Recent content by ericmark

Well, British Gas said I needed a smart meter to be paid for export, so smart meter fitted on third visit, no payment for export, they said form in wrong format, which did not make sense, as it was their form, tried many times to get it sorted, including returning to the installers, who said...

New owners left panels on the roof, but they are totally disconnected.

I suppose so, but the wall thermostat also connects to the boiler through the hub, so also indirect.

I did a small job (wet room) going down the LABC route. The major drawback is time, but it also can end up being more expensive as getting it done by a scheme member. You complete your request, and pay the fee. They will visit, and want to see plans and tools, at least they did with me. If they...

But it does, a round about route yes, but the TRV head in wife's bedroom signal is boosted by a socket adaptor, and the hub will fire the boiler when required. I don't have a modulating boiler, so on/off in my case, but with a modulating boiler it can cause the boiler to ramp its output up or...

It seems the water supply now restored. Found info at This facebook website

I would agree with @CountryFan the Wiser system would seem to better suit your needs. The biggest problem seems to be finding out what system will do what. Wiser does seem to be adaptable to suit most, I have never really worked out why we have zones within zones, the linked electronic TRV head...

Fluorescent tubes do not have a voltage as such. The control gear does, so that tube, could be used in a caravan with 12 volts (extra low voltage) or with a 230 volt supply (low voltage). Fluorescent has been discontinued, so in the main we are forced to use LED, but need to know more, to...

I just wired in parallel and have both the Nest can be powered by USB, so can use a battery pack if you want. I like the way the Nest lights up, as I pass, and tells me the temperature, and does not need batteries to work, but also like the way Wiser allows multi-thermostats to be used, at the...

My own house, just got a new thermometer for Christmas and the TRV heads, and wall thermostats also report, point is rooms vary in temperature, even in the same room, So 17, 20.6, 20.5, and 19.8 all in same room at same time, two of the rooms on the thermometer are not heated, so not that...

From the sound of it, Horstmann and Hive are in series, not parallel, many just turn the original thermostat up to maximum, and let Hive take over. This shows Y Plan change where a link is put in the wiring centre, but numbers are not fixed, so it takes some investigation to find the correct...

I note in the USA they use a hot feed, in the UK normally cold only, we were always taught washing with cold first, removes things like egg, before the hot water makes it go solid. And the dishwasher uses so little water, it would not get hot water anyway, as you need to run off too much cold...

The question is how should it work? OK, my house is a bit on the large size, but the idea of one device turning boiler on/off, does not work. Forgetting my flat, under the main house, the main house has 3 devices which can trigger the boiler. We can adjust heat-up times, with the lock shield...

Really surprised from you, you're normally quite clued-up. This is now quite old But basic rules, if not marked BS 1363 then it should not be put into a BS 1363 socket.I have fitted a faceplate with a simple block connector behind it when I wanted to remove sockets, actually the wires behind...

I do sometimes wonder about USA wording on products, spelling of colour, shows if designed for the USA or Europe, but seen so many extra low voltage items labelled low voltage, which would only be correct in the USA. ISO calls them extra low voltage. I have lost bulbs, I look at the list on the...