Plumbing question 'diverter valve head' clicking

chris-red · Have you considered a TDM? Joined: 21 Sep 2005 Karma :

Right just moved in and the boiler is making noise, everything seems to be working right I.e. rads are warm and the water is hot. The part that is making noise is the 'Diverter Valve Head' it is a noise like a relay clicking several times a second.

It is a combined boiler an Ideal Esprit 2.

Any ideas?
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Codemonkey · Crazy Courier Joined: 18 Oct 2009 Karma :

I had something similar with mine a while back (Baxi Combi HE). I ended up sourcing a new diverter valve motor from eBay and fitting that. I think the issue with mine was the gears in the motor were getting worn and starting to slip. When it operated, it pressed a pin down on the valve which was quite stiff, so I manually pressed it a few times as well to see if it freed up a bit.

It was a nice easy fix, literally 5 mins, just pull a clip out, lift the motor/gearbox thing off the diverter valve, unplug the cable and reverse to fit the new one.
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Pete. · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Aug 2006 Karma :

Had that on a vaillant too. New valve £90 fixed it.
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Sload · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Aug 2011 Karma :

Sounds like it is failing, prob best just change to be safe or source a spare and wait for it to fail for maximal use.
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stevo as b4 · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 Jul 2003 Karma :

I've replaced the actuator on my Ideal boiler too. Its as Pete said around 80quid tho so a bit of a bitch. I once replaced the diverted brass valve body itself, as it leaked and soaked the floor. The price of the valve itself was over £140.

Ideal aren't my favourite make of boiler, but then who makes a quality item anyway these days without cheap and nasty components?

chris-red · Have you considered a TDM? Joined: 21 Sep 2005 Karma :

Thanks all I was hoping I could just replace the head, I've got a plumber mate ill get out to fix it I've got too many other things to fix and the space is pretty tight.

Chris
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