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i have a LPG Potterton Netaheat boiler -once when thermostat switched down but controls on continuous the boiler started to heat house up.can you adviseAnswer Summary
Hi I am Rick, UK Plumber, and I specialize on Boiler problems, your problem was probably a sticky motor valve, these ope on command of the respective thermostat and when open fire the boiler if one sticks open the boiler will fire all the time only being controlled by the stat on the boiler, regards Rick
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7/26/2010
Rick Ridley, UK Heating Engineer
Category: UK Plumbing
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VerifiedHi I am Rick, UK Plumber, and I specialize on Boiler problems, your problem was probably a sticky motor valve, these ope on command of the respective thermostat and when open fire the boiler if one sticks open the boiler will fire all the time only being controlled by the stat on the boiler, regards Rick
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