Our Glow-worm Betacom 30 has started to leak from the diverter valve, the boiler is 7 years old and a replacement valve is £200. So the question is would you replace the diverter valve or replace the boiler?
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Boiler repair or replace
- Thread starter XtraRaptor
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Hmmm repair or replace??? repair will be cheaper, but will it be the best option??....No sorry Crystal Ball Malfunction! 
I was sold soon as ya said betacom, replace it! 
Seem to be going through a lot cheaper than that one ebay.
Repair it.
Sure it's not sure an O ring or something? Rather than the whole valve.
Repair it.
Sure it's not sure an O ring or something? Rather than the whole valve.
Been told that rebuild kits are not available for the valve. So its a replace the valve or the whole boiler choice 
im gonna guess its the earlier one given the age and the fact that the DV is so expensive. Its a rebranded hermann supermicra and the dv is an absolute s*d to change, easy 2-3hrs for the uninitiated
Well predicted, took nearly 3 hours.....
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