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I was able to turn spindle easily by hand Just turned hot Water on and the heating has come on either as well or instead! Does this all point to a faulty acuator to you guys or is there something else i should look at

Thanks for your help, it will be Honeywell next time i replace anything then. Looks like you were not surprised i have to replace so often, must be a common fault with these.

Thank you for your reply. Could you please explain how i make sure that the valve spindle is moving freely?. when i remove the actuator should i be able to turn any thing that i see by hand? If so wd40? Its strange though, that if it is the valve playing up, its ok for 6months or more...

Hi, I have a Drayton Lifestyle 2-Port Motorised valve which has a habit of sticking on, i have had the snap on Actuator replaced twice in 2 years and now 6 months later its doing it again. The boiler turns off but the pipes are hot and the water is gushing around the system. i am able to...

Thank you, yes it was the RCD

Hi, I triped the correct MCBs befor changing the sockets in my house which was fine, but when ever the cables touched one another the main MCB tripped, is this right? Also when i turn the hoover on the lights dim for a millisecond, not a problem but curious as to why this should happen...