Randall 103 timer turning too fast!

[tonybee]

My Randall 103 timer is turning too fast and you can see it visibly so obviously something is wrong! Any ideas please and can I replace it easily if need be?

 

[wotan]

Who installed this timer, is it still under guarantee?
How fast is too fast, a day in say 12 hours?

Wotan

 

[tonybee]

Thanks for your reply, it was installed in 1986! It does a full 24 hour rotation in about an hour lol![/img]

 

[spraggo]

definitely faulty, change it they are still available

 

[Mickymoody]

Is that a DIY disaster?

 

[tonybee]

I managed to get a replacement from Screwfix, a Danfoss 103 @ £49.99 inc. VAT. It is pretty much identical and I only had to undo the bottom screw, slide old unit off the wall plate and replace with the new one Was very easy.[/url]

 

[tonybee]

definitely faulty, change it they are still available

Thank you...I managed to get one as per my posting below

 

[tonybee]

Is that a DIY disaster?

It is a disaster when you are old, infirm with respiratory problems such as Asthma, Obstructive Sleep Apnoea and other bronchial problems, plus arthritic problems that are also exacerbated by cold and damp...we live in a very old house! It was my first time on here and I had no idea where to post my problem so chose disasters after I posted it on another forum page where I read about replacements but had no idea which forum page that was, as I could not identify it! Show some sympathy and empathy to strangers...you never know their personal circumstances!

 

[foamit]

Hi tonybee

You will find a lot of micky tacking on this forum but it is all light hearted welcome and enjoy.

 

[Mickymoody]

Is that a DIY disaster?

It is a disaster when you are old, infirm with respiratory problems such as Asthma, Obstructive Sleep Apnoea and other bronchial problems, plus arthritic problems that are also exacerbated by cold and damp...we live in a very old house! It was my first time on here and I had no idea where to post my problem so chose disasters after I posted it on another forum page where I read about replacements but had no idea which forum page that was, as I could not identify it! Show some sympathy and empathy to strangers...you never know their personal circumstances!

I show empathy with that, and I apologise. What you said in your first paragraph I relate to, due to having had a collapsed lung, being unable to sleep, and exposed to cold and damp due to the most dodgy boiler ever. I was advised this is definately my problem, so saved up, bought the part, no change, no no it's this that is faulty, again no. So after 2 engineers, I now have a boiler that supplies central heating, and no hot water, then in the middle of the night, the boiler switches itself on, remotely, and water pours from within its bowels, and floods my kitchen, to add to the chaos. I'm now told that the part (divertor valve) costs £150, and fitting costs £150...and I live in a very old house. Each post can only be judged on it's reply, to the data being supplied.

So two boiler 'specialists' failed, and indeed made the problem worse. Is to pay £300 for repairs useful? Or do I need ANOTHER boiler fitting within 10 years?