Recent content by SidewaysMatt

Thanks for the replies guys :)

Hi all, I think this should be fairly simple! By my kitchen door, there is a 4 gang light switch. Switch #1 is wired two-way (with 3 C&E) to the ceiling light above the dining area. Switch #2 is wired two-way (with 3 C&E) to the ceiling light above the kitchen. Switch #3 is wired...

This has dug up an old thread! Just to update this, the fault with my system turned out to be the programmer. Replaced it with a Horstmann job from Screwfix, and has worked fine ever since :D

OK, an update. I shoved a meter into the crimp terminals on the end of the leads from the motor and got 2.5K ohms. I operated the manual lever a few time to check nothign was seized and seemed OK. When I powered everything back up again I had a play with the programmer. I discovered that...

Sorry if that came over the wrong way! No offence meant :) When you say measure the resistance, just meter over the two wires from the motor?

Having done a bit more reading on how these things work (!), I'm inclined to agree with you! Is it worth just spending £12 on a replacement motor from Screwfix and giving it a go? http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?cId=102632&ts=84644&id=28670

I've had a poke around in the airing cupboard. Obviously there is the hot water tank (!). I'm guessing the cylinder thermostat is working as the boiler still kicks in to heat up the hot water, so I'm guessing it must be doing that in response to the cylinder themostat. When the boiler does...

I don't think it's the motorised valve - the boiler just doesn't fire up on demand from the room thermostat. To be honest, I've not checked the thermostat is getting power, I just killed the power and put a continuity tester across the terminals. When the thermostat "clicks on" there is...

Hi, I've had this problem with my system for a few months now and not got to the bottom of it. Basically I have hot water but no central heating. If I turn the CH on, there's no response at all from the boiler. However the boiler always fires up when the hot water cylinder cools so I've not...