midway central heating vavle

[mrmoon75]

Hello can anyone help me?
My midway central heating vavle won't switch over to hot water when I call for hot water it just stays on heating and heats radiators has the vavle broke ,is there any way of pushing it over manualy I have not used the boiler to heat the watersince the winter as I use the imersion in summer months but the immersion has just packed up and the wife needs a hot bath, any help would be great...

 

[twgas]

sounds like the spindle is stuck or motor packed up. is the actuator removable?

 

[mrmoon75]

Not to sure Mick Its a lifestlye valve with two clips on the front,I was not sure if I could take this off and try to move it over .
Thanks for your reply.

 

[twgas]

cant picture your particular valve, can you post a pic

 

[mrmoon75]

Yeah I will try to I can take the top off but was just wondering if anything is going to pop out

 

[twgas]

Yeah I will try to I can take the top off but was just wondering if anything is going to pop out

only if its a non-removable head, then the water may pop out

 

[mrmoon75]

No I think its just the outer casing but as I open it I can see a few small springs and a piece of metal I will try and upload a pic but it wont allow me to do it at the moment..

 

[mrmoon75]

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• mrmoon75
• 24 Aug 2008
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• mrmoon75
• 24 Aug 2008
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Any help MICK

 

[twgas]

is there a black button at the back, if there is press it and lift the top off, If no button head is not removable

 

[mrmoon75]

There is no black button but there is a small screw .

 

[twgas]

try turning power to heating system off, the circled lever should, after a few seconds, move to the left

 

[mrmoon75]

Morning Mick ,The small lever does try to move but seems to be stuck I can move it to the left by hand . but trying to move it by putting the hot water on it moves very sligtly not all the way over . does this make any sense to you

 

[twgas]

try the central heating on by itself (HW off at programmer), let me know if it works

 

[mrmoon75]

Hi Mick if you mean the central heating yes that works fine.

 

[mrmoon75]

Hi Mick if you mean the central heating yes that works fine.

sorry just read that again of coarse you meant the central heating