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2/23/2013
Rick Ridley, UK Heating Engineer
Category: UK Plumbing
Satisfied Customers: 2,708
Experience: 30 Years on the tools, now retired, Ex CORGI
VerifiedHi I am Rick, UK Plumber, and I specialize on Boiler problems, is this a three port valve, Rick
4 on the programmer (CH on) should go to "1" on the room stat, "3" on the room stat should go to the brown on the heating valve, cannot tell you about general wiring colours as they will vary, Rick
Rick Ridley, UK Heating Engineer
Category: UK Plumbing
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Experience: 30 Years on the tools, now retired, Ex CORGI
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