Ongoing problem with pressure problems. Pressure keeps dropping to zero after heating as been on(got an engineer coming out on friday for this). However since yesterday after I re-pressurize the system to about 1 bar manually within about 30 secs the pressure goes to 3 bar, then I have to run the cold water taps to release the excess pressure. Any ideas if the two faults are related. Thanks
ideal response 120
- Thread starter neil8375
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Whoa!
If you 'have to run the cold water taps to release the excess pressure', there's something horrendously wrong - or you're not closing the valve on the filling loop.
If the valve is DEFINITELY closed with the pressure at 1 Bar, then the pressure on the gauge goes to 3 Bar 'all by itself' and THEN you can reduce it by opening a hot or cold water tap, my best suggestion is that the heat exchanger is comprehensively broken, so that there's a leak between the hot water and heating parts of it.
If so, you'll need a new HX. Problems with this part are 'well known' on the Response. You will ONLY get a replacement part from Ideal. Make sure you drive a hard bargain - there is no justification for Ideal to make profit on a part with a design flaw- as in this case.
If you 'have to run the cold water taps to release the excess pressure', there's something horrendously wrong - or you're not closing the valve on the filling loop.
If the valve is DEFINITELY closed with the pressure at 1 Bar, then the pressure on the gauge goes to 3 Bar 'all by itself' and THEN you can reduce it by opening a hot or cold water tap, my best suggestion is that the heat exchanger is comprehensively broken, so that there's a leak between the hot water and heating parts of it.
If so, you'll need a new HX. Problems with this part are 'well known' on the Response. You will ONLY get a replacement part from Ideal. Make sure you drive a hard bargain - there is no justification for Ideal to make profit on a part with a design flaw- as in this case.
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