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im an apprentice electrician and this has helped me loads just to understand how the plumbing side works because fault finding on these system can be a nightmare, i understand how it works now so it should be easier to install and/or fault find on

I went on a course last year and a tip for remembering the wiring for a 3 port valve... White heat Grey water

Yesterday you taught me the basics of unvented cylinders with your videos. I spent the evening going over and over this. Today I'm hungry to learn more and now looking in more detail at how the various components work together. And I do like your t-shirts!.. had a little look online

Probably one of your best videos ever. Made something that looks complicated look easy. Really enjoyed it. 😀😀

Thank you James. Your video has helped me identify my central heating problem and explained how the two port valve is switched and connected to an S plan system. My problem was that I noticed the pump was continually running with the boiler on until it locked out when the water became too hot. Despite switching off from the program unit the pump & boiler continued running. Your video helped identify a faulty micro switch in the Danfoss two port valve (central heating side) which was replaced under guarantee installed in a new house only 1 year old. Interestingly, both the boiler engineer and the plumber, who replaced the unit, said three other houses on our development had the same micro switch problem with the Danfoss valve. Thanks again for your video

Great video Jim, much simpler then the hard way!

Excellent tutorial - helped me diagnose my sticky valve. Ordered a new one with your Amazon link. Nice.

Fantastic video as always! You explained the s plan wiring system perfectly 👍

Great Video - very well demonstrated simple explanation to a complex system. Keep them coming and hold tight!!

Excellent informative video mate. The lights for a visual were a nice touch Will help me out

Cheers for the video it's really simplified this 👍👍

Seems like this lady needs you often. i'm glad I'm not on first name terms with my plumber. Good video by the way, well explained!

Great video bud, can't wait for the next one, on a y plan and 3 port valves.

Top video - Not only this confirm what I'd worked out what needed to be done but it was entertaining too!

Great way to show people Jimmy, love this vid

Great explanation thanks James.

I...CANNOT...STOP...WATCHING...THESE...VIDEOS!!! (Awesome vid mate, now where is my 2 port valve?) 👍

Great video James, remember to hold tight

Thank goodness for this video! I am trying to install a hive system in our house

Thanks for all your support and Guidance

thanks is the best video im studing the level 2 and your videos help me a lot

Jimbo strikes again. Quality video!!

Thank you for this. I couldn't understand why my boiler was staying on when neither the timer nor thermostat were calling for it, now I think I get it - my zone valve is stuck on.

You are a better teacher than my college tutor

Thank you I now understand the wireing bit better now 🙏

Thank you for so clear video

Great 👍🏽 stuff good explanation and practical

I love it mate S plans used to confuse me sooo much man😩 thanks💯‼️

The legend that is James from p/p ✌🏼 cheers j. Buy you a beer if i ever see ya pal.

Thanks for this video I have learnt a lot from just seeing this. Always found s plan and y plan a bit confusing but u made it look simple even i understood this lol

Brilliant video 👍🏼

Just looking at your port valve video. Many thanks

Brilliant tutorial Jimmy cheers sandy

Awesome vid, thanks so much!

Great video. Thanks!

7:32 how I am forever going to talk to the pump while wiring it up. 😂😂

thanks very much for doing the video

Great video mate. HOLD TIGHT

great video.....thanks a million

Those TimeGuard wiring centres are the best

very helpl

Had an issue with the room thermostat not working, would you recommend using the manual mode in a 2 port value to attain heating

Thanks 🙏

Big up the apprentices 💯🔥🔥💯💯 I feel like I just got a personal shout out 🔥🔥🔥😎

Really enjoy the videos, do you have anything on replacing water cylinder when a gas aga which supplements the hot water is involved, seem to have 4 outlets from my old cylinder

Very interesting video. Well explained. Just wondered if you have ever come across a programmer with at least 4 periods of on/off. The only ones I can find have a maximum of three.

Hey where does the black cable coming out of the motorised zone Valve connect into? I noticed it's like 2m or so long cable. Does it matter if my underfloor heating manifold is downstairs and my boiler is upstairs?

