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Hi - I found your boards after being quoted a scary price for repair of my boiler, so I wondered if someone could answer a quick query.
I have a Ravensheat 820/20 T boiler, and I see that they have already been the subject of some debate here. I inherited it with the house, and am quite happy to accept that it is probably a cheap & cheerful boiler that has a limited lifespan - that fits with the shoddy state of the DIY jobs in the rest of the house
Problem is this - when I run the bath, the hot water seems to travel through the central heating before arriving lukewarm in the bath. And since yesterday the pilot light is out and won't restart.
The CORGI gas man came round this morning and told me that I need a new "diverter valve" for the water flow problem, and a new thermocouple to get the pilot light on permanently (he already repaired the pilot light problem last year, and I was expecting it to recur).
Now he told me the parts would cost about £400, but I've just googled "ravenheat diverter valve" and I get more than one website offering this part for about £40. Dunno about the thermocouple part, but I called Ravenheat as soon as he left, and they told me Travis Perkins stock their parts, so I am waiting on a call back from TP to find out what these items should cost.
In the meantime, anyone think I am in the process of being ripped off?
Thanks for your time.
I have a Ravensheat 820/20 T boiler, and I see that they have already been the subject of some debate here. I inherited it with the house, and am quite happy to accept that it is probably a cheap & cheerful boiler that has a limited lifespan - that fits with the shoddy state of the DIY jobs in the rest of the house
Problem is this - when I run the bath, the hot water seems to travel through the central heating before arriving lukewarm in the bath. And since yesterday the pilot light is out and won't restart.
The CORGI gas man came round this morning and told me that I need a new "diverter valve" for the water flow problem, and a new thermocouple to get the pilot light on permanently (he already repaired the pilot light problem last year, and I was expecting it to recur).
Now he told me the parts would cost about £400, but I've just googled "ravenheat diverter valve" and I get more than one website offering this part for about £40. Dunno about the thermocouple part, but I called Ravenheat as soon as he left, and they told me Travis Perkins stock their parts, so I am waiting on a call back from TP to find out what these items should cost.
In the meantime, anyone think I am in the process of being ripped off?
Thanks for your time.