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Just in case anyone should stumble across this thread - I installed a Drayton RST-2 thermostat and all is well now. The RTS-8 had a built-in short between Switched Live and Neutral which was frying everything it touched when calling for heat. Thanks Stem and Flameport for your advice.

Hi Stem, All of those are indeed possible, the most likely is a mistake made by me! I'll isolated and identify the wires, check for shorts in the stat and make sure there are no loose connections, stray wires or damaged insulation causing a short. Stem, you're a legend.

Mark, wow, what a brilliantly informative answer! Thank you! The hob burners seem to be working OK, although the smallest one won't light at all which I don't think is related. I don't think we have low working pressure as the working hobs all maintain a strong flame whether one is on or 3. I...

Hello, Having moved house recently, I am now the proud owner of a Zanussi ZCG664GWC gas oven. Product number 94890505800 After a few cooking disasters involving cold food and hungry children, I tested the oven using an oven thermometer. At first, I thought it was a thermostat issue as the...

Thank you stem and flameport. I assumed I had wired it incorrectly, despite having checked the wiring diagrams before commencing the work. Having checked against the diagrams that stem has kindly provided, I can see that I did wire it correctly. So the possibilities are 1) incorrect wiring...

As I am a big fan of solved problems, I thought I would post the outcome of this.I had indeed toasted the programmer output switch. It was showing 240v even when indicating CH off. I have replaced the unit and all is well. Thanks again to Stem for your wisdom. Next to try and understand how I...

Thanks Stem, appreciate it! At least the fuse did its job eventually. I am going to test the output from the controller this evening with a multimeter and if confirmed will be visiting screwfix tomorrow!

Solved. Hello. First time poster, happy to be torn to shreds if appropriate! I have recently moved house and found that the room thermostat was wildly inaccurate. It was a Horstmann HRT-2. I replaced this with a Drayton RTS-8. When I switched the heating power back on, the 3A central heating...