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A few months ago the diverter valve went on my boiler and just the diaphragm was replaced. Since it was done, the boiler was losing pressure and dripping slightly underneath and the chap just never came back despite several calls and eventually just ignored my calls!! Needless to say I'm not happy with him.
Anyway, yesterday it suddenly started pouring water from underneath yesterday, not just from one area but the whole of the underneath. I couldn't find where to isolate the supply so all i could do was switch off the mains water and call a plumber.
So another plumber came out and said that the previous chap had caused more trouble than he had fixed and that the whole diverter valve should have been replaced. He allegedly isolated the supply and i'm expecting him to call me with a price to replace the DV. He said that it should only drip and that it would be fine to have the water back on.
Just after that a radiator cracked upstairs (it was one of those days!) so the water had to be off again while I got that isolated. Since the water has been switched back on, the boiler is gaining pressure and dripping heavily. It's up to about 3 bar now and got there by itself after a couple of hours with the mains water switched on. I didn't think this should happen with the water supply to the boiler isolated.
I'm now worried that this other chap doesn't know what he's doing! Can anyone offer some advice? Does his diagnosis of a badly-replaced diverter valve diaphragm sound feasible?
Thanks, Lisa
Anyway, yesterday it suddenly started pouring water from underneath yesterday, not just from one area but the whole of the underneath. I couldn't find where to isolate the supply so all i could do was switch off the mains water and call a plumber.
So another plumber came out and said that the previous chap had caused more trouble than he had fixed and that the whole diverter valve should have been replaced. He allegedly isolated the supply and i'm expecting him to call me with a price to replace the DV. He said that it should only drip and that it would be fine to have the water back on.
Just after that a radiator cracked upstairs (it was one of those days!) so the water had to be off again while I got that isolated. Since the water has been switched back on, the boiler is gaining pressure and dripping heavily. It's up to about 3 bar now and got there by itself after a couple of hours with the mains water switched on. I didn't think this should happen with the water supply to the boiler isolated.
I'm now worried that this other chap doesn't know what he's doing! Can anyone offer some advice? Does his diagnosis of a badly-replaced diverter valve diaphragm sound feasible?
Thanks, Lisa