Drayton Tempus 3 - can't turn heating off

[missymugwump]

Hi all

Living in a rented house no manual for the heating system
It is a Tempus Three

Despite thinking I have no heating selected it is belting out heat several times a day

Can anyone please point me in the direction of a manual ?
Or tell me how to turn the heating off totally without affecting the water
I am at my wits end

Thank you in advance

 

[Dan Robinson]

Sounds like you need a visit from a heating fixerer.


Call the landlord.

 

[missymugwump]

I would like to re programme or adjust settings myself it is not convenient for me to wait in for an engineer
I have searched google anyone have a link to a manual please

 

[D_Hailsham]

Instructions for the Tempus Three are impossible to find - even on the Drayton website.

Try Contact Drayton;either by phone or email.

 

[JohnD]

Can you find a room thermostat on the wall? What is it set to, and what makes or model no is on it?

Do the radiator knobs have numbers on them?

Post some pics if you can

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[missymugwump]

Thermostat is a Drayton ACL and is set to zero
Knobs have no numbers

 

[missymugwump]

Can you find a room thermostat on the wall? What is it set to, and what makes or model no is on it?

Do the radiator knobs have numbers on them?

Post some pics if you can

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Thank you I have emailed them, do they have a good track record for replies ?

 

[Dan Robinson]

I would like to re programme or adjust settings myself it is not convenient for me to wait in for an engineer
I have searched google anyone have a link to a manual please

My point is, that if you have turned the thermostat down, then the heating should be off.

If you can't work out how to set up the timer without the manual you are doubly screwed.

You'll have to wait for an engineer. What is more inconvenient?

 

[JohnD]

The fault is not necessarily in the Tempus programmer.

Have you got a hot water cylinder, and do the radiators warm up when the cylinder is being heated, e.g. after you have been running the hot taps?

Do the upstairs radiators get warmer than the downstairs ones?

To save wasting heat and money, turn the radiator knobs down to shut them off.

 

[missymugwump]

Hi I have a hot water cylinder, the radiators warm up when the water is being heated
I had already turned off the upstairs so don't know if they would of got hotter than down stairs
But downstairs get stupidly hot

 

[JohnD]

50p says the 3-port valve is worn out and needs a mender.

Look for one of these, probably adjacent to the boiler or the cylinder
http://www.screwfix.com/search?search=3+port+valve

I admit it might be a wiring fault though.

 

[missymugwump]

Thanks

Beyond my ability to fix I have no tools
Will have to ring landlord after all

 

[missymugwump]

Hi all

Got emailed a 10 page document
Can't open it on my phone but will unzip it when I get home
As people say they are hard to get can I send it to admin somehow to share ?
Thanks

 

[Dan Robinson]

I run the data repository for the Registered professionals on the site.

My work email is in my profile.

Thanks.

 

[eveares]

As others have said, if the thermostat is set to 0, then your heating should not being coming on.

You should be able to turn your heating off on the Tempus Three with the second button from the right. See this post for a picture: //www.diynot.com/forums/plumbi...l-cm927-wireless-thermostat-to-system.351751/

It sounds like a motorized value is stuck open letting water through to the heating circuit and the radiators.

Also worth checking that the motorized valve has not been accidentally overridden with the manual override lever.[/url]