Ravenheat LS80 Diaphragm

[Donttrythisathome]

Hi, Has anyone come across a Ravenheat LS80 Diaphragm repair kit, or is it a new shunter valve needed (As Ravenheat has informed me!!) Please help.
Has anyone come across a LS80 before??? Apparently its only 4yrs old. I'm sure it's just diaphragm, but haven't removed valve yet!
Thanks in advance.
(Aren't the staff at Ravenheat nice, I wonder if they have parents).

 

[kevplumb]

Ravenheat LS80 Diaphragm repair kit, or is it a new shunter valve needed (As Ravenheat has informed me!!)

what the ell is a shunter valve

 

[Donttrythisathome]

Well if you speak to the spares dept at Ravenheat you'll find it's a three way valve.

 

[kevplumb]

Well if you speak to the spares dept at Ravenheat you'll find it's a three way valve.

so it's a DIVERTER then

or could it be a reversing valve

 

[Donttrythisathome]

I just knew you'd come back with DIVERTER!! !!!!

 

[kevplumb]

so try working on a SD 620 (not if you have any sense)

then its a reversing valve

 

[Donttrythisathome]

O.K. I submit. It's a diverter.
Can you help me with diaphragm repair kit, or do I need new shunter?

 

[kevplumb]

if its ravenheat

chances are its one of them italian things goivanni or summat

 

[Slugbabydotcom]

Not your standard diverter on these. Its a Giannoni V41 or V42 type.
Very similar and perhaps identical to the ones fitted on Alpha ocean boilers.
For some reason to do with the microswitch being on a collar in the middle instead of at the end that must make 'em a shunt valve.
Still a diverter in my book until the 'politically correct police' come and get me.
AFAIK you cannot get a diaphragm specifically for these but it might be worth looking into whether or not you can get one for an Alpha cd24c as it will probably be the same.

V41

V42 has this bit different :-

This firm reckons that their standard kits fit all giannoni valves. Only problem with that site is that you have to buy 4. Today I watched someone pay over £20 for one of these which came in a box with Worcester wrote on it!

 

[ChrisR]

Standard giannoni diaph will fit but you have to disfangle and substichange some of the subclippery rounds. Bit assbastifartious.

 

[Donttrythisathome]

Many thanks for help and explanation on shunting. I'm of to wreck an LS80!