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Changing A 3-Port Valve Actuator in A Central Heating System

Over time valve actuators may develop faults which are easily fixed by replacing them. I have just had to do that with the one in my central heating system. I last changed it on 12th December 2017, so, it had run for nearly five years without a fault.
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Published on:

18 October 2022

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Current, Do It Yourself, In The Home, Plumbing & Heating

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2-port, 3-port, actuator, BiFlow, boiler, cylinder, Drayton, heating, live, neutral, thermostat, Twinzone, valve
How A Toilet Cistern Silent Fill Valve Works

Introduction This article is in effect an addendum to the post Repairing A Toilet Silent Fill Valve which explains how to access and dismantle such a valve and inspect or change the diaphragm that sits in the valve. That post also explains what is, and is not, silent about a Silent Fill Valve. This is […]
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11 May 2014

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Current, Do It Yourself, In The Home, Plumbing & Heating, Reference Library

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ball cock, ballcock, cistern, diaphragm, diaphragm support, fill, fill cycle, fill line, fill valve, float, float valve, fulcrum, grommet, inlet, inlet valve, mains, outlet, pressure, quiet, silent, silent fill, stopper, toilet, valve, water
Repairing A Toilet Silent Fill Valve

Preface This post describes: How to repair a Toilet Silent Fill Valve. Basically that’s how to replace the rubber diaphragm within the valve. Introduction I recently heard my cistern overflowing. On investigation I decided to adjust the float level to stop it by reducing the height to which the water in the cistern rose when […]
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30 April 2014

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Current, Do It Yourself, In The Home, Plumbing & Heating

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Armitage Shanks, ball cock, ball valve, cistern, diaphragm, fill valve, filter, float, float level, Ideal Standard, overflow, restrictor, rubber stopper, silent fill, toilet, valve

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Tag: valve

Changing A 3-Port Valve Actuator in A Central Heating System

How A Toilet Cistern Silent Fill Valve Works

Repairing A Toilet Silent Fill Valve