Recent content by wiggystardust

nearly 3 years on still working!! :D

i shouldn't jinx it... but it's still working ok 10 weeks on :D

i don't have a manual as the boiler was here when i moved in and i don't think the previous owner did any maintenance of anything... anyone know where i can get one?

dp, namsag and kevplumb... thank you for your input and advice and when i do change the servo i'll definitely be wanting more advice :D

no i do appreciate that kev i've now edited my original post to reflect that.... when the problem reoccurs i'll change the servo as advised :D sorry, i thought it would be useful for some people to get their heating running again even if temporarily... i should have worded my thread better...

cheers namsag i'll come back and post again if/when that happens i'm by no means saying i've found a miracle cure for everyone, perhaps just a temporary fix... and even then i wouldn't have been able to do that without all the expert advice i've found on the forum

as the hot water worked perfectly and the heating worked but intermittently i ruled out the pump and the fan (i checked the pump tho) i did suspect one of the control lines on the servo to be blocked at first as it has a very sharp bend in it which looks like it could easily get blocked...

hi, i'm glad it seems to have helped :) mine wasn't always adjusted wrongly i think it had just worn loose over time as the boiler is about 15 years old and looks like it's never had anything done before, i just used a tiny bit of built in adjustment and the diverter is moving freely...

i have the same boiler and had the same fault until about 2 days ago.. i discovered that the microswitch on the diverter wasnt being triggered correctly.... i already posted it here //www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=73165 fingies crossed!

i wanted to thank all the corgi people and competent diyers who posted responses to similar problems to mine. sifting thru them pointed me to a solution which i hope may help anyone experiencing the same with their VAILLANT VCW GB242 EH after checking the function of the servo and the...