Chromecast and Homehub 3

I installed our new CC last night.
Initially I tried it on the main TV adjacent to the main router which is a HH5. The results were as follows:
Netflix - worked no problem
YouTube worked in a fashion but was slow and could drop the signal
Play Music - no sound but the static Google headphone screen appeared
Vevo - Pulled up part of a screen which appeared to be from the HH setup, there was BT button visible with some text
BBC iPlayer - Pulled up part of a screen which appeared to be from the HH setup, there was BT button visible with some text
I then set it up on our 2nd TV which is adjacent to a HH3 which is setup as a wireless extender using powerlink adapters connecting it back to the HH5 and Infinity.
The results were exactly the same.
I sort of expected problems with HH5 as seems to be reported quite widely but as HH3 does not have Smart Setup and is single frequency I assumed it would be less likely to have problems.
Any thoughts on what I need to do to the HH3 to make all the apps work?
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Don't know if this ever got resolved Tel. I have no problems with BT (lucky me) so don't often come on here.
Anyhoo, got 2 chromecasts, living room TV and kitchen TV, running via our Infinity 2 connection and HH4, no cap.
Our use is 95% streaming online content from such as Netflix, and I'd expect that to count (although it's acedemic for me as I'm on an unlimited package).
When not in use I can't see it using any data other than phoning home every so often.
How you getting on with your CC?
For us, for the hidden form factor and price, it's probably the best bit of kit we've ever bought.

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