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Yes, it was the check valve at fault. Got it replaced and all fine now. Thanks for the advice

Yes. Water is flowing normally out of the hose when the tap is opened

Don't think it's a screw valve. Seems like a double check valve. Regardless, when I open it and the tap it still doesn't fill.

There is a screw on the underside of the end of the hose opposite to the tap.(third picture in the imgur link above) If I turn that screw halfway or a whole revolution, nothing happens. If I unscrew it further, water starts to leak out from around the screw. http://i.imgur.com/GgjqAFN.jpg

After bleeding some radiators, my Ideal Sprint combi boiler stopped working. Pilot is on but when there is demand on the system it does not fire up. From reading around I understand the problem is low pressure (should be 1-1.5, currently less than 0.5) I'm trying to repressurise the system...