wiring

Old Siemens reciever https://i.imgur.com/5nzTFkW.jpg New Hive https://i.imgur.com/lqLys57.jpg I wired this up yesterday but no lights came on at all, checked the wiring and it all looks fine, figured it was a faulty receiver but not sure. One thing I'm thinking is that I know the siemens...

Hi all, I recently swapped my living room light switch which was a 1-gang basic light switch, and replaced it with a 1-gang smart switch. The wiring behind my light switch had no neutral wire, so I made sure I purchased the "no neutral" version of the smart switch. Now I'm moving onto my...

Hi All, I'm trying to upgrade my existing Honeywell CM907 thermostat to a newer Honeywell Lyric T6 but can't quite figure out how to translate the wiring from one to the other. The wiring diagrams are attached - As you can see the CM907 has two wires going to it from the boiler but the T6 also...

Afternoon chaps. I've got a wall light outside my house and with the nights drawing in I have decided it needs to be recomissioned into service. The old fitting is past it, so I've purchased a cheap screwfix wall light. Theres a PIR sensor about a metre away on the wall which I suspect...

Hello everyone, My Drayton LP241 has started acting up so I've bought a Nest 3rd generation to replace it and the thermostat. I've searched the Internet for help with wiring and would appreciate it if someone could confirm or correct my workings out: LP N - Nest N LP L - Nest L LP 1 - Nest...

I want to upgrade to a digital thermostat but the manual says I need 4 wires when I only have 3- brown blue and grey. The thermostat says L1 N1 N and L. Please tell me where I put the wires!

Hi All, I have got question on installation Nest Heat link to boiler. I have got Vaillant Ecotec Pro28. I currently have Honeywell thermostat and receiver (wiring) has been shown on picture attached. Should I do exactly the same as on the picture above ie: N to N L to L With yellow/ green cable...

Looking for help connecting up a Nest E. Only needs two wires Common and ON Going off this. https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/470132/wiring-nest-thermostat-e-heatlink-in-place-of-original-thermostat Live (1 Red) is Common and goes to C 3 Yellow would be to ON ??? Thank you for...

We got a new oven and gas hob, they use significantly less power then the old ones. (Old ones probably around 20 years old) Set up for old oven hob is 32A dedicated circuit with oven, gas hob ignition and a single socket. The oven didn't come with cables (Beko BQE222X). It's total power...

Hi I'm looking for some help regarding replacing my Ep2000 with possibly a smart programmer. Currently I have a Moes smart wifi thermostat connected to the Ep2000. The heating slider on the EP is set to permanently on and controlled by the thermostat. The hot water slider is set to timed and...

Hey guys, I need some assistance in wiring a G23 Uv bulb with a 9w magnetic ballast on the attached pic. Totally lost with how to wire it. There's 4 connections from the ballast. Not sure which goes to the bulb and which goes to the mains. I have also read online that I would need to earth the...

Hi all, I wonder if you can help? I was about to change an old white plastic dimmer switch for a 1 gang polished steel face plate. Recently moved to a new property and met by what appears to be fairly antiquated electrics! Opened the faceplate fo be met by two red wires. One has a piece of brown...

Hi So moved into a 1930s house, in the process of doing it up and trying to do as much as possible myself I've got little knowledge in general around DIY hence hitting a snag and wanting some guidance please see photos So from research I can see is that old electrics seem to only have the...

Hi guys, I'm just about to move into a new build house, and I'm hoping to place my TV and speakers in the lounge, but they haven't put a plug or anything where I wanted. I'm also hoping to run an HDMI cable from one room into the next. Is it possible to run cabling sideways through a dot...

Hi all, I am in the process of updating our heating controls. Looking to install Hive as we had it at a previous house and simply want to utilise the app as we work shift work so do not have set schedules. I am looking to install this myself as I always like to attempt in the first instance...

Hello forum The old connection point that brings the telephone line into my flat was knocked off its mount when the plaster was doing his work today. One side of the wiring which leads to where the internet cable goes stayed screw in and the other half which leads out side didn't. Please see...

Hi all, First post! Firstly thanks for all the advice people have previously posted on here, it has been incredibly helpful in the past! I have just installed my first Texecom Elite 24. All appears to be working fine, however I am having an issue when installing internal extension speakers! I...

I hope someone can help, We have a Mitsubishi ground source heat pump system with a water cylinder with a Mitsubishi PAC-IF013B-E Unit on the front. Downstairs we have a wireless Danfoss TP500Si thermostat which talks to the Danfoss RX1 single channel receiver also attached to the unit. There is...

I`m just re wiring all new house and I got some doubt on how many cable I should run to make house completely future proof. I usually watch freeview but would be good to have a satellite option in case we want use sky in the future. Can anyone advise on how many cable and which one I should...

Hi, I'm just after changing most of the light switches in my house, and I've come across two problems. Firstly, I have installed metal switches in some areas of the house, and I'm unable to earth the switches because when the house was built, whoever installed the lights seems to have cut off...