Nice job mate, you’d be surprised how many sparks struggle with this

excellent

Hi Jimmy if I want to split two floors a house with combi boiler and two wireless thermostat can I use a Port valves? And do you made any videos for this

i watch many of your videos, GREAT CHANNEL. Any chance of that Y plan /3port valve video??? cant seem to find it in your back catalogue :)

Great video, can you tell me why the motorised valves need a permanent feed? That’s the only part I don’t understand

Rip wilo pump, lucky it was for education purposes. Good video 👍

Can I get the permanent supply for the micro switch from the switched live on the 2 port valve instead of an independant permanent supply? It will give the micro switch a live supply when the valve is selected?? Thanks

Is there a way to wire the valve control to a mains switched controlled supply with a tank thermostat. I’ve a 2 zone heating S plan , controlled by 2xRF stats. Also an RF tank stat. Only 2 zones on the programmer… Want independent manually switched hot water ..

Great video👍👍👍

Hi fitted a room thermostat on my S plan, system boiler and it's tripping the circuit breaker. I'm not sure why this is happening? Can you help please???? The boiler is a Glow worm

4 Pipe Hot Water Priority for the win!

hi, I have 3 zone heating (ground, first floor and water with climote) and I lost heating on first floor. Plumber is not available for 3 weeks but he told me it is the motorised valve. So I got it and replaced but nothing changed. so I started looking for schematics online and testing different things. Your video helped a lot. What I found is that valve is working fine but the live never gets to valve to move that arm to press button on microswitch. Seems simple enough but some wires goes into wall and can't figure it out completely. Mostly because the lives that go out for the 3 valves behave weird. I mean when I call 1st floor heating, the correct live fires up but then goes inside wall and does not come back to live in valve and valve does not starts boiler because microswitch is never pressed. For water it works perfectly but when I call downstairs the 2 lives from controller unit for 1st floor and ground floor go live, go into wall but only the one for downstairs gose live at the valve. This is where I am stuck as I don't know what happens in the wall (although after watching this for second time I think it might be something with pump. I was only thinking about starting boiler...) and I don't understand why when calling ground floor 2 wires go live ( and from climote schematic they are ground and 1st floor N/O respectively). Wish I could get you to look at it but unfortunately I am in Ireland. This is wrecking my head for week now...

On your ferrule photo update, what was the cable ties/grouping product you used? Can’t find the photo now.

How would you got about introducing an underfloor heating control centre with 2 zones. so overall radiators being controlled by one valve and nest, and the other valve controlling the water to the UFH with 2 zones each controlled by nests.?

James, don’t put solder on your wire ends. See electrical regs for reasons. If nothing else some fluxes corrode the wires and make a mess

Hi, I wna ask, 35kw combi boiler will work ON 12 radiators 2 bathrooms and 2 smallzones UFH??

Hi, I have this type of set up on my system. But I cannot control zone two independently. Boiler receives the signal, the burner starts and goes off quickly. Valve 2 is opened but I have no flow inside radiators. CH flow is hot but CH return is cold. But when zone 1 calls for heating both zones are heating. Any clues?

Great video James 😁 your videos are very intuitive but also fun. If you ever think of a career change you could try teaching 😈👍🏻

I have installed mine but for some reason the arn isn't touching the button to turn the water on I'm not sure if I have wired it up wrong but I did the silly thing and took all the wires out can someone help

Hi there does anyone know when on hot water and heating and hot water my 3 port valve keeps clicking and don't come to a rest postion Thank you.

C plans, W for fun maybe links for smart systems...nest, hive, etc

Hi Everyone just starting out and was looking for a video on how to change a filter on a combination valve if at all possible

Great video as always James Ive always used regin 5 pin connectors when do 2 or three ports save keep disturbing the wiring centre 👍🏼

my hot water and heating issue is when I turn water on I'm getting heating with it and when I turn heating on I'm getting hot water with it this issue is since the 2 port zone valve is replaced is it to do with miswiring. If so how can I fix this

Should my two port valve be in the auto position all the time?

Another helpful video for new starters, or just a refresh 👍🏼 Instead of a 13amp fused Spur, pop a 3amp in there, much safer. 🙂

Great video James - looking forward to the Y-Plan follow up because that's what I have at home. Unrelated question - the header tank in the loft always overflows to outside around 1-2litres of water each time the heating system is switched on, are there any things I can try first before calling out a plumber? Thanks!

