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sorry, yes, that is right. i keep confusing the resting positoin of the lever/ball, vs the flow of water (which is the opposite).

Thanks all for the replies. 1. the black wire is in a loop, it is just for the motorised valve 2. the arrow on the pump body is pointing towards the 3-way valve 3. the pipes coming off before the pump and rejoining afterwards i believe are the heated towel rails in the bathrooms as they are...

Yes, followed this procedure. Valve is moving. I wonder if it’s just not moving enough….

Thanks for the replies. Yes, we replaced the whole brass T and the electrical unit, then just replaced the motor as well. The metal arm on the switch has a resting position of halfway….part of me has been wondering if the valve is getting the full movement, but when I read that the ‘MAN’...

Since moving into a new (old) house we've been chasing issues with the heating and hot-water. It's a standard system with boiler, hot water cylinder and 2 feed tanks in the roof. The issue we face is that the heating always comes on with the hot-water. Initially when we looked at the 3-way...