Need a straight swap replacement for this...

[dns1]

It's not switching by itself and when manually moved circulant is bleeding through to the heating circuit.

Plenty of access space to move pipes if necessary, but obviously a straight swap would be better. Anyone know what will fit straight in?

Cheers!

 

[AWheating]

its a drayton, just google the model number.

 

[galaxy_plumbing]

also might be a sludge inside the body, try to remove head and see if you can freely move it

 

[townfanjon]

Yep it's as easy as that. But as galaxy says if you can't move the valve manually when the actuator is off, that's when the fun starts.

 

[dns1]

Cheers for the replies.

Doing this job as a favour for my aunt who hasn't got a lot of money, so I don't want to have to replace both the valve and actuator if only the actuator is dead, but I don't want to risk only getting the actuator and then finding out the valve is knackered too!

Valve is definitely not seized up completely. What are the chances that I change the actuator and it's still duff?

Cheers

 

[jtsplumbing]

Better to replace complete valve, not a lot of difference in price

 

[dns1]

Great, thanks for that.