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Thanks for all the replies - I should have remembered my Pi R squared 8)

When I first checked my fuse box I was a bit confused but can now see the hob/cooker has a 30A fuse so I should be OK for quite a few new hobs. Yes I was. I turned the power off and measured the diameter of the wire.

I have an old Hotpoint solid plate hob that I am considering replacing. The wiring was done when the kitchen was installed. The existing wiring is 3 core (red/live, black/neutral, and earth). I think it is 4mm copper. The wires are 5mm incl the covering. Most new hobs I see require 30/32...

I have got some silicon lubricant. Where should I apply the lubricant to? Do I need to remove the valve cover and lubricate anything inside?

Thank you for all your advice it is much appreciated. I will do what you recommended earlier as well.

Before seeing this I had repeated the sequence again and this time at step 7 the boiler did fire up, took about 2 minutes to do so. Since then I have adjusted the CH stat a few times and the boiler has fired up every time. I will try the steps again in full tomorrow and if it works...

As I expected it might, the boiler fired up about an hour after it was asked to do so (by the CH stat) at step 7 last night. I went through the tests again this morning at about 08:30: 1. Turn CH and HW OFF at programmer - done 2. Set CH and HW stats to minimum - done 3. Turn HW ON at...

ah! I will do it again then

1. Turn CH and HW OFF at programmer done 2. Set CH and HW stats to minimum done 3. Turn HW ON at prog. done (Boiler stays OFF) yes 4. Turn HW stat to Max done (Boiler turns ON) yes Pipe to cylinder gets hot yes 5. Turn HW stat to Min done (Boiler turns OFF) yes Pipe to...

I had ticked off my diagram versus the circuit diagram supplied with the programmer that matched my installation, and I could not see anything that looked wrong either. One of the (many) things that puzzles me is that in the off position for HW (according to the programmer booklet) power...

Thanks. I had ticked off my diagram versus the circuit diagram supplied with the programmer that matched my installation, and I could not see anything that looked wrong either. I will try that sequence of steps you suggested tomorrow.

I'll turn the power off tomorrow to have a look and take a picture. Managed to see what is in the cable box above the programmer. Labels on some of the wires confuse me

I'll turn the power off tomorrow to have a look and take a picture. I may be able to marry up what is in there to the cable ends up in the airing cupboard.

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I will do that. I think there are 2 cables coming up from the programmer, one for HW and one for CH. The other I now think is from the boiler. I have noticed that the pump and the valve both whir away when the timer is on but the boiler is not fired up (this applies for both CH and HW)...