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Found this diag which helped alot: http://www.diyfaq.org.uk/plumbing/controls/midpositionvalve.htm Checked the circuit in the valve head and its as we think. I tried resetting the controller (just in case) but no change THEN I wiggled the valve head assembly and bingo, it`s all working...

I found this very helpful: http://www.diyfaq.org.uk/plumbing/controls/midpositionvalve.htm (They say a picture can replace a thousand words) :) regards KM

To clarify the above (!?): The valve is winding to heating position due to live on both signal wires. Yes? This is tripping the boiler into activity (from orange signal wire if my reading is right). In this situation, what is it that causes the boiler to stand down and ignore the signal...

Thanks for the reply, Chris. The valve is the ACL lifestyle 679H340-3OLO. I take your point, but with the power down, the valve drifts back nicely to the rest position (W). I assumed (perhaps wrongly) that his meant it was moving ok. KM

Suprima 50 boiler; ACL 3 port valve; ACL lifestyle controller Had to fit a new Synchron motor to the valve as and it now responds fine to initial calls again. The boiler fires up in response to CH calls and HW calls and drops off when CH call cancelled at the controller HOWEVER, when the...

Thanks for the thoughts Guys. I`ll have a think about it. The machine has been replaced and is sitting in storage. Maybe sell for spares.

Thanks for the reply. Didn`t seem the sort of thing that would be up for `patching`! Any ideas on where a tub can be sourced? Is it going to cost too much to be worth the time and effort?

My zanussi WJS 1265 dumped water on the floor, during a cycle. It appears an underwire from the clothes had fallen onto the heating element. There is now a 2cm hole melted in the drum adjacent to the heater element, although the element itself doesnt look too bad (perhaps the wire conducted the...