Filling Loops open or closed?

[BallR]

Is anyone able to help?
this is the filling loop on my boiler, I needed to repressurise it this morning after bleeding the radiators. As it has no handle I used an expandable spanner and it slipped off of the knob when I tried to close it on reaching 1bar, o then struggled to get it back on before pressure hit 3 bar. I’m not sure if it’s open or closed now?! If I turn it either way it starts to leak very slowly, but when I have removed lots and lots of water from the radiators the pressure hasn’t moved at all suggesting it’s still open? My overflow pipe outside is also leaking. I’ve switched the boiler off for now. If the loop is still open will the pressure continue to rise over 3? Can anyone advise?
Thanks

 

[gas112]

still partially open flat sides need to be vertical ....and bleed out of a rad the excess pressure take it down to 1. 5

 

[BallR]

Thank you.
Silly question, but when looking at that should I be twisting it to my right? Also, will it get to a point where I can’t turn it any more? I think I’ve messed with it so much I’m confused about what way I turned it when I started!
Thanks again

 

[oilhead]

The flat sides need to be at 90 degrees to the pipe to be closed. You may find there is no positive stop to the valve if it is a ball that is operated. What do you have at the other end of the filling loop? If that is closed, then it will also stop the flow.

 

[Madrab]

Didn't realise this was a duplicate thread

Filling Loops open or closed?

Is anyone able to help? this is the filling loop on my boiler, I needed to repressurise it this morning after bleeding the radiators. As it has no handle I used an expandable spanner and it slipped off of the knob when I tried to close it on reaching 1bar, o then struggled to get it back on...

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[Madrab]

Thank you.
Silly question, but when looking at that should I be twisting it to my right? Also, will it get to a point where I can’t turn it any more? I think I’ve messed with it so much I’m confused about what way I turned it when I started!
Thanks again

Turn it clockwise until as suggested the flats are at 90 degrees to the valve

This is what your what the valve would have looked like with the black handle on it. The flats in your picture would be in line with where the valve handle would sit as it the picture, so @ 90 deg



may be an idea to get a new valve fitted