Diverter valve diaphragm

[gas4you]

I rang a Worcester engineer and was quoted £190 + VAT. Made a bit of a saving but my knees won't ever be the same again!!!!!

I meant WB themselves not a local engineer.

 

[ChrisR]

Well done ukdan. Don't worry if you start having nightmares about O rings, it's perfectly normal.

 

[ukdan]

Funny you should say that bout o rings. After "successfully" finishing the job and having a brew, i noticed a small leak (i'd laid a cloth under the boiler just to check for drips) so i stripped it all down again. It was a tiny drip from where the DV push fits into the cold water inlet pipe. I'd used all the new o rings so couldn't figure out why it was leaking. Put it all back together and got the same problem. Thought maybe i'd rolled the o ring so lubed it with washing-up liquid but after 4 goes it still wasn't fixed. Luckily i hadn't thrown too much rubbish on top of the old o rings and washers so i fished out the old one for the cold water inlet. Holding the new o ring and the old one together i noticed the old one was about a gnats c*ck smaller so i put it back in and put the new one in the bin. Sorted!!! No leak, and a new DV that, if i had to take off again, i would just have to whistle and it would jump back on itself, i'd done the job that many times!!

 

[Dan Robinson]

You see we all speak from bitter experience - you don't get things like that on Rogue Traders...


Well done on getting it done though - you see what a fiddle it can be...

 

[ukdan]

It was ok after the first time, i knew what i was up to. Any idea how to get 2 dents out of a carpet? I spent that long on my knees i thought i'd turned to religion!!!

 

[Dan Robinson]

You need to drink enough gin so that:

a- you can't see them
b- you couldn't give a poodles p1ss about them
c- you couldn't give a monkey's left testcile for religion

'Tis what works for me

 

[ukdan]

Spose a dash of tonic water is out the question!!

 

[Dan Robinson]

Tonic water should only be added after the Gin, Ice, splash of Lemon Juice and ONLY if there is room. Perhaps I do a photo recipe of the perfect G&T tomorrow...

 

[ollski]

Possibly a little late but silicon grease can be your best friend on this job, as can a draper angled screwdriver and a new diaphragm.

 

[ChrisR]

I wonder how many of us were thinking you might have trouble with that particular O ring!
I keep meaning to look for a slightly fatter one to go in there, but I admit I have resorted to a little ptfe tape in the groove to spread it a bit.

 

[ukdan]

I did have a tub of boss white to hand just in case i felt the urge to kick the living daylights out of the boiler. I must have the patience of a saint. Of course, i did charge myself a call out fee to look at the leak. Holiday in the Caribbean next year, i think!