Recent content by barry11

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AS above and also i am still looking for the general area of the valve on the expansion vessel so i can check the pressure.

I switched off the Boiler Over the past hour there has been a .03 bar drop.And i have checked the SRV (bone dry) Defo not leaking there. Is there any way of checking for leaks without ripping floorboards up and tearing plasterboard walls apart ? Is there common places where leaks tend to...

Thanks mickyg, Have you got any idea why i am getting a pressure drop when this system cools down? Pressure will stay good as long as the boiler is running.I could run it for as long as i want without it dropping. But if i switch it off and let it cool the pressure is dropping. I am 99% sure...

Problem Half solved, I let the boiler fill up and over pressure and removed the clip off the filter which is located on the pump housing. Left the system pressure build up and the filter poped out under the water pressure (with a lot of dirt or corrosion). I have done this about 10 times each...

I have done all that but today the system start gurgling (boiling) over. seems there is an air blockage and a slight howling noise any ideas about this. Also should this system only have one expansion tank which is located at the back of the boiler. Would it not make sence to have one higher...

Thanks jackthom. I have went and bought some inhibitor today and i also bought some cleaning agent. The problem I have now is I have put the cleaner in the small rad in the upstairs bathroom. I took the rad off the wall and poured the cleaner in..and refilled IS THIS OK Now the problem...

I am not to sure if there ever was any put in.The house is four years old and maybe you are right.When i bleed the rad it has a strong smell.

Hi all, My boiler is a gloworm 18si it is running 8 rads in a normal 3 bed semi. I have had nothing but a headache with this boiler from day one. I think i have narrowed the problem down to the pump housing and i am looking for opinions. Fistly the rads were only heating upstairs downstairs...