Hot water Cylinder Stat

[Anthony S]

Sounds like you are having lots of issues with your heating system from this thread and the other other thread about your thermostat. You can get a whole Drayton lifestyle y-plan pack for about £80, maybe worth considering and getting a sparky to re terminate the wiring centre and change the controls over at the same time.

That's the best bet, pay someone who knows how the system is to mean't work and let them put it right.

 

[iceman2010]

yes indeed, but i like to know whats going on and understand for myself. i have a sparky sitting next to me right now and can easily get this stuff sorted.

had someone come out last week to look at my boiler issue and said it needed a clean and heat exchanger was blocked and needed a powerflush. Am sure it does but i had a feeling this wasnt the issue i was having and was thinking since the beginning it was the pump.. turns out my bro in law had a pump he took out from a job so we gave it a try and it sorted my problem.

Dont get me wrong, im not saying that the professionals dont know what they are doing but i like to know what im getting in for.

 

[Leesparkykent]

Why don't you get the sparky to open up the wiring centre and test that everything is switching correctly then, check programmer is switching ch on, hw on, hw off, sl from room thermostat switching the valve, check valve is actually switching, check cylinder thermostat is switching both ways (on and satisfied) as it's a y-plan.

surely he should know what he's looking at any way and as he's sat next to you he would prob be best to advise you.

 

[Anthony S]

Why you asking for advice on an Electrical forum if you have an Electrician sitting next to you ?

 

[iceman2010]

Why don't you get the sparky to open up the wiring centre and test that everything is switching correctly then, check programmer is switching ch on, hw on, hw off, sl from room thermostat switching the valve, check valve is actually switching, check cylinder thermostat is switching both ways (on and satisfied) as it's a y-plan.

surely he should know what he's looking at any way and as he's sat next to you he would prob be best to advise you.

all the wiring has been checked and is correct, timer and stats are switching correctly. just this cylinder thermostat doesnt seem to be recognizing that the water has reached temperature and always switching on and off at 40d

 

[Anthony S]

all the wiring has been checked and is correct, timer and stats are switching correctly. just this cylinder thermostat doesnt seem to be recognizing that the water has reached temperature and always switching on and off at 40d

Y plan or S plan ?

 

[iceman2010]

Y plan

 

[Leesparkykent]

Simple, change the cylinder stat they are about £10 and put it 1/3 from the bottom of the cylinder.

 

[Geordie Spark]

That's the best bet, pay someone who knows how the system is to mean't work and let them put it right.

Finally, the correct answer!!!