do it myself and wondered if anyone can confirm what I do with the two wires going to Bus sockets (as its a vaillant Ecotec 837...

ok thanks

Hi everyone, is there such a thing as a small size touch up paint for me to paint a dozen bricks or so as they have had old screws and such like taken out and then mortared over (badly :-) by me so they stand out as the mortar is much paler than the surrounding browny red bricks. Ive found a few...

ok thanks, not worried about the 'looking a dog' bit as itll be permanently behind a chest of drawers on one side so invisible