Hi all i'm new to the site and am a retiree, My Boiler a baxi Solo2-60pf was new 5 years ago and at the same time the plumber fitted a danfos 3way valve type hs3.
Yesterday my heating stopped although I still had Hot water so looking in the airing cupboard I checked the 3 way valve and remembered I could put this to manual. This gave me Heating although it popped off on its own before the timer switched off so I had to put it back to manual today to get any heat to the rads. the hw when its on manual gets hot but not as hot as it was before everything stopped.
Can anyone tell me if indeed the 3 way valve has gone, it does turn slightly when put on auto and the room stat is turned but possibly doesn't open more than > this much.
Is it the stat? the 3 port valve? or something else.
I dread having to replace the 3 way valve as if I am correct I will have to drain everything down? to do it?
Help please for a complete and elderly novice. Thank you in advance.
Yesterday my heating stopped although I still had Hot water so looking in the airing cupboard I checked the 3 way valve and remembered I could put this to manual. This gave me Heating although it popped off on its own before the timer switched off so I had to put it back to manual today to get any heat to the rads. the hw when its on manual gets hot but not as hot as it was before everything stopped.
Can anyone tell me if indeed the 3 way valve has gone, it does turn slightly when put on auto and the room stat is turned but possibly doesn't open more than > this much.
Is it the stat? the 3 port valve? or something else.
I dread having to replace the 3 way valve as if I am correct I will have to drain everything down? to do it?
Help please for a complete and elderly novice. Thank you in advance.