Low pressure at boiler

[Roberts1982]

Hi all!

Looking for some help here, i currently have very low pressure in my boiler (Ideal Icos HE15 Condensing Heating Boiler). Can anyone advise me how i can raise the pressure? the gauge currently shows about 0.2 BAR resulting in some of my radiators being cold. Thanks!

 

[picasso]

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• picasso
• 25 Jun 2010
• 12

there should be one of these somewhere on your pipework, usually its just under the boiler or near the hot water cylinder.

 

[Roberts1982]

What should i do when i locate it? thanks for your response!

 

[muggles]

Turn it on, wait for the pressure to increase, then turn it off again. The pressure may be low due to a boiler fault, if it drops again we can advise

 

[Roberts1982]

Thanks very much! i'll try that when i get home from work

 

[Roberts1982]

please see attached pictures, i can see the flexi hose your talking about but cant see where the valve is.

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• Roberts1982
• 10 Oct 2010
• 2

 

[libby lou lou]

The valves are at either end of the silver pipe, you may need a screwdriver to operate them.
Looke like youv'e had a leak round that cold pipe? or was it there before?.

 

[Roberts1982]

Ah yeah don't mention that cold pipe!! Came home from a holiday last christmas to find the place flooded! Anyway i turned the grub screw at the end of the flexi pipe a quarter turn and then back and everythings sorted, my pressures now between 1 and 2 bar so thanks very much for all your help!

 

[londonboy]

What a stupid place for the electrics

 

[mmalone]

Ah yeah don't mention that cold pipe!! Came home from a holiday last christmas to find the place flooded! Anyway i turned the grub screw at the end of the flexi pipe a quarter turn and then back and everythings sorted, my pressures now between 1 and 2 bar so thanks very much for all your help!

mind if you bleed your radiators you'll need to repressurise again !