Ariston Clas HE 30 - Cannot pressurize system past 0.5 bars?

Hi, long time lurker but untill now I have not had any problems, that said, I have just drained my Ariston Clas HE 30 heating system down to put in a new radiator in my lounge once I was finished I refilled the system only to find that I had put the TRV on the wrong side, so I drained the system down again and refitted the TRV on the correct side and I am now trying to re fill the system but the pressure is stuck at 0.5 bars and will not go beyond this? If I leave the water tap open a white box to the left of my boiler whirrs and seems to pump out the water? The white box is called a Boss condesate pump? I have never seen one of these before?

My question is what can I do to refill the system and why is it not allowing me to pressurize the system to 1 bar? there are no leaks and the pressure is not moving at all.

Could be your pressure gauge is stuck at 1/2bar, as you repressurize the prv opens and discharges into the condensate pump. Have you tried tapping the gauge.

michele5041 said:

Could be your pressure gauge is stuck at 1/2bar, as you repressurize the prv opens and discharges into the condensate pump. Have you tried tapping the gauge.

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Thanks for answering me, do you mean tapping the pressure gauge where the numbers are?

Edit: Just tried doing that but it didn't work. It sounds as though it is refilling but after a 10 seconds or so the pump kicks in again.