Drayton Digisat SCR wiring question

iant

Hello,

The wiring on my existing Digisat SCR is slightly different to what the Tado app is suggesting. I’ve emailed support, but not expecting an answer on a Saturday, so hoping someone will be able to direct me here.

The in-app instructions say I need to label up the wire in terminal 2, but on my setup there is no wire there, but there is one in terminal 1. Should I connect this wire to CH COM or CH NC on the tado receiver (I think equivalent to 1 and 2 on the Digisat)?

I can’t see a way to post a photo here, but if I can I will add that…

johnnyp78

You can post photos if you use the desktop version of the forum. Do you have a combi or system boiler and what Tado device are you trying to wire in?

iant

Thanks so much for your response. It is a combi - a Vaillant ecoTEC plus 832 - and the tado Wireless Smart Thermostat Starter Kit. I still can't see how to post a phot from the desktop... Will investigate further...

iant

Oh, it's that easy!!

iant

In case I was confusing - I meant attaching pictures is that easy. I still need help with the wiring query, please!

johnnyp78

Do you have a single zone heating system? That wiring doesn’t look like what I’d expect for a combi.

iant

We do have just one zone. What looks unusual to you? And how would it normally look?

iant

Just to say: the person who lived here before us made some strange choices around electrical wiring, many of which we have had repaired and replaced since we moved in

johnnyp78

The standard Tado wiring for a combi is in the manual below. I think yours is wired to switched live. I would try that first. You might need to open up the boiler and see how it’s wired in there (you should be gas safe or use someone who is to do this).

https://cdn.brandfolder.io/607DGEMS/as/tqh86npbjjhws5gwkxfncbfh/104172-DIGITAL-WRP01IB01-INSTALLER_MANUAL-TA-UK-00-V2.pdf

iant

So would trying it as you say mean connecting what is currently going to 1 to CH COM? I am most certainly not Gas Safe and only partially competent at the best of times!

johnnyp78

Try n - n, l - l, 1 - Com, 3 - NO

If that doesn’t work, try n and l as before, bridge l - com (park the black wire), 3 - NO.

iant

So L and 1 are bridged in the original setup, and you’re saying not to recreate that in the first option, and if that doesn’t work then do bridge them, as in your second option, right?

johnnyp78

Or try bridged first. There’s also a com wire as well as a bridge, which is what I don’t understand.

iant

I've wired that as you suggest, which makes sense to me as it mirrors the original wiring. Complete rookie question follows: you'll see from the attached photo that the earth wires don't reach the earth terminal. I think I read somewhere else on here that they are not necessary with this setup. If that is so, how best to make them safe? Thanks so much for your help with this.

johnnyp78

I’m not an electrician but I would attach the ground terminal if you can. Can you cut some of the casing back to let the earth wires reach the ground terminal?

iant

I got the two Earth wires connected, and the receiver is working now, but the boiler has no power. Could that be caused by bridging L and CH COM? Should I remove that bridge and see what happens?

johnnyp78

That explains the additional wires - it looks like the power was run through the thermostat to the boiler, which as far as I’m aware is unsafe at the very least if not illegal. I think you need to get an electrician in to sort this. I wouldn’t try imitating the wiring through the tado wireless receiver either.

Where did that other wire go to that was wired into the original thermostat?

johnnyp78

If @GrilledCheese2 is around he might be able to shed some light on this.

iant

Can certainly confirm it appears the power was run through the thermostat. Darn, I thought this would be easier, but hadn’t taken account of how things were set up to start.