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Of the three images on the site in the link above, the one on the far right, (which is on the left hand side of the loop in the original image), is that safe to turn to pressurise? That being the screw which is closest to the cold water inlet. Would the best method be to turn the tap on the...

there is a flat head screw where the tap should be, could i unscrew that instead then tighten it once the required pressure is reached? Edit: cheers, ill try that, thanks for all your advice. How long should the boiler be off for by i try pressurising the boiler?

I can see the filling loop, it has two connections with valve taps where it is connected to the boiler but it doesn't have the tap on the filling loop as in the image above.

I'm renting a property with some friends, the boiler in the house is a Baxi 80E. On the top floor the radiatiors required bleeding (hot at bottom, cold at top), after having done so we checked the pressure on the meter and saw it was only 0.5 bar when the boilers running (0.7 when off). So i...