Corgi SYNABOXED-C Replacement Synchronous Valve Motor, Chrome

A replacement like for like valve would have cost me £104. This motor cost me £8 and so it was a no brainer. I didn't realise until recently that the valve motors are fairly universal. For me this was a 10 min job. Fortunately the wiring was on a connector block, so I didn't even have to power down. Simply squash open the old crimp, pop in the new motor wires and re-crimp (new crimps provided). There is no polarity to worry about. The only extra work I had to do was widen the cog hole on the metal plate that my motor sat on. Popped the motor back in and hot water was up and running again.I have replaced many valves over the years, but this was the first time I replaced just the motor - it really is a piece of cake.To fit it....Power down as the valve is live.It isn't necessary to remove the housing, but it may ease replacement. Removal is either spring clips (can be very tight) or screws to a back plate.There are probably a few screws holding the motor in place and one of these may be earthed (remember to replace this).The motor may sit on a separate metal plate and this may need to be transferreed across depending on how the srew holes fall (make a note of which way around this is).The wire crimps can be squashed open to save you having to strip the existing wires.Push in a new motor wire and a valve wire into a crimp, give it a twist and then crimp with a crimping tool. Pliers will work, but they don't really crush the crimp as well and could lead to a loose connection.Repeat with the other motor wire.Put motor back into the housing. and secure with the existing screws making sure earth is made (if connected by the screws).When assembled make sure the manual lever bar can move back and forth. You should hear the motor turning and it should slowly move back into position when released.Putting the motor back in can be a little fiddly as the cog needs to catch on the toothed bar. levering it slightly using the manual lever bar may help. Be sure that the manual lever bar doesn't pop out of position.

Would have been better with moulded connectors already on but understand why not as each switch may have different males on. Had to increase hole on the switch to enable it to fit but other than that works a treat. Cheaper than replacing full Drayton unit

Bought this to replace the motor in my motorised valve as my old one had failed. It is so much cheaper than buying a new powerhead and it fixed my problem at a fraction of the cost. It is also easy to wire up using the crimps provided.

I have fitted many of these motors over the years. This one was difficult to fit because the gear diameter is slightly too large which makes it a tight fit and the gear meshing is slightly too tight. After a lot of fiddling and bending a bit of the housing a bit I got it fitted and it works - but I don't know for how long. Its a pity because this item cost twice the price of one from BES and the BES ones fit perfectly. I only bought this one because of fast Prime delivery. I will now buy a couple of spares from BES for the next time I need one.

Given all the Q&A about models and compatibility I was a bit unsure whether this would fit my valve, but it was a straight fit and worked perfectly. Great!

Very straight forward replacement, but after 8 months started jamming open and had to be replaced. Best to stick with Honeywell motor valves and replacement parts despite the extra cost. This was the replacement motor for a Corgi valve that had itself failed at less than three years!

Advertised as Corgi, but what arrived was in a plain unbranded box and the motor inside just had generic branding. Thought I was purchasing a reliable branded product.Have subsequently purchased the exact same product from Ebay for a fraction of the price.

Wire colours not the same but motors do there job and are still working fine now