Recent content by David M

It’s single zone. Oil fired boiler When I got the Hive two months I simply removed the existing Drayton timer box and fitted the Hive receiver instead. No wiring was neeeded and it all powered up. For these two months I have been able to turn my heating on remotely an hour before getting home...

Thanks country fan It does look like There is a problem with how I set this up but it worked for six weeks and now the Horstmann turns itself to Off even when the Hive target temperature is set up

A few weeks ago I successfully replaced the old heating hot water control unit with a Hive receiver and I was successfully using the Hive app to control both. Everything was working fine. In fact it was so easy to swap over the old unit with Hive I could hardly believe it. No wiring was needed...

Thanks for your reply. It’s a pen tester - I’m an amateur and just want to know if I really need a sparky to come out or if I can just change over the element.

Electric towel radiator is supplied from a connecting box outside the bathroom. It worked fine for two years. Suddenly it has stopped working, so you would think it would need a new heating element. However before I decide to order that, I have tested the power from the connecting box to the...

please take a look at the attached photos. Something is causing this pile of something.. not even sure what it is! The house is not damp. But this pile of whatever appears every couple of weeks. It appears to be dropping down from the gap between the uPVC window and the wall.

Thank you to everyone above for your useful, and sometimes amusing, comments! Yes it's diabolical workmanship, and I'm just a teacher. Regarding the mortar that has been left on the top row of bricks, yes that's been like that for several days. Surely can't be right?! I spoke to the...

Hello, I wonder whether anyone can advise on the quality of the block work in the attached photos. This is for a single storey extension. Block and Beam will be used. Slightly concerned about the poor workmanship, and some of the tolerances which are out by 180mm. As this block work is going...