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Update. Awaiting local company to visit, assess, and hopefully sort this Friday. Have just been into attic for unrelated reason and heard water tricking into the central heating top up tank. This normally has cold water in it, but was hot as toast. The water that was coming into it was I...

Thanks for your sound advice Pete. Been working away today, but will contact local companies this week, and ask for quotes ideally using Honeywell valve/actuator. As a total novice I still don't understand why the water is getting scalding hot, but presume the cylinder stat is having no...

Thanks again Pete. Is the Honeywell V4073 a direct replacement for the British Gas Actuator? Or is it a complete assembly eg Valve and actuator combined. Happy to pay more if the outcome is reliable/dependable. Cheers

Thanks for your reply Pete. I'll give a local firm a call tomorrow. If it is the valve that is faulty, is the Actuator likely to be ok, or is that replaced as well? Thanks

Moved into house last June and Central Heating/Water from Condensing Worcester Greenstar Boiler controlled by British Gas UP2 Programmer has worked fine. Hot Water Cylinder has a stat strapped to it, and is set to lowest option 50 degrees. Recently the water has got VERY hot, even when...