Recent content by Coldatchristmas

You are right Rico, I shuld learn 2 spell! Changing the diverter valve doesn't involve gas so unlikely to blow yourself up in any case. I would suggest that there is a higher proportion of numpties within the plumbing industry than within the overall population.

These plumbers/heating engineers all want to make out that working on boilers is difficult. It isn't. Remember when you were at school the lads who couldn't cope left early and became plumbers. It always seems ridiculous that anyone is allowed to fix the breaks on their car, but only a...

Thanks for all your comments guys! Wonder of wonders the engineer turned out this afternoon with the new seals. Watched him change them seemed very straight forward. The large silicone seal looked perfect but the small one which goes at the bottom was white, hard and brittle, it was broken. The...

Well - if it isn't visibly leaking it must be safer than it is now and I can get it checked in the new year. The alternative of no heat over Xmas would not be welcomed by wife and teenage daughters. Hopefully I can get someone out tomorrow, but it doesn't seem likely.

Why is it not a DIY job? Looks very straight forward, undo a few nuts. The procedure is shown in the instruction book. What is difficult about that?

Thanks for the replies. I have had another check today and it seems to leak when the boiler is at max output. I have adjusted the maximum down a bit to 20kw from 28kw. Would I be able to get a seal myself from a plumbers merchant easily? What do you think of my silicone idea?

I have a Vaillant Ecomax pro boiler. About two weeks ago there was a fault with it F11 - system board, so I took the cover off and replugged everything in again. I noticed that the combustion chamber was leaking what looks like steam at the bottom. Called the plumber who serviced the boiler...