Replace EV or just get a new boiler?

[pinheadplanet]

A little tip, if you have silicon grease, put a little dab on the schraeder vavle before pumping up the vessel, when you pump the vessel the silicon lubes the rubber seal on the schraeder and stops it from leaking

Gonna do this later today, would WD40 (or similar) do the same thing or would that damage the rubber seal? Don't think I have silicone grease (I don't have silicone grease!)

 

[ianmcd]

Gonna do this later today, would WD40 (or similar) do the same thing or would that damage the rubber seal? Don't think I have silicone grease (I don't have silicone grease!)

no silicon will have the opposite effect, it will rot the seal

 

[pinheadplanet]

Thought that could be the case Ian.

SO without the application of silicone grease the schraeder valve is blowing pretty bubbles with some soapy water on it after I've pressurised the EV. CULPRIT! Are these changable, or is it a case of a new EV?

 

[pinheadplanet]

OK I see on youtube that you can replace the valve so I think that's my next step to put a new valve in, eBay here we come. If that doesn't work I see you can also get a little extension arm with a new valve on one end, so you just screw it on to the existing valve and hey presto no dicking about trying to remove the old valve. I'm still gonna try to remove the old valve and replace it because who doesn't love a bit of dicking about!

 

[ianmcd]

OK I see on youtube that you can replace the valve so I think that's my next step to put a new valve in, eBay here we come. If that doesn't work I see you can also get a little extension arm with a new valve on one end, so you just screw it on to the existing valve and hey presto no dicking about trying to remove the old valve. I'm still gonna try to remove the old valve and replace it because who doesn't love a bit of dicking about!

Never knew screwfix did them , I get mine from Halfords, yes the bent extension works and makes pumping up every year a lot easier