wiring

I'm in the process of insulating a room located above the garage in my house. It has 3 solid brick external walls so gets very cold - I'm installing insulated plasterboard with 50mm PIR (celotex) bonded to 12.5mm board. My plan is to fix the boards using Soudal PB adhesive foam, direct to the...

I’m planning to feed an electrical cable (to connect to a led mirror) through an exterior wall, but there’s insulation and a plastic vapor barrier directly behind the plasterboard. There seems to be enough room to run the cable, but I’m concerned about having the insulation and vapor barrier...

Would anybody be kind enough to please explain to me which wires on my current wireless receiver connected to the boiler go in which section of the Google nest wireless receiver? I would be eternally grateful I’ve included an image of my current one, and an image of the Google nest (current...

Hi, We have a Honeywell St9100C timer fitted which controls the towel rail element of our heating system so there is no thermostat. However despite repeated attempts to program it, the towel rails are just on whenever they fancy it! The Honeywell is fitted through our underfloor heating...

Hi, my old thermostat/controller (DY-107) only has 3 wires as per the image (which is the lower left in the diagram), Live, Neutral and L1 (black) and is for electric underfloor heating. The new replacement is a Heatmiser neostat-e v2 and i'm assuming it should take those 3 wires as L (Live)...

So like many people of my generation, I was taught how to wire a typic UK plug falling under the BS1363 standard when I was younger and have seen so many people wire/re-wire the typical UK plugs over the years, yet very few if any use ferules with the wire cores, whether it be the uninsulated or...

Hi Everyone, Long time lurker, first time poster. I'm trying to upgrade the heating controls for my mother's boiler, it's probably 30 years old and needs upgrading itself but that is a later task. At the moment I'm upgrading it from a timed hot water and heating, to thermostatically...

Hi, looking to put a night lamp on this wall using existing wiring from the switch. The cables coming out the wall are blue, red and one unidentified wire which has just been attached to under a screw on the bulb casing. Couple questions: 1. Is the unidentified cable likely to be the neutral...

I have had Hive running for a few years now without any problems. A Dual Channel Receiver SLR2c driving an Ideal boiler. A few weeks ago, the boiler packed in, we're not sure why, it could have been the PCB or something else, but basically it wouldn't do anything even though power was being...

Hi All, would really appreciate some help if possible! Purchased a Hive system to install to my Worcester Combi boiler. It was already set up with an old British Gas smart thermostat and WR1 receiver so I was hoping to keep the backplate and just switch over. Anyway it wouldn’t fit and the...

I found this saw and replaced a seized bearing. But unfortunately my photos and some parts have vanished.. here are some photos of inside the handle. Please can anybody help me wire it correctly. Thank you

My Oven element perished so I ordered a new one and fitted it but got confused with 2 wires. The black and white wire seen below. With the current connection when turned into fan oven the inner element heats up and glows red but if I swap the black and white connection around the outer...

Hi, just wondering how I would wire this light please. Ceiling has 3 wires all with a red, black, yellow/green. The new light has one one blue, one brown, and one yellow/green

Hi all. I've got the same fridge. Kenwood ktld 60x15. I've recently started having issues where sometimes the light doesn't come on. Panel still works. Then when I press the power button the fridge starts again. I have ordered and received the replacement loom. Tried earlier and got the top...

I've bought a new Samsung induction hob which has 2 lives and 2 neutrals. The existing wiring to the standard electric hob has 3 lives and 3 neutrals in 3 sets of wires joined together (3 cables taped together with the 3 neutrals twisted together from each to form a single neutral). I can't...

Hello, I've currently got an air to water heat pump being controlled via a Centaurplus c17 series 2 with Honeywell thermostats in every room. I'm looking to replace the Centaurplus with a Google Nest Learning Thermostat 3rd Generation. I'll attach photos of internal wiring diagrams and...

Need some advice as to how to wire up my new Smart Thermostat (picture 1 below) My Old Thermostat has three wires red, blue and yellow( taped red for live) and runs on 3V (see picture 2) The new Smart Thermostat needs 240V independent for 3 and 4 as it is a dry contact. Just need to know...

Hi everyone, electrics novice here! I need to remove a wall unit in the kitchen. Attached to this unit is a light, which is connected to the wall. The wall socket it is connected to has a switch and a fuse. Any tips on how I might be able to disconnect this (safely!)....or is this a job for a...

Hi all I know there are a number of threads on this, which I've read and attempted to follow. Short version: Had an old system boiler for HW and CH replaced with a Logic Max C30 Combi. Previously the system was wired up to a dual channel Hive. The guy that fitted the boiler said it'd need...

Hi All, done some reading on older threads on similar subjects but wanted to sense check before i start on mine. Currently have a Potterton EP2000 running in a Y-Plan (i think) and want to swap with Honeywell T6R-HW. I have mapped the existing wiring as below: The Potterton wiring guide is...