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xena wrote:
Was tempted to swap the g/y from earth to the neutral where the wire
from the silver box goes, but would prolly blow system up.

Since it's flex with all the conductors insulated, I'd be inclined to
simply sleeve the earth at both ends with red. TW&E is a totally different
matter as the earth is bare.

I know it's not strictly correct, but the chances are there are more such
bodges elsewhere on the heating system.

This assumes the existing stat doesn't actually need an earth for safety
purposes - few do.

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