I recently had a Honeywell DU145 bypass valve fitted, with the factory setting of 2
Using data from my boiler and my pump, I calculated that it needs to be set at 3.5. I loosened the locking screw as per instructions and was surprised that the black dial moves with the red control - not very intuitive! I thought perhaps I hadn't loosened it enough so loosened it some more and the dial started slipping inside.
Eventually I removed the screw altogether to see what was going on, and finally discovered that the valve is multi-turn and the dial only moves half a point for each full turn of the red knob. (I think it's what they call an epicyclic gear).
How do I get the dial back to its reference position? If I turn the knob fully clockwise it reaches an end stop. Is this setting "1" on the dial? Can someone with a DU145 try it and let me know please.
Note - the instructions say don't turn it beyond position 6 (ANTI-clockwise) or it will be damaged. I haven't done this, and I know that it is still working and that I could set it by trial and error, following instructions on other posts. Still, I would like to set it according to my calculations.
Using data from my boiler and my pump, I calculated that it needs to be set at 3.5. I loosened the locking screw as per instructions and was surprised that the black dial moves with the red control - not very intuitive! I thought perhaps I hadn't loosened it enough so loosened it some more and the dial started slipping inside.
Eventually I removed the screw altogether to see what was going on, and finally discovered that the valve is multi-turn and the dial only moves half a point for each full turn of the red knob. (I think it's what they call an epicyclic gear).
How do I get the dial back to its reference position? If I turn the knob fully clockwise it reaches an end stop. Is this setting "1" on the dial? Can someone with a DU145 try it and let me know please.
Note - the instructions say don't turn it beyond position 6 (ANTI-clockwise) or it will be damaged. I haven't done this, and I know that it is still working and that I could set it by trial and error, following instructions on other posts. Still, I would like to set it according to my calculations.