Hi guys, before you say it I know..........The boiler was installed before I moved in but nobody seems to have a decent word to say about these!
I need some help......please.
About 3 months ago I replaced the the pump on the boiler and also the water pressure switch (which was cracked and leaking). Ever since ten Ive had a problem with the pressure.
1) The pressure seems to drop off at about the same time every night (maybe when the pots get washed) I know for a fact that running the hot water makes the temperature drop..........but it only seems to cut off at the same time most days?????
2) The low pressure switch is activating well before the red lines on the gauge..........before it used to cut off at 1bar, now it seems to be doing it at 1.5 bar............its as if the gauge is reading wrongly.
3) Earlier I turned the heating on and the pressure shot right up through the red to 4 bar............and didn't even cut the system out, surely there is a high pressure switch on there as well?....I had to turn it off at the mains, but when I turned it back on it was okay (i turned the temp up to max before i initially turned it on, but put it back down to half before I turned it on for the second time)
4) People I ask keep saying I need to put air into the expansion vessel because it will not have any in from when i initially drained the system....is this correct and if so how do I do it?
Really hope someone can help me, this boiler is becoming the bane of my life.
I need some help......please.
About 3 months ago I replaced the the pump on the boiler and also the water pressure switch (which was cracked and leaking). Ever since ten Ive had a problem with the pressure.
1) The pressure seems to drop off at about the same time every night (maybe when the pots get washed) I know for a fact that running the hot water makes the temperature drop..........but it only seems to cut off at the same time most days?????
2) The low pressure switch is activating well before the red lines on the gauge..........before it used to cut off at 1bar, now it seems to be doing it at 1.5 bar............its as if the gauge is reading wrongly.
3) Earlier I turned the heating on and the pressure shot right up through the red to 4 bar............and didn't even cut the system out, surely there is a high pressure switch on there as well?....I had to turn it off at the mains, but when I turned it back on it was okay (i turned the temp up to max before i initially turned it on, but put it back down to half before I turned it on for the second time)
4) People I ask keep saying I need to put air into the expansion vessel because it will not have any in from when i initially drained the system....is this correct and if so how do I do it?
Really hope someone can help me, this boiler is becoming the bane of my life.
