Central Heating Pump Too Hot ?

[ShaunCorbs]

No unless there's a major problem

You might get a drip or two but won't be much

 

[Harvest Fields]

Put some kitchen roll underneath as there will be a little bit of water

 

[Secoast]

I'll give it ago tonight. Just out of interest, is the distance between the inlets generally standardised. I've ordered an exact replacement to simplify fitting, but am curious if another make would have been a straight forward option.

Cheers

Mark

 

[ShaunCorbs]

yes they are stnd

 

[Secoast]

OK. Tested last night and there seems to be plenty of torque. I did notice that I can push the spindle back about 5 to 6mm. It returns immediately, so I assume the spindle floats or is sprung along its length.

One thing I did notice during the procedure. I let the system cool down by switching everything off and with the MV port in the CH position there was some heat (warmth) emitted from the MV housing. This is clearly coming from the electrics (motor/electro magnet?). To determine if this is normal I switched the MV into the HW position via the timer, turned everything off and half an hour later no heat.
It seems when the valve port is in the Central heating position, even with everything switched off, the motor/electro magnet? requires power and is generating some heat (nothing excessive). Is that normal?.

Mark

PS. The water from the bleed was not an issue, but more than a few drips. Half filled a paint roller tray after about 3 minutes.