glowworm boiler

[rlornie]

Hi
I have just moved in to my new house. The boiler system had been drained down.
I refilled it, bleed all the rads it worked fine for 2 days.
Today the pressure had dropped below 1 bar it was filled to 2 bar when working. So I refilled it to 2 bar but the boiler did not fire up. The pressure in the boiler just started to drop again and now is below 1 bar again. I have checked for any leaking rads but can not see any.

Any Help would be great

Thanks Robert

 

[kevplumb]

check the drain valves

check the prv View media item 16652
outside

 

[adlplumbing]

one check if blow off pipe is leaking

and run tissue round all rad vales if little wet then leaking their

use two spanner`s one for nut one for the valve

 

[rlornie]

Water is leaking out of the prv. Does it need changing?

Thanks Robert

 

[glasgowgas]

look at FAQs at top of page,

it will tell you how to re charge

 

[rlornie]

I can re charge it but it keeps emtpying out the pressure relif Valve.
Do i need to change the valve.

 

[kevplumb]

look at FAQs at top of page,

it will tell you how to re charge

the expansion vessel

http://www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=37170

3rd post

you might have to clean/ replace the prv as well

 

[glasgowgas]

you are not recharging the expansion vessel ya lemon

you are filling the ch system

have you looked at the FAQS?

will post a link in a minute

 

[kevplumb]

I can re charge it but it keeps emtpying out the pressure relif Valve.
Do i need to change the valve.

err saying nuttin

forgot about the time difference in glasgow

 

[glasgowgas]

just wait ya damn yankee

got BT out in the am

broadbands only gonna get faster

 

[kevplumb]

sir if you wish to insult a plastic southerner the title is confederate

View media item 17065

 

[glasgowgas]

View media item 17660

to the OP a thousand apologies

if system pressure is rising to 3 bar recharge exp vessel

if system is 1.5 cold rising to about 2 thats perfectly ok, but if the PRV is leaking at 2 bar, its better off to replace