While I was topping up my combi-boiler as the pressure had fallen, the blue
plastic 'tap' under the boiler broke off (before I managed to turn it on,
thankfully).  It broke in two and came away from the screw which controls
the flow.  It rarely needs topping up but not sure what I will do next time
I need to - not sure how another plastic tap could be attached onto it, so
any suggestions - is this going to be an expensive repair.

As a matter of interest, what would have happened if it had broken off when
it was 'on'?

Thanks

Alex

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	"Alex"  writes:

> While I was topping up my combi-boiler as the pressure had fallen, the blue
> plastic 'tap' under the boiler broke off (before I managed to turn it on,
> thankfully).  It broke in two and came away from the screw which controls
> the flow.  It rarely needs topping up but not sure what I will do next time
> I need to - not sure how another plastic tap could be attached onto it, so
> any suggestions - is this going to be an expensive repair.


Buy another valve and take the knob off it. They're not expensive.


> As a matter of interest, what would have happened if it had broken off when
> it was 'on'?


Depends what you did next.

-- 
Andrew Gabriel

"Alex"  wrote in message
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> While I was topping up my combi-boiler as the pressure had fallen, the
blue
> plastic 'tap' under the boiler broke off (before I managed to turn it on,
> thankfully).  It broke in two and came away from the screw which controls
> the flow.  It rarely needs topping up but not sure what I will do next
time
> I need to - not sure how another plastic tap could be attached onto it, so
> any suggestions - is this going to be an expensive repair.
>


Buy a new set of handles.  I think Bent & Queer (B&Q) do them for most types
of valve now.


>
> As a matter of interest, what would have happened if it had broken off
when
> it was 'on'?
>


You would have panicked and run around screaming while the water slowly
built up in the central heating system to the point where it didn't /
couldn't take any more.  Most people would have gone to get a pair pliers or
a small spanner to put on the valve head to turn it off though.  :-)  LOL
(you know I'm only joking)


>
> Thanks
>
> Alex
>
>