Hi, I recently moved into a house with electric storage heaters and am looking to replace them with electric radiators. Gas and oil are not viable options for heating the house and heat pumps are too expensive, so I've narrowed it down to a choice between ceramic core radiators and oil/gel-filled electric radiators (wall-mounted). Could anyone give me some advice about which is the best option in terms of efficiency and safety? I'm not bothered about all the bells and whistles, wifi-control... Read more ..read more

i , i have a property to work on which has a programmable room stat upstairs and a programmable roomstat downstairs. S plan system , 2 zones. hot water is just straight from the combi. Haven't wired a hive for a while, and not up to date with their current versions. The customer requires control of the zones independently and have facility also to do it remotely from a different location. What is the best setup for this and what product do i need please? Time served electrician, just need... Read more ..read more

I am looking to retrofit weather compensation to my Worcester Bosh System boiler running an S Plan. Looked at the Worcester Greenstar Sense II Weather Compensation unit but its a bit expensive at over £200. Was looking for recommendations from others who had fitted weather compensation on units they find worked well and were reasonably priced ..read more

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Got a customer with a little dilemma. They have a rental cottage attached to their main house, and have successfully let it out for a few years. It sat empty for a while, and they were going to rent it out again, but it now needs a good EPC certificate before they are allowed to. Best rating they get at the moment is an F, but they need better than that. The heating at the moment is a couple of wet radiators fed off a back boiler, and old panel heaters as a back up. The EPC surveyor says... Read more ..read more

horstmann h37xl series 2 stuck in gravity mode, looks like there should be a rear plug to change it to pumped mode? or can i buy one ..read more

Hi Guys, i have a gledhill boiler mate 2000, how do i change the programmer so its connected to the hive L N 3? i have tried just changing the BG RS1 Thermostat but it didnt work i think i need to remove the programmer but not too sure. Thanks ..read more

Hello , I’m trying to further my knowledge into UFH/Rad/HW valves heating systems with air source pumps. What is normally needed outside with the unit itself? Do people use a multi core cable to come out of the isolator? Also, where and what cables are needed to manifolds etc? I understand that every unit may be designed to be controlled different so cables may differ. Just some examples from ones that people have fitting would be great. Where has most people gained there own... Read more ..read more

Having wired in parallel with my cordless programmable room stat an Alexa compatible wifi switch which has failed. I want to have a app controlled/Alexa compatible switch for switching on my heating system when outside my home or very early in the morning etc, what do people recommend. I had an ebay switch for £16 which failed. -- Separate thing, i'm actually thinking about zoning off the warmer upstairs of my house, any progress in zone valves since I last fitted one 20 years ago... Read more ..read more

I have replaced a rb2 flowshare relay but found some of the wiring has been bypassed and I'm not sure how to wire it back into the relay as I cannot find a wiring diagram does anybody have any experience with these relays on central heating system ..read more