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Is anyone able to advise on whether the problems I have encountered (no power light on the boiler and the power supply switch fusing) could be caused by a fault in the timer ? - or do I need to wait until I can get hold of an electrician to check things out…? If anyone is also able to...

I raised this problem on the Electrics UK forum a couple of days ago and the guys over there were extremely helpful in enabling me to get a much better understanding of the issue. However it now seems to have run its course on that forum so I am hoping that someone on here may be able to help...

I know that I suggested I would let go of this (and I am trying to source an electrician) – but I can’t ! A couple of days ago, I was happy in my blissful ignorance of the set-up, just trying to copy what was previously there – but now I am trying to understand it (thanks for that EFL !!)...

I’ve been giving things some thought – and I think I have made an error in my description of the set-up… I kept thinking about your wiring diagram and the 10 connection blocks – and the fact that I saw 7 cables going into my main wiring box but could only account for 5 of them… The 2 that...

I think you are probably right in your summary… In truth, I never imagined the situation we have found. I assumed that I had simply got a wire in the wrong connection and you would be able to point out which one. Ofcourse, that is still the most likely cause of the problem – but because the...

OK - no worries. You can take a look at these when you get back - hopefully they will be good enough to meet your needs...

LOL ! I'll do my best...

There are a lot of wires in there ! Which ones in particular are you interested in..?

OK – a few questions !! I’m happy enough with that ! Presumably you mean, red to CH On in timer via black (connected in power supply pattress) If I connect the yellow from the room stat to the yellow going to the wiring centre, will I achieve that ? Is this the neutral in the...

Good afternoon - and thanks once again for all the help/support you are providing on this - it really is appreciated... I've taken a photo of the wiring centre which is shown below: There are 7 cables going into/out of the box: 3 grey ones (I think they are all 4 core - RYB and...

I've just had a quick look in the airing cupboard and based on the colour/size of the cable, I think it is going to the central wiring box... We would therefore have 3 fixed points: the room stat; the boiler and the central wiring box - coming from a hub of the power supply switch and the...

LOL ! Though is that true at both ends of the cable..?! I think that is my point. I have certain physical limitations that I can't overcome (and so I may struggle to match the set-up in the diagram). I only have 1 X 3 core cable going from the timer to the boiler. I can't change that. Where...

OK. I'll look to map out what I think tomorrow - and maybe you can check it before I actually do anything... Just to confirm though, with the 'components' available to me (cables going to the room stat, boiler and airing cupboard - plus the power switch and timer) do you think it should be...

I completely understand where you are coming from… I guess it is just that if I had made a mistake with the yellow wire, for example, could the rest of it be close enough to work – somehow ?! I just keep thinking that it can’t be that complex… I’ve got a cable going to the room stat; a...

OK. So what I can see, is that the room stat connects to the power supply switch: the power supply switch connects to the timer and either the a central wiring box – or the tank thermostat; the timer connects to the boiler… I’m pretty sure that the boiler connects to nothing other than the...

So… Thinking about it (and I hadn’t previously – I was just trying to act like a parrot !), there seems to be no reason why the cable to the airing cupboard goes into the power supply switch pattress. All that happens, is that it is connected directly to wires coming out of the timer. I guess...

Honeywell. I'm not sure of the model number - but it is a simple rotating dial...

John is right... I can't believe I'm writing this (!) - but what seems to happen, is that the yellow in the room stat goes to the power supply switch - but isn't connected to anything there... However, the bare wire that isn't connected in the room stat, goes to the power supply switch and is...

The other wires into the timer from the switch, come from the connection blocks... There are 5 in total: the 2 you high-lighted, plus 3 more which are just linked inside the switch patress, to the airing cupboard... (as per the photo)

I appreciate what you both are saying - but the photos are from before any work was carried out (so as British Gas installed it). I guess the problem I will have, is if I am able to find a suitable electrician, he will have the same doubts/concerns that you guys have got...