Hi all,
I opened up the head of my Honeywell mid-position valve (V4073 A 1039) and think that there is a problem with the spring that connects to the valve spindle. There is also a piece of cardboard around the board that pushes against one of the springs. Is that standard?
Also noticed that moving the lever doesn't move the spindle gradually, but rather erratically and sometimes not all.
The problem I am having is that the radiators come on when calling for hot water only.
Background: We had no hot water at all but the call for hot water brought on the radiators. As expected the valve itself was stuck and I freed it with silicone lubricant, thanks to the FAQs!
I made an improvement. Now we get hot water and hot radiators when calling for heat only.
We only just moved into this house, and I feel that the previous owner did not maintain the house at all, so the valve might have been stuck for years and the spring in the motor valve might have just worn out.
Before I buy a new head, can someone tell me whether it's normal for the lever not to always move the spindle and for that piece of cardboard to be there? (If it was normal, I guess it could also be a problem with the wiring)
Thanks in advance!
I opened up the head of my Honeywell mid-position valve (V4073 A 1039) and think that there is a problem with the spring that connects to the valve spindle. There is also a piece of cardboard around the board that pushes against one of the springs. Is that standard?
Also noticed that moving the lever doesn't move the spindle gradually, but rather erratically and sometimes not all.
The problem I am having is that the radiators come on when calling for hot water only.
Background: We had no hot water at all but the call for hot water brought on the radiators. As expected the valve itself was stuck and I freed it with silicone lubricant, thanks to the FAQs!
I made an improvement. Now we get hot water and hot radiators when calling for heat only.
We only just moved into this house, and I feel that the previous owner did not maintain the house at all, so the valve might have been stuck for years and the spring in the motor valve might have just worn out.
Before I buy a new head, can someone tell me whether it's normal for the lever not to always move the spindle and for that piece of cardboard to be there? (If it was normal, I guess it could also be a problem with the wiring)
Thanks in advance!