Hi all,
I have a problem with my 3 year old 24cdi which I think is diverter valve related. It has been dripping from the holes through which you can see the shiny steel shaft for a few years, not at a great rate so I put up with it. I have recently had my bathroom done, at which point a towel radiator was added and so the central heating pipes had to be moved. Since then the boiler has been steadily losing pressure - if I top it up to 1 bar it gradually loses the pressure over about a week.
My first thought was that there is an external leak which is emptying the central heating system. However I have now topped it up from empty to 1 bar about 6-7 times, which is a lot of water, and there is no evidence of external leaking anywhere. I live in a 2nd floor flat and no-one from downstairs has complained yet.
The other night I put the heating on for a few hours and since then it empties in about half an hour. I'm now in the position that I need to re-pressurise every time I need hot water. My question is this: is there any way a faulty diverter valve could be causing the pressure in the boiler to drop and empty the CH system? And if so where's it going?
I have called Worcester service who are sending a plumber round on Monday, but of course I don't want to have to pay if the leak is external. I'm pretty sure it isn't, but I don't know enough about boilers to know if the water is going anywhere else!
Any advice gratefully received.
Thanks,
Ben
I have a problem with my 3 year old 24cdi which I think is diverter valve related. It has been dripping from the holes through which you can see the shiny steel shaft for a few years, not at a great rate so I put up with it. I have recently had my bathroom done, at which point a towel radiator was added and so the central heating pipes had to be moved. Since then the boiler has been steadily losing pressure - if I top it up to 1 bar it gradually loses the pressure over about a week.
My first thought was that there is an external leak which is emptying the central heating system. However I have now topped it up from empty to 1 bar about 6-7 times, which is a lot of water, and there is no evidence of external leaking anywhere. I live in a 2nd floor flat and no-one from downstairs has complained yet.
The other night I put the heating on for a few hours and since then it empties in about half an hour. I'm now in the position that I need to re-pressurise every time I need hot water. My question is this: is there any way a faulty diverter valve could be causing the pressure in the boiler to drop and empty the CH system? And if so where's it going?
I have called Worcester service who are sending a plumber round on Monday, but of course I don't want to have to pay if the leak is external. I'm pretty sure it isn't, but I don't know enough about boilers to know if the water is going anywhere else!
Any advice gratefully received.
Thanks,
Ben