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    Help Required ... 3 Way Valve not always switching to Hot Water

    In our case with the 6am to 7am HW and 7am to 8am CH it also means the boiler water is is up to temperature when the CH starts. Having now tried them starting at the same time I might stick to it. I had my views coloured by having an Ideal Classic boiler, presumably holding more water than our...
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    Help Required ... 3 Way Valve not always switching to Hot Water

    I understand. This was my way of fault finding, in the absence of a multimeter and your in-depth knowledge of the valve wiring. I first thought it was the contact intermittingly not making it inside the valve head. It was certainly caused by the HW schedule being disabled somehow. I'd never seen...
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    Help Required ... 3 Way Valve not always switching to Hot Water

    Yes it’s no problem, I always had them separate until this morning. Now I know they are well balanced I might start the HW at the same time as CH 7am
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    Help Required ... 3 Way Valve not always switching to Hot Water

    PLEASE SEE PREVIOUS POST RE ORIGINAL QUESTION Not sure if my earlier picture gave the wrong impression of the pump orientation ? It's in a vertical pipe.
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    Help Required ... 3 Way Valve not always switching to Hot Water

    You were right Eric Recap ... System Boiler, Three way valve, Nest Controls Schedule ... 6am to 7am HW alone ... 7am to 8am CH alone Problem was ... The last few days the HW hasn't kicked in at 6am but would if boost option was used. Same again this morning, no HW response ... boosted for 30...
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    Help Required ... 3 Way Valve not always switching to Hot Water

    I hadn't realised the pump needed to be in a particular orientation ... how should it be, and why? Thanks Ray
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    Help Required ... 3 Way Valve not always switching to Hot Water

    Thank you for your help John, I’ll study that and report back later with this mornings results.
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    Help Required ... 3 Way Valve not always switching to Hot Water

    Thank you Eric, you wrote ... DHW powers the valve when NOT required ... if I understand correctly it may account for the occasional buzzing ... it maybe only buzzes on the occasion of the hot water getting up to the tank stat setting during the 6am to 7am time slot - which on most days it...
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    Help Required ... 3 Way Valve not always switching to Hot Water

    Yes the buzzing is a bit random and not sure what the circumstances need to be, it could start at 7pm when it changes from HW to CH but it might 8am when we notice it … we just flick the fused spur off and back on again to solve it.
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    Help Required ... 3 Way Valve not always switching to Hot Water

    Sorry for the delay … B to tank coil and A to return (?)
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    Help Required ... 3 Way Valve not always switching to Hot Water

    Yes, I always assume because we only have the HW on once a day for an hour the tank stat will allow it to start 23 hours later. What I’ve never checked is whether ours ever gets up to the temp set by the stat … 65 I think
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    Help Required ... 3 Way Valve not always switching to Hot Water

    I understand, yes it’s just the last few days it’s not kicked in at 6am
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    Help Required ... 3 Way Valve not always switching to Hot Water

    Thank you, sorry for any confusion … my only issue is … the hot water isn’t coming on in a morning as set by the Nest schedule 6 - 7am HW only 7 - 8am CH only if below temp
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    Help Required ... 3 Way Valve not always switching to Hot Water

    We already had the CH on when I went to check them both together. Turned the HW on using the App. Strangely this affected the boiler sound … it seemed to go quieter. Without a tester I couldn’t tell if the valve was favouring the HW … the rads seemed to remain the same. Before checking I was...
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    Help Required ... 3 Way Valve not always switching to Hot Water

    I’ll try that … I’ve always imagined the HW would take priority if they were both on together but I’ll check that out now and see what happens.
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    Help Required ... 3 Way Valve not always switching to Hot Water

    Our Nest schedule never has CH & HW on together. Last action was CH on then off this morning. Went into loft with Nest App CH on for a few minutes - turned off - waited 3 mins for afterrun to stop each time. HW on for a few minutes - could hear the valve action - turned off CH on - could hear...
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    Help Required ... 3 Way Valve not always switching to Hot Water

    Thank you for your help… I’ll do a few tests while watching the valve action and let you know
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    Help Required ... 3 Way Valve not always switching to Hot Water

    Thank you, The hot water failed to come on this morning. Just now, at 0730 I turned the heating off and boosted the hot water from the Nest App and it’s still on 7 minutes later, just the same as yesterday and the day before. The motor seems to work normally the second time of asking??? Ray
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    Help Required ... 3 Way Valve not always switching to Hot Water

    I've read the already discussed posts but not found the answer. The Honeywell valve was renewed June 2019 I was asking on here in April 2023 about a buzzing sound emanating from the valve which could be stopped by simply turning the power off and back on again. We have a Nest Thermostat, the...
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    Cracked outdoor paint - Advice needed

    And I've got some ... I may try it on the front door frame which I've been burning off this morning. Thanks.
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