Valiant ecotec pro base thermostat broken

[bob999]

Hi pictures say it all really..

The knob to turn to adjust the temp of heating,(and hot water) just free wheels, and pulls off.

Can I just stick a screw driver or something in and twist?

Is there a way to work out what it's set at?

Is there an easy perm fix?



Thanks

 

[Riley]

Easy perm fix is to get a gas safe engineer in to replace the knob. As they will have to remove the cover to fit a new one

 

[RayW]

Using a pair of pin nosed pliers just wriggle the shaft. The temperature will be displayed in the window. Adjust as required.

 

[Riley]

I would say not a sensible option as the pin attaches straight to the PCB so you could risk damaging that

 

[bob999]

how much to sort this job? i can see you can replacement knob for about £10. should i attempt? how much for a engineer to do is a fair price? greenwich

 

[Riley]

Hours labour and a coffee. We don’t talk prices on here

 

[gmartine]

Very common, PCB is very delicate that's why control knob is designed to fail.

 

[bob999]

Very common, PCB is very delicate that's why control knob is designed to fail.

is it likely a PCB replacement or just knob?

 

[Riley]

You won’t know without a gas safe engineer as you can’t take off the cover legally I’m afraid

 

[Chalked]

please don’t poke a screwdriver through, the plastic insert goes into a live connection.

 

[gmartine]

Get it serviced then the engineer can swap out the control knob legally.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Closed