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The power goes from the switch to the timer using the brown wire which is (somewhat bizarrely) conected to the neutral terminal in the timer... I would have guessed that the timer switch would make the 'HW On' terminal live, when it was programmed to do so (except that never seems to happen...

When you say that you can't make sense of the connection list, do you mean that you are struggling with my description - or do you understand my description but are struggling to understand how it ever worked ? I assume the latter, but just in case: Taking the timer connection that you...

Hi EFL, Many thanks for the reply. You helped me out a couple of years ago when I had a similar (though slightly simpler !) problem with an extractor fan - and I was very grateful then as well ! I've uploaded 4 images below: 1 of the room stat (which is very simple); 2 of the CH...

I have recently taken down a partition wall that was in my utility room, as part of some work that has been carried out in the area. In addition to some 13A outlets, the main power supply switch and the timer for the central heating both resided on the wall (it is adjacent to the wall where the...

Cheers Al. I was wondering if that kind of thing might be an issue... I was edging towards leaving the holes anyway - but I think that clinches it for me. In truth, the holes aren't massively unsightly - it was more that having been so successful improving the look of the boards, by filling...

:lol: The PVA/Sawdust mix looks pretty good on the boards. I guess it might not look so good around the pipes - though I'm not sure why that would be the case... I just don't really want the 'finished' look that pipe collars will produce - and silicon will stand out more than a PVA mix...

I was after a less obvious/more subtle solution, if possible....

I'm in the process of restoring an old pine wooden floor... Most of the floor boards were full of nail holes and I've successfully used a PVA/sawdust mix to fill them. What I want to know, is whether I can use the same mix to fill the gaps around where the heating pipes go through the boards ...

My neighbour called round yesterday evening and got the fan working... It had been wired up correctly - the problem was with my tester (which he also suggested I threw away - LOL !). When he tested the circuits properly, the yellow (live switch) was showing around 40V, which he said was...

I fear that one would be wasted on me :oops: It is very tempting to just wire it up and try it - but I'm resisting !! Like I said, I'm in no rush, so a couple more days will make little difference. I've found the same multi meter for sale with Amazon - and they don't charge me postage...

Cheers - I'll get one of those regardless... My next door neighbour is a commercial electrician and he's said he'll have a quick look/check. I think that's all I need to be honest: just for someone to say the switch is OK (or otherwise). My guess is that if I connected the fan, it would...

My Rapitest tester is a bit simpler than you've given it credit for being..! It just consists of 2 black probes, linked by a wire - there is no ability to set it. I think you are supposed to put the 'plain' probe on the earth and the probe with the indicators on the 'live'. When I do this...

I am using a neon screwdriver to 'test' things... In fairness, I've used the same method for each step I've taken so far: connect up and then test using the screwdriver - and the previous results were exactly as I would have expected... With the permanent live attached, I've check each of...

I've just done as described above and I've tested the wires that will connect to the fan... The red, blue and yellow are all showing as live - regardless of whether the switch is on or off ! I'm no expert (!) - but this doesn't strike me as right !! Any suggestions for where the...

That was easy enough - thanks (though just an informal one :lol: )

Hopefully I'll get chance to connect everything up, over the next few days (it is never easy to find time during the school holidays !) and I'll report back on how I get on - for completeness. I can't figure out how to formally say 'thank you' on the system - so you'll just have to settle for...

I'm pretty sure that the black is from the ceiling rose (as sure as I can be without actually seeing the wire connecting the 2 points). There is a single cable containing red/black/earth going into the rose - plus an additional single black wire. The same black wire then seems to appear at the...

...and what about the additional black, that seems to come from (or go to) the neutal on the ceiling rose ? Should that be connected to the 'N' on the extractor fan ?...

Thanks guys - I appreciate the quick responses. Whilst I'm on a roll... The switch will connect to an extractor fan - which is also new. Unfortuantely, when I disconnected the old one, I didn't photograph the connections, so I'm not sure how I should connect it up (it is an identical fan...

The pull switch for my bathroom extractor fan has broken and therefore needs replacement... I assumed this would be a simply enough job: disconnect old switch; buy new switch; connect new switch in the same fashion as old switch. However, there is a problem... My old switch is 15A pull...