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Sorry for being impatient, but I'm getting desperate for a solution as we are freezing without central heating and I can't afford to get a plumber to fix it!!

:oops: Perhaps I should start this as a new topic? I got a helpful reply almost immediatley last time, feeling a bit dissapointed this time! :(

Any suggestions please? :?

Once again thanks for the help last month, unfortunately I am again having problems with the central heating!! :( About a week ago I turned the water on to try and get the boiler going, the boiler came on but the slider on the motorised valve would not slide across, so I gave it a bit of a...

Eventually I turned down the thermostat as it was getting too hot!! When the valve had closed I tried to slide the lever along to manual, but I was still unable to shift it... But amazingly the central heating came on all by itself this morning, so I will leave it for now and see how it goes...

[/url] Thanks again, I have been messing about with the valve and spindle for quite a while trying to get it to move without any luck. But all of a sudden the heating has come on and when I checked the valve, the lever now moves easily with no resistance at all!! So I will leave it for now...

Thanks, I think I have figured out which valve is for the central heating and it seems to be stuck, I have tried sliding the lever to manual but it won't move beyond the halfway point at all! Does this mean I need a new valve?

Yes there are two motorised valves like this one ^

It is a Baxi Splo 3 pfl 50, there is an old satchwell thermostat fitted in the hall. The pump sounds like it is working, and the thermostat clicks when I turn it.. so I assume it is calling for heat?

Hi, I have a gas central heating system with a Baxi boiler.. the hot water works fine but the central heating is not coming on at all, I have been having problems with it for quite some time now, but have been able to get the central heating to come on by letting a hot tap run for a while to get...