This is fantastic, I don’t know what better than fantastic (grammar is limited) but I know how my heating system works. Thank you, thank you, thank you. You are the man! If I see you, I’ll kiss you on the lips. Thanks once again.

Can you also make a video of Vertical Flue from Loft please I know how to do it and did few just want to make sure doing right way

Have only 1 motorised valve so can I heat water independently to heating with stat and time clock ,plumber only put in one motorised valve

I'm a industrial door engineer,why did I watch this ? : )

So, if you use the manual override on the two-port zone valve (for the central heating), does that mean that the boiler hot water pump will be on continuously, no matter whether the room thermostat and timer switch are on or off?

I've a buffer thermal storage tank. I need to turn on a load when top stat drops to 45c and not turn off until bottom stat reaches 50c. Can anyone tell me what device I need to do this? tia

Hi James, Excellent video with simple explanations for amateurs like myself, so thanks for that. I wonder if you could please recommend a ‘simple’ wiring change which would delete the mid-position function my Honeywell 3 Port Valve on my ‘Y’ Plan System, and stop the Motor still being energised if you switch off the Central Heating when it’s running. As you know, if you turn off the Programmer’s Central Heating only switch (Port A open) when the system is running, then the 3 Port stays energised, with the result that the Motor is energised, although it’s against it’s mechanical stop, which shortens the Motor's life for no good reason that I can see. The only way to avert this is to switch on the Hot Water for just a few seconds after the Central Heating is switched off. This disconnects the live to the 3 Port and allows it to be spring assisted back to it’s default position of Port B open. Additionally, I only ever use either the H/W Cylinder or Central Heating separately, never both together (Port A & Port B both open), and never the Timer of the Programmer, so the Motor is never required to “stall” in it’s mid-position by using the 110 DC Voltage via the Diode and Resistor circuit on the PCB in the Valve Head. I’m asking this because my current Valve is a Honeywell V4073A unit, but Honeywell also produce the V4044 range, which look identical to the V4073A, except that the V4044’s are listed as 2 position “Diverter” Valves only, (no mid-position), which is exactly what I want to achieve (but without spending £ 100 +++ money or my fitting time !!!). Please accept my thanks in advance of your help, and I look forward to receiving your reply. Cheers, Fred.

Hello there, I would like to ask you why you can hear the water circulating through the pipes? it is very disturbing especially at night when it is quiet. I have the heating system divided between the upper and lower part of the house and I can use them independently or together. The idea is that the valves are installed in the bedroom in the dresser (that's how I bought the house) and my child can't rest at night because of the noise. If I manually turn off any of them, the noise disappears. What to do? Can I send you a video so you can see what the problem is please?

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If my boiler pump continues to operate when both two port valves are closed via the programmer, do I suspect a fault with the motorised part of a two port valve. In other words may the micro switch not be operating as it should.

Found Big G....Finally!

Interesting how different things are done in UK and US compared to Denmark. How is it possible to control the heating in a big house from a room thermostat in a single location ?

JW John ward electrical guru, uses greys as permanent lives to valves and oranges switched live to boiker/ pump. How would you wire a S-plus with two or more heating zones? Take a feed from terminal 4 on programme to a room stat, then to the brown on a zone valve for that heating circuit? If you had a pump on each circuit would you wire the pump feed from the brown or orange / grey which ever is the switched to bring the pump on?? Thanks

When are you doing the three port system ?

How often do you come across a faulty two port valve body, not the motorised part.

Hi, how would this work if I wanted to add a second heating zone? Thanks Scott

James use the sparky screw driver.😎

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Can anyone explain, why he's wiring where he is. I understand the principles but unsure what governs what terminals you use etc etc. Trying to gain a much better understanding. Is it just following wiring diagrams in the manuals?

No crimp-on bootlace ferrules on that multistrand cable James? Naughty boy.

use regin connectors they help you change without going into the wiring centre which is usually hell

Wiring in from scratch. Easy.😀 Retrofitting a valve can be a nightmare working out which wire is which when opening the lid on the wiring centre. There may be more than one wiring box in the real world. Potential nightmare😚

Another bodge up James your getting to be a expert now lol

I’ve never found George in the online house. It’s become an unhealthy obsession now!

Photo's an excellent tip, I also cut the old wires out leaving an inch of wire and replace as I'm removing, just think it looks like a smaller box of spaghetti then lol