Recent content by NickRCarter

In addition my thoughts were to replace the existing 8 litre with a 12.

Simond, I saw your post after sending my last post. I agree, my thoughts were to replace the vessel, I just wanted to get the views of others with more experience of these things. Many thanks, Nick

Thanks for that, can you suggest an appropriate pressure? Nick

So its at the base of the vessel. Thats a real pain as the vessel is installed sitting on the floor so access to the base is not possible. I take it from the symptoms I have that replacement is a real probability. If I have to drain, disconnect in order to gain access to the base and coupled...

Hi Simond, If as you say it has such a valve I would be very interested to know exactly where it is on my particular vessel?! Nick

Yes that is the one. I guess it is just a simple case of replacement in that case. The symptoms are, if I charge to say 1bar cold, when the system runs it goes to around 3bar then it discharges some water through the valve. When system cools, pressure drops to sub 1bar. I can presume the...

The name on the vessel is Flexcon. I would put an image on but I don't know how to do it?

Photo coming up in 5 mins. I'll check for details on vessel.

Hi, Yes both systems are sealed and both have expansion vessels, except only ONE has an air filling valve?? Nick

Hi, Just a quick and simple question and a simple answer, I hope. I have two sealed systems, one has a vessel with an inlet to recharge with a footpump or similar, the other does not appear to have such a connection. Am I missing something?? In both senses? It is the latter that I have...