Diverter Valve leaking on Vaillant EcoTec Plus 831 boiler

[Gorguruga]

Hang on - I need to find my bit of string.

Lol.. I see what you mean.

I can guarantee it won't be the last silly question I ask though.

 

[Gorguruga]

Wonder if someone might answer couple of my original questions:

Is it OK for me to continue using the boiler while the DV is still leaking? Or is it risky? I did ask the plumber this over the phone before and he said it should be ok because it's not a gas problem. He even implied that it would be ok for weeks, after which his schedule would be free to pop around.

 

[Dan Robinson]

Depends how much rust you want on the boiler chassis or how much you want to contain a leak that will be fixed in half an hour. Why bother waiting any longer than needed?

 

[Gorguruga]

Depends how much rust you want on the boiler chassis or how much you want to contain a leak that will be fixed in half an hour. Why bother waiting any longer than needed?

Just the expense. Business has been slow the last few months. Wondering if I can delay until things pick up.

 

[Gorguruga]

Depends how much rust you want on the boiler chassis or how much you want to contain a leak that will be fixed in half an hour. Why bother waiting any longer than needed?

Do you think it's a job too difficult for a novice to attempt? I do DIY but never did anything plumbing related other than fit a kitchen counter and sink over existing plumbing (assisting a builder).

I'm just wondering if it boils down to a case of unscrew, disconnect old, connect new, screw back on. Or is it a lot more complicated?

 

[Dan Robinson]

I'm not going to advise you to play around in side the combustion box of your boiler. As Steelmasons intimated, you should be in there in the first place really.

 

[Gorguruga]

I'm not going to advise you to play around in side the combustion box of your boiler. As Steelmasons intimated, you should be in there in the first place really.

Fair enough, it's not the best idea I admit and thanks for your concern.

But in terms of the procedure, if there was an instructional video out there - would the procedure be pretty straightforward for a novice to follow or would it be prohibitively complicated, requiring specific technical knowledge?

 

[Dan Robinson]

I'm not going to advise you to play around in side the combustion box of your boiler. As Steelmasons intimated, you should be in there in the first place really.

 

[Gorguruga]

I'm not going to advise you to play around in side the combustion box of your boiler. As Steelmasons intimated, you should be in there in the first place really.

If I take a plumbing crash course online would it be easy to change? I saw one for the same cost as the repair and it's crossed my mind in the past that I'd like to learn plumbing skills at some point. Maybe it's a sign.

 

[Dan Robinson]

Those courses are about as worthwhile as a used Tampon.

 

[Gorguruga]

Those courses are about as worthwhile as a used Tampon.

That's a shame, it'd be useful to learn a new skill like plumbing, electronics or a new language. Sounds like it's not worth the investment afterall for the plumbing course then.

 

[Dan Robinson]

A general DIY course would be more worthwhile.

 

[Steelmasons]

Take the crash course and you too can become a plumbing and heating engineer , just imagine the money to be made repairing boilers once you become gas safe.

 

[Dan Robinson]

LOL You sending the industry to Battersea dude? Or have you past that stage? .

 

[Steelmasons]

All there is to know can be written on the back of a postage stamp......how hard can it be FfS????