Aye, I reckoned so too. he took just over two and a half and at one point was going to take it off the wall due to the position of the valve. He used fingerless gloves and came away without a scratch.
Hi Tony,
their other option is to pay £149 for a one off repair without the £20 pm cover that rises to £249 if the job takes more than an hour. Now that it's fixed and back to peak performance, I realise it had tailed off over the years - it didn't just go overnight so will be getting my...
Hi again y'all,
it was the diverter valve. 3 hours work and parts for £99 through Scottish Gas - providing I took out parts and labour for £20 pm inc annual service. With an aging Ravenheat (that isn't really up to the job, I realise now) I jumped at it.
Thanks to those that replied and...
Thanks Tony,
with the benefit of hindsight, I should really have mentioned the symptoms incase one of you guys in the field recognise the problem. I was saving y'all reading the same old thing and using the archive as it's intended but with getting two totally different cures i's confusing to...
Hi guys,
thanks for the replies. Both the boiler and I are in Sunny Edinburgh - the part of the joining up form where we state out country wasn't offering a drop down list and I got bored scrolling by the time I got to Gambia, so Gambia it is.
I'll have a look for the pin when I get home -...
Hi y'all,
my Ravenheat 820/20T combi has developed a problem reported by others here - no hot water until CH is turned on. The advice seems to be to "check the pin is making the switch" on the diverter valve but I can't see any moving part to work manually - can anyone explain what to do...