been having problems with loosing pressure over a few days, checked for leaks and cant find any! checked the pipe outside (cant rember what it called) and no signs of water, sum one told me to check the pressure vessel, so i checked it and when testing the pressure with a tester water came out aswell as air? is this normal, or is it just like a inner tube and meant to contain air? is it puntured? i tested and seem to get bout 7 psi what pressure is it meant to be at?
volkera linea24 comb boiler
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Water coming from the test point indicates a damaged diaphragm in the pressure vessel.
7psi = 0.5 bar. Normally they are set to about 0.8. These figures mean little at this stage. You need a new Pressure Vessel
Watch the PRV pipe outside as the boiler heats up and the pressure goes up over the 3. If the water isnt getting out there you could have a leak under the floorboards.
Until you get a new PV you could try this trick.
Isolate and drain your least important radiator.
Reconnect the rad and open one valve. DO NOT BLEED IT!
This will assist your ailing PV in the meantime until you get a new one.
7psi = 0.5 bar. Normally they are set to about 0.8. These figures mean little at this stage. You need a new Pressure Vessel
Watch the PRV pipe outside as the boiler heats up and the pressure goes up over the 3. If the water isnt getting out there you could have a leak under the floorboards.
Until you get a new PV you could try this trick.
Isolate and drain your least important radiator.
Reconnect the rad and open one valve. DO NOT BLEED IT!
This will assist your ailing PV in the meantime until you get a new one.
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On the Linea the main heat exchanger is always my first check when faced with a slow loss of pressure without any signs of water from anywhere else.
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instantly obvious from the black staining on the insulation boards
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Not directly but dirt in the system has probably blocked the plate HE. Continually refilling will cause dirt to be formed as the radiators rust!
It sounds as if your boiler is in a pretty poor state.
It rather sounds as if its been like this for a while and you have not bothered to get it fixed.
Tony
It sounds as if your boiler is in a pretty poor state.
It rather sounds as if its been like this for a while and you have not bothered to get it fixed.
Tony
Not long moved into the house! wish id checked it all before moving, would admit i've been refilling the pressure for a month or so. guessing i should get sum1 to look at it, any1 advise me on who ect? don't fancy getting ripped off or getting sum1 who doesn't do the job properly.
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