Cracked it!
Actually, Simon, it was slightly different to how you described it (the plastic panel was never present) - there are two brass blocks at the front of the boiler, one at the end of the mains water-inlet and the other, to the right of it, for the central heating return (not DHW as I...
Ah, I think the PDF I have is of the newer models - the filling loop looks really obvious on there!
Are you saying there is another valve beyond a cutout in the base of the case-proper?
Alas, not. This system doesn't have the filling loop exposed. It's all inside the case.
I suspect that there *is* another valve somewhere, I'm just not sure where! :wink:
I've found the installation manual on the Vaillant website, but no immediately obvious solutions.....I'll report back if...
Hi, newbie here.
I inadvertently depressurised the DHW system by fiddling with the pressure release valve, so I now get an f.28 on my ecoTec combi.
There was no manual when I moved into the house last year, so a bit of hunting on here revealed that this model has an internal filling loop...