Recent content by Shamus

Hi 3 Years ago I bought a bungalow (a corner plot) and at one end there is a gas supply with a meter that when isolated shuts off the gas to the house. My gas engineer has investigated as best he can and it seems this pipe is supplied from the road at that end of the house. At the other end of...

I take the point its the abusive way it was conveyed.

This reply is just abusive and you have no right what so ever to call myself or anyone else for that matter 'an idiot' just by reading a few comments on a forum. I will be reporting this to the moderators.

Any body with any helpful comments?

Does anyone have any suggestions for this please?

Thanks very much for your reply it is much appreciated. I'm a qualified control systems engineer but do not hold any of the certifications you mention. I would however be able to get the motor tested at work by one of our motor specialists. I'm not sure what you mean by type 1 unless you are...

Hello again and Merry Christmas The latest is that i drained the boiler and removed the diverter, which to be honest looked pretty clean (see image) and maybe of no consequence but the water i drained from the boiler was crystal clear. I gave the diverter paddle a wash anyway and replaced it...

Thanks for the replies. I'll have a go on boxing day. I guess i should isolate all the pipes and drain the boiler before i try and take it off/out?

Thanks for the reply. If its just the motor and paddle then what could it be? The motor is working and the paddle is moving up and down. Does the paddle not move something inside the diverter?

Hi My problem is that when i run the hot tap the boiler fires up, the rad flow gets hot and the DHW pipe only gets warmish. After reading various posts it is likely to be the diverter valve or something associated with that. (please correct me if i'm wrong). On the attached image the motor is...