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cheers for your patience mandate, i will try that and post a note later in the week to let ya know. Cheers............jim :)

hey ollski, i here you knocking on that one but how do i check if the motor is weak or not . If the motor is not working how can i put it on ch mode to check the voltage of the orange wire? jim..

hey guys!!, first of all can i thank you for all your help, its appreciated. I dont mean to sound stupid and i know i should get a plumber but im detirmined to fix this bugger myself! So in lamens terms how do i check this valve thing. Its fixed to the copper pipes do i remove it then take...

hi guys, hopefully it is just a valve motor that need so i have sourced one on ebay and it is a honeywell synchrone motor for a 2 and 3 port valve. Just wondered will this be ok for the valve i have.Im not sure what mine is but it was installed from new with my potterton suprima 30 thanks...

thats a great help mandate cheers , i will check to see if anything is working in the valve and let you know what i find!!! thinking about it though, if it was just a motor problem then the ch would have fired up when i pulled the lever back manually so perhaps it is the actuator head ...

cheers mandate that explains a few things, i agree that the pcb sounds ok if it fires the hw up ok. So you say it could be the valve. Some plumber said i could fit a new motor to it for about a tenner. Would this not cure the microswitch problem though? How do i test if i need a full new valve...

hi again, just read all your messages thanks for being suportive in my hour of coldness. I sort of understand now!! So i will hook the lever open so the rads will warm. Whats that about the stat up and the stat down and where are they? Ive got a temp dial on my boiler is that one of them. So...

oh dear, have a broke it? i pulled the only lever i could find towards myself (it was a bit stiff, felt like i was pulling agains the motor) and it hasnt made a difference. The water still works but no responce from the heating. Shame that cos i thought we was onto a winner .

cheers for the advice but where is this valve , or what does it look like ? im not experienced .

hi guys, its my first time on this forum aswell as my first time with a boiler problem!! My potterton suprima is not firing up (not even the fan or any signs of life) however the hw powers up perfectly. It is obvious (is it?) to suggest that all the mechanical parts are ok ie pump , fan etc as...