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  1. Jason Philip

    Smart Home / Lighting Controls options

    Hi all, just curious as to know what are the preferred brands to use for smart home lighting packages. I use lutron and wattstopper in my job, these are both great but pretty pricy. but for residential re-wires, what brand can you recommend, good ones not junk. Thanks.
  2. C

    Double socket in the kitchen, one switch now controls both?

    Hi, Any advice gratefully received on this. We have a double socket in our kitchen (used for the kettle and toaster mostly). On the other side of the wall in the next room is our shower. Went to switch the kettle on the morning, with the kettle plugged into the left hand socket, and it didn't...
  3. J

    not quoting for boiler/ufh controls

    Evening evening! I find I am losing potential builders/devoloper clients by excluding controls from my quotes (basically I have never learnt- so always shyed away from doing it) is it really that differcult to do from scratch?! I know and have done nest wiring for combi- thats fine and if I...
  4. J

    Swimming pool pump controls

    Hi All, New to the forum. Have experience with some control systems but mainly experienced in sensor systems (pressure, temperature), control signals (0-10, 4-20) and data aquisition, dabbling in some automation. I'd like to connect my pool pump into a control system I'm building. The current...
  5. Pete999

    Pete's Videos Got a cable you think is live but can't find which CB controls it? try this for a laugh

  6. D

    First Fix Advice for CH, DHW & UFH Controls

    I have to first fix a CH, DHW & UFH System. The details of the system are below but my question is this, Q.What cables have I missed? so far I have, DHW & CH (radial twin&earth) Double Pole Switched Fused Spur with Flex Outlet next to boiler (4 core + earth) 2 Port CH motorised valve wired...
  7. C

    Lighting controls to work with

    Hello Everyone I may soon start some jobs that require more advanced lighting controls, there seems to be allot out there like Lutron, RAKO to name a few, so what i want to do is start with a system and expand my working knowledge with them as larger and larger projects come my way. I...
  8. A

    External Lighting controls. Manual on, photocell off

    A client wants some external lights to illuminate a pathway around a building at night to access the electrical switchroom, which is accessed via an external door. (The building is a 24hr building) One thought was to install a switch inside the building and then if the lights are accidentally...
  9. H

    Hive Help - Hive with Potterton Promax 12 SL boiler

    So went and got myself a Hive since it was Screwies Deal of the Day. Just looking for some help wiring. So I've got a Potterton Promax 12 SL boiler (http://www.potterton.co.uk/downloads/Promax_SL_installation_and_servicing_manual.pdf) and the original thermostat just had two wires with a third...
  10. G

    Boss RF receiver portable thermostat heating controls

    Hi I had to get a new unit, my old one was a Honeywell where there was a flex from the boiler with 5 wires , three to one terminal and two to another. These are marked grey wire N brown wire L and brown L and other terminal is A brown B Grey and C no wire. The instructions are rubbish and I...
  11. F

    bms controls

    been working along side a bms engineer recently generally doing the remedial work but I must say how interested I've become in it what's the best way to learn or get into this game I must say I've taken to it quite well in fact is not hard to take in bar the soft ware side of it
  12. E

    Upgrade to Smart Heating Controls on an existing system

    I rent out a holiday cottage in the middle of nowhere (Inverie, Knoydart..only accessible by boat) and would like to be able to control the system over the Internet , IPad /iPhone app. The controls would I think also need to be operated in the house , not using an app/Internet. The house has...
  13. Midwest

    Smart Heating Controls

    I've a mate who's having an extension done to his property, and he's going to replace his aging boiler etc. He was thinking of using some of the new smart/intelligent heating controls, like Wave, Nest, Hive etc. Integration into an existing system aside, what are your views on these products...
  14. uksparks

    Heating controls

    Hi, can anyone advise... i would like to ideally use Honeywell. i want the stats and programmer to be wireless. it needs a frost stat it also needs two stats and a programmer and it needs three channels / zones any ideas on how to achieve this?
  15. H

    S Plan with Stove + Controls

    I'm after a bit of advice from you heating engineer experts. I have wired many boilers previously but never to include a wood burner I have been asked to wire an S plan heating system, no problem with this. They have also installed a wood burner with a gravity rad and twin coil cylinder...
  16. B

    Hot Water Controls

    Guys, Property I am working in currently has storage heating which is being doen away with - as this is the case the client wants the off-peak supply completely done away with. Only problem is that at the moment their hot water is controlled by a combination of off peak supply, solar and with...
  17. A

    Grundfos Magna 1 Dual head pump controls

    Hi Guys, I am replacing an old Grundfos 200 series twin head pump with one of the new fangled EUP ones, now the old ones had terminals T1 and T2 which was an on board thermal overload so you could hook it up to a plain contactor control circuit, now looking at these new ones its like Concorde...
  18. G

    heating controls

    Hi folks looking for a bit of advice, my boiler fires up when there is no call for heating or hot water, the motorised valves for the heating and hot water are both closed but boiler still comes on, i thought that when the motorised valves are shut this cuts off the suply to the boiler and...
  19. H

    Heating controls training.

    My knowledge of connecting up heating systems doesn't go much past a basic combination boiler and stat set up. I'd like a better knowledge as I'm coming up against systems with multiple valves, ufh, solar and wood burners which have very little to do with the s and y configurations. Can anyone...
  20. D

    Internet controls with wires from boiler to thermostat

    Hi all. This is a question about internet controls for a replacement combi boiler in my own house. My existing ancient combi boiler is sited in an unheated utility room, next to an unheated kitchen, with an unheater stairwell through the wall behind it. The bathroom above has tiled floors that...

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