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The pressure vessel (in the atic) has a knob that lets water out. The PRV that is giving me the bother was one beside the boiler (in the garage), I think it is to ensure that too much pressure does not build up in the boiler.

Have checked the PRV and it has scaled-up also held it under the tap in the kitchen and water dripped out. It would seem that this valve is not sealing properly. The boiler has Truco Trojan written on it and the burner is a Sterling 40 burner

Truco Trojan

I have a two storey house with a converted attic. The attic is roughly 6m above the garage. Does anyone know why the PRV in the garage "blew out" when the pressure reading on the gauge on the pressure vessel only read 1 bar? If there is air in the system could I turn on the pump (without...

When the water was flowing out of the pressure release valve in the garage the gauge on the pressure vessel (in the attic) was reading around 1 bar and continually dropping, due to the relaese of water The valve that allowed water to flow out is next to the air vent for the central heating...

To move two upstairs radiators I drained the central heating system. Moved the radiators and started to refill the system, as I refilled the system building up the pressure and bleeding radiators the pressure release valve for the central heating system (not the valve on the pressure vessel)...