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Thanks again folks

IMO more likely the builder just had some of this stuff available and thought sod it this will do! Why spend an extra £10 when building a £650,000 house eh?

Thanks everyone. My next concern is whether it's heavy enough gauge or not. Hard to tell but seems like they've cheaped out on 1.5mm cable. It might be 2.5mm but it doesn't seem like it. I have a heavy duty pressure washer and it draws a lot of current at startup and requires minimum 2.5mm...

Hi I'm adding a new metal clad socket in the garage, taking a spur of the metal clad fused switch box in the garage. However, when opening the switched box, I notice that the incoming cable is 4-core armoured cable with red, blue, yellow and black connectors. The blue is unused and just cut...

Thanks folks - really appreciate your helpful input. I apologise if I sounded dismissive of the MiGenie recommendation. I didn't mean to.  I am grateful for your help. Cheers again.

I can see the advantage of ease of installation, but in terms of the device itself, the MiGenie just doesn't seem to do the things Nest does.  I don't believe it learns any patterns, and I don't think it does geofencing either.  And it's about £160 vs £185 (if you shop around) for the Nest, so...

Hmmmm, interesting comments.  Why do you say this, steptoe?  What's wrong with it exactly? I've looked at Hives and several of them in the shops have been broken - with the same fault - so I am not tempted by those.  The Nest looks great and has decent reviews.  What's wrong with it?

Thanks folks for your help. @Andy: they are not sold as an easy DIY swap.  DIY install is not recommended, hence the questions.  It doesn't come with an installation manual.

Thanks - I know this. It's a matter of where to plug it. I was hoping to run the 12v line from the Heat Link, but that might be more difficult than I thought. Having to fit a fused spur in the airing cupboard simply to plug the Nest PSU in, is a bit of a pain in the ****. Plus the fact it's damp...

... if there is one ;-) The stat is going on the wall, at eye level.

Thanks - so I need to link live to the HW and CH common terminals, right? I just need to figure out how to get 12v from the Nest Heat Link to the Nest thermostat?!? I had mistakenly thought my existing thermostat was connected to the Drayton timer, but of course it's not - it's wired up to  a...

Sorry - not sure if I can edit posts, but FWIW, my existing system is wired like this:

Hi - I hope you don't mind me asking a couple of questions?  I also have a y-plan system and at the programmer (Drayton LP241) I also have just 5 wires, the same as yours.  L & N in, HW & CH demand and HW satisfied. First, it's not clear to me if the Common terminals on the heat link...