Problem - Vaillant boiler knob

[rocketmanbkk]

Friends

A Vaillant boiler - one of the grey knobs is broken, I bought new ones - they come is three's, anyway, the grey knob has a clear plastic centered spindle thing and it's snapped off in the hole.

I can't get the bigger out!!!! Any suggestions?

Shall I try drilling it with a fine drill bit - bit risky.

I'm stuck,

Rct

 

[rocketmanbkk]

Here's a pic

 

[bigads28]

Isn't the spindle into a potentiometer on the pcb? Just take it apart the boards pop out really quick on a vaillant.

 

[Millsy 82]

Take pcb out and push it back out the front. I've done loads of these and never had one stuck.

 

[gassafe]

Blob of super glue on the end of something

 

[diamondgas]

Even thinking about using a drill is scary!! These push into a potentiometer in the PCB...! You may need to take the pcb out to get the bit that's snapped out?

How competent do you feel about stripping it down? If not get someone who knows a bit more about it IMO....

 

[rocketmanbkk]

I'm not gas safe do don't want to take it apart.

 

[rocketmanbkk]

I might try the superglue method to try to pull it out. If not I'll get a gas safe man to do it.

Thx all.

 

[diamondgas]

I might try the superglue method to try to pull it out. If not I'll get a gas safe man to do it.

Thx all.

Nooooooooooooooo!! The glue might fec-up the pcb..... )

 

[lame plumber]

leave well alone if you arent gas safe as you say and leave off messing with super glue, you know your only option.

 

[IDCHAPPY]

Both my Knobs are broken (oo-er) they are both up at Max do i'm happy :lol:

 

[stevetheplumber]

you do need to get the board out for these as the bro
ken bit only comes out from behind the board

 

[rocketmanbkk]

Cheers, a gas safe man will deal