Filling loop ON or OFF position????

[Mutley56]

My Worcester Bosch Greenstar 24i boiler pressure guage reading >2bar and drips of water are visible going through tundish.

The filling loop is in place and I want to ensure that it is in the off position. So, does the tap part on the valve need to be parallel to the filling loop pipe or a quarter of a turn clockwise and sitting acriss the loop at 90 degrees?

Thank you very much for your replies - in know this sounds like a numpty question!

Mutley56

 

[petit_pablo]

Across the pipe.

 

[simond]

If you want to be sure the valve is working, remove the filling loop. It is meant to be removed when it is not used anyway.

 

[Mutley56]

Many thanks petit_pablo.

I have tunred the black tap by a quarter of a turn so that it is sitting in a position across the filling loop.

Does the pressure reduce by itself or do i press the red button under the boiler to drain water from it?

Thanks again.

Mutley56

 

[Mutley56]

So it's ok to just unscrew the filling loop at both ends from the pipework?

Mutley56

 

[simond]

It is OK, assuming you have a typical braided steel covered hose. However, if you've left the loop on, things will get better now it is shut.

Relieve the excess pressure by opening a drainoff or a rad bleed screw. Don't use the red handle, that valve tends to lift once and then drip forever. And if I remember correctly, it is a pig to change on the 24i system boiler.....

 

[Mutley56]

Thanks simond,

I'll bleed some water from a radiator valve and just keep checking the pressure on the boiler.

I'll switch the boiler off at the control in the kitchen first.

Mutley56

 

[Mutley56]

Filling loop off.

Bled radiator - boiler pressure guage now reading 1bar.

No drips visible through tundish.

Thanks again petit_pablo and simond.

Cheers.

Mutley56