Also to note the previous “professional” heating engineer left the boiler with missing screws and the two temp probes not in the side holder of the boiler so I suspect it was overheating the water as well. They’re all back in the proper location.
Ok thought I’d update. The system is now all fixed. Running better than it ever had. I replaced the auto bleed valve. I checked the pump was free to rotate and was all good.
After all the parts I replaced I put a system cleaner through the heating and flushed out a lot of debris. Cleaned off...
Hi thanks for the responses. It’s not a combi I don’t think it has a separate water cylinder.
Heat was getting upstairs to the furthest radiator and creeps up slowly to above 1.5 bar after I’ve re bled everything again.
The EV is a like for like internal 12 L as per Grants website.
On the...
I have grants vortex oil fired boiler. Sealed system heating and separate water cylinder. I’ve gone to turn the heating on ironically to check all working before winter and it’s over pressurising up to 2.5 bar then operating the the prv.Before I turn it off.
Over time it then returns down to...