Thanks, didn't need the multi-meter - gave the valve a very gentle tap and 'wiggled' the slider. Heard a sort of gurgle and the programmer now works properly.... so not faulty.
I'll get my local heating engineer to replace the valve asap.
Thanks again for your help, much appreciated.
Boiler is Worcester Danesmoor 20/25 - cuts out when cylinder thermostat dictates, so seems ok
Two rads upstairs (working fine)
Six rads downstairs (working fine)
Cylinder seems to be storing hot water just fine.
Two Honeywell valves (silver box things) in cylinder cupboard seem to be ok (one...
Hi, I've a very old Potterton EP2000 programmer that has begun to misbehave. It seems to be that the power bypasses the programmer so that the boiler is on all the time.
The slide buttons that advance the program or switch the program off/auto/once/twice etc have no effect at all - power...