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now i am confused - one saying you cant and one saying they've never had one fail. I think i will play safe and drain :?

thanks hi-spec - i must have been typing when you replied. Ok then - drain the system it is then. Anything i need to be aware of that could go wrong?

i just found this - does this mean i cant use a bung kit?

Cheers for the quick answer. where do i put the bung kit - is it in the expansion tank (the smaller one in the loft) and how reliable are they?

Hi all, I am going to be replacing my 3 port valve this weekend and understand that you need to drain the system down first. My question is that looking at the piping my pump has 2 isolating valves either side of it. Can i not just close these and then replace the valve and then reopen...

just googled synchron motors and they appear to be round in shape whereas everything i have seen on the 3 way valves in rectagular. I guess the motor sits in the rectangular housing. Sorry to be dim but i have no idea about what i am talkign about here but i am keen to learn :-) I do not...

Hi guys and thanks for the incredibly quick replies. One question though - what is a syncron motor? Am i correct in assuming this is the motor that sits on top of the valve itself? If so, i dont have one there! I have to manually turn the valve to select water or heating. I have no idea what...

Hi My new house has had some very dodgy work done to the heating system before i bought it. Basically, what i found when i arrived was a 3 port valve (i am assuming it is 3 port cos it has 3 pipes on it) with no actuator motor attached meaning i have to manually select hot water/heating and...