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surely the first sign should have been the two metals in the cable? cat5 should be copper, not copper clad aluminium or copper clad steel.

thanks for the heads up, i think i'm sold on the GSM module now. I hadn't bought any comms modules yet, i figured i'd get it working on the bench, configured how i wanted, then work out what i wanted in the way of notifications. If the GSM module plugs into Com1 or COM2, and the IP module...

excellent, cheers. i'll get bits ordered and get playing about with Wintex :)

hey folks I'm looking to fit a DIY system at home, there's been a few issues round here lately and i figure an alarm might deter folk from visiting here for nasty purposes. I think I've narrowed it down to a texecom premier elite 24, they seem pretty well supported and relatively easy to...

Hi I'm getting new doors fitted, front and back, and need around the doors plastered so was considering fitting door sensors before we get things finished off. Can anyone recommend flush fitting door contacts, suitable for fitting into a composite / upvc door? I don't currently have an alarm...

Ls to common Lr to call for heat on the nest or, to use the numbers on the diagram Ls to 2 Lr to 3

or that. i'm swithering between the nest and the tado, either way i'll fit my own. really isn't hard to do. the guys who fitted my boiler recently told me which bits to connect the nest to, as i told them i was probably going with the nest, but didnt have it yet.

as far as i can tell, the L and N to provide power for nest should come from the L and N the flex is connected to, or ideally from the isolator to the boiler terminals 2 and 3 on the nest should be connected to the two terminals with the short jumper wire connected across them, after removing...

Thanks folks, as appealing as a lower bill is, i think i'll keep the appointment. glad it sounds like nothing too serious, or dangerous, even if it is irritating as hell. maybe i'll get used to it, just in time for it to be swapped out ;)

possibly one for the DNO folks... my electricity meter makes a loud grinding noise, noticed it this morning. I called scottish power energy networks, as i figured (Wrongly) they dealt with the meter. i was directed to npower, who have said not to worry about it, but they'll investigate and...

Thanks folks I'll see if i can get a price for a vaillant boiler, and if not, go with the baxi. having up to 10 years warranty seems like it could be a good thing. Also, getting rid of the back boiler, and associated tanks will give us a fair chunk more storage space in the house, something...

the back boiler has to go, the fire for the front if it is unsafe, and i cant get a compatible one anymore. it's also costing is a FORTUNE each month, i suspect due to inefficiency. we got controls upgraded to a wireless room stat, about a year ago which reduced our gas bill from 190 a month to...

Hi Folks. Ive had a couple of guys round to quote to replace my central heating, quotes vary from 2900 - 3400 which isnt' as high as i was expecting for a 4 bed house tbh. I'm looking for advice to choose an installer, one guy recommends an ideal logic+ boiler, another a baxi platinum boiler...

HI I've got a bit of a problem with my meter box, the local idiots have been using it as target bractice, kicking it off the wall every so often. first couple of times it popped off without any real damage but now it's destroyed, even the holes it attached onto the back platre with are gone...

hi, i've unfortunatley had some issues with vandalism at my recently purchased house so am looking to put in some security, on the advice of my local community police officer. i'm looking to put in two cameras that need to be able to record in reasonably low light, and record at least 24 hours...

when i get the heating redone, i'll be changing the route of the water pipes, so will look at that then. it's 3/4 pipe we have, so i guess that'll be converted to 22mm. the water pipes run up the middle of a wall that's ideal for a combi boiler being mounted on. for now, i'm just happy i...

just wanted to put up a wee note of thanks. I had a leak earlier in the week which a friendhelped me fix as a temporary thing, but we couldnt get the water off due to every single stopcock in the house being totally siezed. as it was late he left things as they were. today after a lot of...

i'll try calling them this morning. cheers

Can anyone point me at where to get an extra busbar for a loadstar CU? it came with two, which due to how the circuits will end up split are not long enough, the RCDs would need to be unevenly loaded or the circuits to be RCBO protectedc would need to be an MCB on an RCD. it may be my google fu...

hi folks, yet another silly Q from me I'm buying a house which currently has an old baxi back boiler in. the curent owner was told by BG that the boiler will need replaced as it's nto up to current standard. (i thought so long as it wasnt dangerous and worked it was fine but may be wrong) I...