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yes i did just swap the head of the valve (with a similar valve in the house) i will look for a 'bi-directional' valve. cheers

thanks for the reply since i posted the question i have tried several things i turned the thermostat off before i lit the burner and it still reached a temperature that was uncomfortable to touch when the boiler was on. i have also shielded the thermostat from the lounge door - it...

a weird one. any help greatly appreciated. lounge radiator with thrmostatic valve, logburner in same room and i can't turn the rad valve off/control it when the burner lit. the rad ends up very hot. I have swapped the the valve for another and still no luck, it works ok when burner is not...