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alexis.chu reacted to Harry Bloomfield's post in the thread Honeywell 3 port valve buzzing: I know the reason and the workaround, but what if it stays buzzing when I'm away for a long time? with
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Yes, that is awkward, but doable. Mine is at least reachable with one hand, but to make a swap easier, I turned up some longer bolts... -
alexis.chu reacted to stem's post in the thread Honeywell 3 port valve buzzing: I know the reason and the workaround, but what if it stays buzzing when I'm away for a long time? with Thanks.
If the motor fails completely, the valve will sit permanently in the Hot Water only position (it's pulled their by a spring when the...
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alexis.chu replied to the thread Honeywell 3 port valve buzzing: I know the reason and the workaround, but what if it stays buzzing when I'm away for a long time?.Thanks all. Problem is it's been placed in such an awkward spot in my airing cupboard that I'd work almost blind. I think I'll try my...
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alexis.chu reacted to Mottie's post in the thread Honeywell 3 port valve buzzing: I know the reason and the workaround, but what if it stays buzzing when I'm away for a long time? with Thanks.
It’s only a few screws and a couple of wires. The part is less than £90. Couldn’t you do that yourself to save a few hundred quid? I’ve...
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alexis.chu replied to the thread Honeywell 3 port valve buzzing: I know the reason and the workaround, but what if it stays buzzing when I'm away for a long time?.I checked with my gas engineer and the £290 quote was actually for changing the motor only,not the full valve... Rip off?
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alexis.chu reacted to stem's post in the thread Honeywell 3 port valve buzzing: I know the reason and the workaround, but what if it stays buzzing when I'm away for a long time? with Thanks.
No, sadly not. The motor will still be energised by the controls. The manual lever puts it in the mid-position [CH & HW] it's there to...
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alexis.chu replied to the thread Honeywell 3 port valve buzzing: I know the reason and the workaround, but what if it stays buzzing when I'm away for a long time?.yep that's an option Alternatively... Correct me if I'm wrong, but if I set the switch on the valve to manual, it'll stay in CH only...
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alexis.chu reacted to Johntheo5's post in the thread Honeywell 3 port valve buzzing: I know the reason and the workaround, but what if it stays buzzing when I'm away for a long time? with Thanks.
Assuming you are not heating the cylinder while on holidays and the cylinder stat is always calling, then you can just programme the HW...
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alexis.chu replied to the thread Honeywell 3 port valve buzzing: I know the reason and the workaround, but what if it stays buzzing when I'm away for a long time?.they quoted me for the full valve not just the motor, so I assume this'd require a full drain although I'd need to confirm with the...
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alexis.chu reacted to CountryFan's post in the thread Honeywell 3 port valve buzzing: I know the reason and the workaround, but what if it stays buzzing when I'm away for a long time? with Thanks.
Yikes that’s steep. Definitely a full drain down? I’m not sure I’d be leaving it. It may only need a synchron motor.
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Under certain conditions, for example when the heating demand is removed by the controls, and there is already no demand for hot water...
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alexis.chu replied to the thread Honeywell 3 port valve buzzing: I know the reason and the workaround, but what if it stays buzzing when I'm away for a long time?.it's been like that for the past 8 years, the buzzing hasn't gone worse + got quoted £290 (with VAT) for the job + will need a full...
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alexis.chu posted the thread Honeywell 3 port valve buzzing: I know the reason and the workaround, but what if it stays buzzing when I'm away for a long time? in Plumbing and Central Heating.Hi all. So I have this Honeywell 3 port valve that occasionnally stays buzzing when heating is off, when CH was the last call. Usually...
