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Got home checked boiler pressure sitting around 2 bar heating now been on for over 24h I checked the pressure in the expansion vessel and it was at 22psi

I will do it tonight when I get home, the heating is on continuos since yesterday morning so the pressure will be around 2 bar on the boiler, I will test it see what it says, thanks Valve cap is on top of the vessel it's like the back bone of the boiler,

Hi I measured it when the boiler was cold and at zero pressure

No I didn't empty it, should I do that and then try the boiler, I didn't want to empty it as it was ready the correct pressure

Your correct believe me I have seen most DIY disasters done by people who think they know, I'm self employed joiner have been for 14 years in that time I have done most trades myself where possible excluding gas, I'm actually part installing a boiler and unvented pressure cylinder in a...

I have been on the q&a can't see anything about an exv What is an exv ?

I have looked at most threads on problems similar to mine but not sure if it's the same problem Ok so I got to put heating on and it isn't working so I go look at the boiler, red light is on I check the pressure gauge and it's in the red, so I top up the system using he filling loop till it...

i canceled the contract due to the cost, now its down to me to fix it,

also forgot to say, if i turn the tap on lets say bathroom sink good flow (i dont mean i put it on full blast just enough to fill the sink) water starts coming through and as it gets heated the flow goes to a trickle then i need to speed up the tap to avoid the boiler from shutting down, whats...

im going to be replacing this piece of 5h1t next year, i had it installed in 2002/03 and has been nothing short of a sore head since, i have over 10 scottish gas job sheets and vokera job sheets from all the break downs, these have 90% of the time been due to the hot/cold/hot/cold water...