Ecotec Plus 824 combi

[jaydebruyne]

How do the side panels come off? Sorry for stupid question! Just don't look like they do but I thought they did

 

[Riley]

I thought it was only on the new ErP models?

 

[hammers4spanner]

I generally use a hammer on these

 

[Last Plumber]

How do the side panels come off? Sorry for stupid question! Just don't look like they do but I thought they did

They don't do I don't think. What you taking them off for, you can get all things from front

 

[jaydebruyne]

They don't do I don't think. What you taking them off for, you can get all things from front

No it's fine - had to change a flow pipe as rubber was leaking.. pile of pooh as replacement just kept peeing out of connection under burner .. no matter how many times I took out and put back, slightly sealed o-ring with lsx, still leaked. Changed o-ring, still leaked. In the end I just sealed old rubber piece and put old pipe back.

Hate Vaillant!!!

 

[gassafe]

No it's fine - had to change a flow pipe as rubber was leaking.. pile of pooh as replacement just kept peeing out of connection under burner .. no matter how many times I took out and put back, slightly sealed o-ring with lsx, still leaked. Changed o-ring, still leaked. In the end I just sealed old rubber piece and put old pipe back.

Hate Vaillant!!!

Is that the common rubber hose which goes brittle & leaks? Did you get the rip-off copper pipe replacement?

 

[Chalked]

There's an upgraded part for this. Made of copper

 

[jaydebruyne]

Is that the common rubber hose which goes brittle & leaks? Did you get the rip-off copper pipe replacement?

I did yes and yes it's that piece of pooh rubber hose.. a waste of money that replacement pipe, just like their boilers

 

[jaydebruyne]

There's an upgraded part for this. Made of copper

Yeah, that's the one I got, but it has a plastic extension piece before it slots into the pipe coming out the burner, and it's that plastic extension that leaked.. why they had to make an extension is stupid.. obv to fit different boilers but still.. STUUUUUPID!!

 

[Last Plumber]

Rather be working on an ideal isar eh?

Twisted underneath it trying to get trap out

 

[jaydebruyne]

Rather be working on an ideal isar eh?

Twisted underneath it trying to get trap out

No thanks! Haha gimme a baxi, potterton or Worcester any day

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Rather be working on an ideal isar eh?

Twisted underneath it trying to get trap out

easier to fit a new boiler

and naughty jay never use lsx dont need it hammer will fix most things

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

If this fits your all going to cry at the price VL.326 VAILLANT ECOTEC CONNEC.PIPE HEAT EX.TO PIPE 0020068956 0020068957 Compatible

 

[jaydebruyne]

easier to fit a new boiler

and naughty jay never use lsx dont need it hammer will fix most things

Indeed.. I shoulda just hammered their boiler to a pulp and said it's beyond economical repair and quoted for a Worcester

 

[jaydebruyne]

If this fits your all going to cry at the price VL.326 VAILLANT ECOTEC CONNEC.PIPE HEAT EX.TO PIPE 0020068956 0020068957 Compatible

Jeez I bet they got their blue peter badge for that one!!! Sticky back plastic and some fishy glue lol

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Indeed.. I shoulda just hammered their boiler to a pulp and said it's beyond economical repair and quoted for a Worcester

now your learning

part of the old fibre washer wasnt still stuck to the fitting was it by chance?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

much better price

Vaillant Ecotec Connection Pipe 0020068956 For Heat Exchanger Original

 

[jaydebruyne]

now your learning

part of the old fibre washer wasnt still stuck to the fitting was it by chance?

Neither end has a fibre washer.. just o-rings.. but it was only leaking from the new piece I bought - gonna take it back and get a credit note

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Neither end has a fibre washer.. just o-rings.. but it was only leaking from the new piece I bought - gonna take it back and get a credit note

did you use silicon spray when you pushed her home?

 

[jaydebruyne]

did you use silicon spray when you pushed her home?

Used the silicon gel they give with the new part.. took the pipe out three times just to make sure it got home, put clip on, filled it up and it just sprayed out like a new water feature

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Used the silicon gel they give with the new part.. took the pipe out three times just to make sure it got home, put clip on, filled it up and it just sprayed out like a new water feature

Hahaha was it going into plastic or brass/copper?

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

Jeez I bet they got their blue peter badge for that one!!! Sticky back plastic and some fishy glue lol

Bought loads off them over the years TBF they were advertising in the gsr mag for ages,check out the price on grundfos pumps with them

 

[jaydebruyne]

Hahaha was it going into plastic or brass/copper?

The end of the copper pipe goes into a plastic extension (it came with the replacement pipe which is leaking) which then goes into the plastic connection next to the hex. Wasted a bloomin hour trying to get it to not leak before I gave up and worked in the old pipe

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Bought loads off them over the years TBF they were advertising in the gsr mag for ages,check out the price on grundfos pumps with them

Ooooo non erp grun pumps

 

[tamz]

No it's fine - had to change a flow pipe as rubber was leaking.. pile of pooh as replacement just kept peeing out of connection under burner .. no matter how many times I took out and put back, slightly sealed o-ring with lsx, still leaked. Changed o-ring, still leaked. In the end I just sealed old rubber piece and put old pipe back.

Hate Vaillant!!!

Throw yer LSX to fk. Its a gas board bodge and no better than any other silicon tbh