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It's the downstairs so no access Yes there is red, yellow and blue in the 2nd socket

The cable in the second switch goes down the way. I'm guessing to these in the cupboard where the fuse box is.

Unfortunately I can't get into the ceiling void at the moment. I would need to cut a hole in the plasterboard in the ceiling. Could it be as simple as a lose wire in the junction box? I think the previous owners were keen DIYers but nothing seems to have been done too great.

Yes that's correct.

Here is the ceiling light. I've only tested it using a light up voltage detector.

Apologies, just noticed that too . This is the second switch but I can't pull it out as much as the other one.

No, the first picture is the switch that does wall light + ceiling light. 2nd picture is the switch for exterior light + ceiling light.

My hallway has 2 light switches. They are both 2 gang. One gang powers a wall light, the other gang should power a ceiling light. At the other end of the hall the other switch should power the ceiling light and the other gang an outside light. Since I've moved into the house the ceiling light...

Thanks for the reply. I definitely wouldn't be fitting it myself. Might have gave it at go if the current wiring wasn't so unique . I take it for all the extra benefits the more expensive model gives it's not worth twice the price.

I posted a few months back asking about installing hive into an ideal logic BS1 30 boiler. This is the thread https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/fitting-hive-to-ideal-esp1-30.630310/page-2#post-5752248 As far as I could gather a fused spur powers the boiler, a wireless thermostat receiver and...

Thanks for your help. It could well be time to just get an engineer in. There's no rush for fitting with it being summer though as everything is working fine. Im also questioning if I should have even bought hive after reading about opentherm and ideals halo system. Since the spur is powering...

That black wire goes from live in the spur into 2 core flex and disappears to what looks like the boiler. The other black cable in the 2 core flex goes into a connector alongside a brown wire which also looks like it goes to the boiler. It certainly doesn't go to the stat receiver as I can see...

The brown wire goes into a block with a black wire that i think comes from the stat receiver. The black wire goes into a block with a grey wire which I also think comes from the stat receiver.

These are as good a picture as I could take.

I will try and post a better picture tonight but the spur didnt seem able to come away much more. Am I right in thinking that it might be easier disconnecting the stat receiver and programmer from the spur and then wire it directly into the boiler using 5 core cable. If it starts to get too...