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It's a GF kitchen with the bathroom above, then the attic. The cables go straight (it appears) up to the attic, then go across the floor to above where the airing cupboard is located where they drop down. As one last effort, we tried to pull up both cables together, but still no...

This is probably what we'll go for, but will ponder tomorrow before deciding for sure. Went back into the attic and tried to pull both of the cables, but to no avail. The minimal movement we had experienced must have been a tiny bit of slack; certainly don't get the impression that either...

Right now, it looks as though we've only got two options left if we're unable to pull the existing cable(s) through (which we'll attempt again tonight). Either go wireless, or use the junction box in the attic as previously envisaged, but route it out of the attic via a different path. A...

An update... OH has determined that the wire isn't behind the dividing wall upstairs as I'd feared. However, it runs up 10cm from this wall in the tiled bathroom. Digging the cable out of the wall is not an option, it would seem. :(

Thanks for the replies. Yes, it was in the Zone; I stupidly made the assumption that the wiring would run straight up from the centre of the heating controller. The controller wiring comes out into a metal box (behind the controller). As it is embedded in the wall, we've not taken it out...

I'm another in a long line of numpties who has failed to test where the cables are in a wall before drilling through, in order to put some spice racks up in the kitchen. It's something that both of us are diligent about (but not on this day). We discovered our mistake when the heating/hot...