I've had a new system boiler installed (Vaillent ecoTec 618) which is
wired to a Honeywell 6400 programmer. When ever i now turn on the hot
water the radiators get hot. Why is this? Has the programmer been
incorrectly wired? or is it that the diverter valve is stuck? Any help
will be much appreciated

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I've had a new system boiler installed (Vaillent ecoTec 618) which is
wired to a Honeywell 6400 programmer. When ever i now turn on the hot
water the radiators get hot. Why is this? Has the programmer been
incorrectly wired? or is it that the diverter valve is stuck? Any help
will be much appreciated

I am assuming that the ecoTec 618 *isn't* a combi boiler - and that it is
supposed to provide *stored* hot water plus central heating. Is that right?

The 6400 is just a 2-channel time clock - so there must also be one or more
motorised valves - and probably a room and cylinder thermostat - making up
the overall control system. It would help to know whether you have a Y-Plan
(one 3-port valve) or S-Plan (two 2-port valves) system. See
http://content.honeywell.com/uk/homes/systems.htm for more details.
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I belive that its a Y-Plan

Set Square wrote:
In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
wrote:

I've had a new system boiler installed (Vaillent ecoTec 618) which is
wired to a Honeywell 6400 programmer. When ever i now turn on the hot
water the radiators get hot. Why is this? Has the programmer been
incorrectly wired? or is it that the diverter valve is stuck? Any help
will be much appreciated

I am assuming that the ecoTec 618 *isn't* a combi boiler - and that it is
supposed to provide *stored* hot water plus central heating. Is that right?

The 6400 is just a 2-channel time clock - so there must also be one or more
motorised valves - and probably a room and cylinder thermostat - making up
the overall control system. It would help to know whether you have a Y-Plan
(one 3-port valve) or S-Plan (two 2-port valves) system. See
http://content.honeywell.com/uk/homes/systems.htm for more details.
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Set Square
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I belive that its a Y-Plan

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If it's a Y-Plan, there will be a single 3-port valve which has 3
positions - HW only, CH only or both together (mid-position).

For whatever reason, your valve appears to be in the mid position when it
should be in the HW-only position. This could be faulty wiring - or the
valve could be sticking and not letting the return spring move it to the HW
position. It could *even* be incorrect plumbing - assuming this is a brand
new system which has *never* worked properly.

You need to get the installer back to sort it.
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