Need to re-pressurise a Thermecon 40/60 boiler-help please!

[SuffolkGuy2015]

Hi there,

After bleeding my radiators, my boiler is no longer 'firing' up. It turns on OK and the pump sounds like its working fine, but the boiler isn't making the usual firing noises and the rads are not heating at all.

I'm guessing its just due to the pressure dropping-there was an awful lot of air in the rads...

I need to get the pressure to 2.76 bar (according to the manual but I cannot see any pressure gauge anywhere! Any ideas on how I can check the current pressure?

Thanks to all replies!



[/list]

 

[Boilerman2]

You need to set the pressure to 1.00bar (I don't know where you have got 2.75 from it is far too high!)

If you lift off the top casing panel, you should see the pressure gauge, it is on the left hand side, on the copper pipe to the left of the pump, the filling loop may be fitted inside the boiler case, but could be elsewhere nearby (it is left to the installer to choose the location) the reason the burner is not firing may be due to the overheat stat, this can be reset by removing a small (thimble sized) black cap on the boiler theromostat, once unscrewed you will see a white button, you need to press this firmly screw the cap back on afterwards, if the burner still refuses to fire try the burner reset button on the front of the burner

 

[SuffolkGuy2015]

You need to set the pressure to 1.00bar (I don't know where you have got 2.75 from it is far too high!)

If you lift off the top casing panel, you should see the pressure gauge, it is on the left hand side, on the copper pipe to the left of the pump, the filling loop may be fitted inside the boiler case, but could be elsewhere nearby (it is left to the installer to choose the location) the reason the burner is not firing may be due to the overheat stat, this can be reset by removing a small (thimble sized) black cap on the boiler theromostat, once unscrewed you will see a white button, you need to press this firmly screw the cap back on afterwards, if the burner still refuses to fire try the burner reset button on the front of the burner

Hi Boilerman, thank you ever so much for your advice I did look but still couldn't see any pressure gauge. I called a local engineer who recently serviced our boiler and it turns out I have an open system, so there isn't actually a pressure gauge at all!

It turned out that the ballcock in the heating system water cistern in the loft had got stuck in the 'up' position, so all I had to do was jiggle it a bit to loosen it, and hey presto the water tank started refilling immediately. I've just bled a bit more air out of the system and now have a fully operational system and warm house once again

Thanks again, all the best

 

[Boilerman2]

Glad you got it sorted
Rick
Elanar Technical Services Ltd