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I decided to take the actuator part of to see if the valve shaft was stiff. On removing the cover on the motor actuator, a small spring fell out. Investigation showed that the plastic post that retains one of the two springs had broken (Reading more on the web I find this is a common problem...

If you are confident and careful around electricity you can check of if the boiler thermostat comes on by just moving the tension wire away from the thermostat block and moving the thermostat block away from the HW cylinder. The motorised valve should move to open if the programmer board is set...

The hot water is too hot and the thermostat has been replaced and the valve lever indicates that it opens and closes if the thermostat contacts are shorted. Most of the time the lever indicates that the HW valve is OFF. Does the lever on the Drayton Lifestyle 2-Port Motorised valve actually...