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sorry if this sounds thickish! but what do you mean regulate the pre-charge? do you mean, check what it is ?? You 2 have been great, you obviously know your stuff and are very bright guys, but just 2 things that are a little confusing now.... I read that the pre charge has to be slightly...

valve on the top is the Schrader valve? under a cap. this is where the vessel is charged from with a foot pump (a car tyre foot pump with pressure gauge)!! ... is that right? :)

Thanks. The only reason I thought the more charge the vessel had then the larger size it would need to be is because i read a chart a system with 75 litres of water content with a 0.5 bar charge required only 6.3 litres of vessel and one with 1.0 bar charge required 8.2 litres of vessel!!

Thanks for all your replies to my post!! Although I am fairly confused now after reading all the replies and contradictions!! Can I ask a few last questions before ending this post please? 1)A slightly over sized Ex Vessel is OK? No side affects? 2) An undersized Ex Vessel will mean...

Thanks for helping. So a bigger than necessary vessel is OK, not dangerous or likely to cause any nusiance from my heating system? I am thinking a smaller one, would not be able to take up the volume of heated water and the pressure valve would open up?? Is there a standard size/charge...

potterton flamingo II RS50 it says. i think there was an older header tank before connected to the system but replaced by vessel before i moved in.

i get ya, but my vessel is not in the boiler and i don't even have the boiler manual. it looks like it was added after if that makes sense???.....

for a domestic property is there like a rule of thumb for the size of the vessel and charge range? thanks for all your help. all the best.

i read that for every 1 metre of static head from the vessel to the highest rad (so in my case 2 metres) 0.1 bar pressure is the charge. So 0.2 bar should be the charge pressure. but as you have told me kindly, a little over is ok. if i charge it ip to 0.5 bar or even 1 bar is that ok too?

oh i see, i'll need the exact size ones again. do b & q do them? thanks so much for helping.

sorry i have noticed that the nut does go through the inside of the cistern (sorry for getting that wrong). yes i can undo the nut a tiny bit.

it is dark red and is for the heating

what part do i saw? it is tight as pan is very close to the wall!

will the dougnut fit though as mentioned ?? how can i get these old nuts off though also!?

Thanks for helping me with my 2 posts guys. The vessel i have is in the airing cupbaord. it says on it 12litres. doesn't say an exact charge pressure. would it be dangerous to not charge it correctly, say if i overcharge or undercharge the new 1?