Eeeeeek!
Pressurised to 1 bar....heating on.......upstairs rads hot, downstairs getting hot.....gauge reading 3 1/2 bar and rising after just 10 minutes..... :shock:
Have switched off again!
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Thanks for reply misterdubya......that probably explains the initial drip problem....but I'm presuming the safety valve isnt working at all, as the pressure was literally off the scale last night (ie way past 4 bar)... :-(
So it should be okay to re-pressurise and use hot water as long as I...
Where do I start........!?
Had a radiator spring a leak earlier this year....replaced and fitter set pressure at about 3 bar...which I thought a bit high...so he did drain a bit off. Noticed not long after that the overflow was dripping outside... Someone suggested turning the fill-loop valves...