Recent content by jw80

Hi all, I've just turned our oven on and after a couple of minutes the control panel sparked and I could see flames behind the clock and the dial next to it (the oven control) which I managed to blow out. Any ideas what's happened and what I need to do to fix it? The rest of the oven (grill etc)...

That's fantastic, thanks both. Got the Hive on order so will install at the weekend. These forums and the kind folk who post on them never cease to amaze me :)

Hi all I would like to replace my Honeywell with a Hive to control both the heating and hot water (tank) and I was after some advice on the wiring. The current set up is like this Hive2 by jw80 posted 23 Nov 2020 at 2:18 PM Hive1 by jw80 posted 23 Nov 2020 at 2:18 PM and then the BDR91 has a...

Hi folks I've had some brilliant advice on here before re. my boiler so I'm hoping it can work again. The boiler shut down light (LED2) has come on on my Ferroli and it won't even fire. I have replaced the safety thermostat which is the first suggested step in the manual (page 40 here...

Hi KenG No, I don't think so although unfortunately we do have a fair amount of free standing wall on the front and side of the house. I did fear that full scale replacement was the only option and it looks as though that will be the case - better get saving! cheers Jamie

Hi both, thanks. I'm pretty sure that all of the bricks will turn out to be defective - more and more show signs of failing each year - so from the sounds of it there isn't much I can do other than knock it down and start again which I can't really afford to do at the moment. How hard is...

Hi folks, We have a couple of small walls at the front of our house that have been gradually deteriorating since we moved in 4 years ago and although it hasn't been too cold this winter they have suffered more than in previous years which has finally convinced me to do something about them...