pressure gauge ???

[mitch13]

have oil heating the boiler is a warmflow 50/70 bluebird boilerhouse model,the problem is when all rads are on i get no hot water from the tank,but when all rads are off i get hot water,the 3 rads downstairs when i bleed them water comes out,but the four upstairs no air comes out at all when i try to bleed them ,also the auto air vent is leaking so that needs replaced,the only thing is their is no header tank in loft so their has to be a pressure gauge somewhere so i can top up the system,have looked at all pipe work in house and loft ,at the tank ,only thing is the burner but it seems to be a sealed unit ,should this system have one ,if so where could it be ,if not how do you get pressure up and add water

have been pestering kevplumb on this but ill give him a break incase he thinks im a stalker

regards mitch

 

[wilhelm]

nowt wrong with stalkers, you can make a good living advertising garage doors. conservatories......etc anyway ....err i am unfamiliar with your boiler, has it a diverter valve,?
im afraid when im stuck, i go straight to the help line

 

[kevplumb]

dunno if this is any help

only one i can find

click on products then combi

 

[wilhelm]

im gonna download the "technical" manual.

so dont expect anything...

but this chateau neuf de kerosene is quite nice.

 

[kevplumb]

so dont expect anything... icon_cry.gif

you mean anything technical

 

[mitch13]

the boiler i have is in products then standard boilers its on page two (bluebird) the system has been working great for 5 years heating both the rads and the hot water,its just the system does not seem to have a pressure gauge on it ,if this is true how would you top up the system,or see if the pressure is correct,the boiler seems to be a sealed unit only access is at the top but all that is their is baffles,also the system does not have its own water tank in roofspace it just gets feed from main tank


mitch

 

[wilhelm]

ahhhh kevin , on second scan , just copped that one or was it there on my first scan......
per sactly..anything technical

but, ill get over it.

anyway, im orwff now to supervise the carry on forum....

 

[kevplumb]

,also the system does not have its own water tank in roofspace it just gets feed from main tank

is there an expansion pipe on the system ??

are you sure it's not a primatic system

 

[mitch13]

expansion pipe primatic system could you explain

mitch

 

[oilman]

Could do, but you could save us lots of work, search the forum (or even the web) for "expansion pipe" or "expansion vessel" or "primatic".

 

[kevplumb]

see this

 

[bripl]

if it is a galv unit you can access both sides 3 screws at the bottom the front door should pull forward at the bottom and then slide out.ALL proper boiler houses/ext[cabin paks] have front access for the oil burner call a competent engineer and have it serviced i am sure the engineer will show you how to gain access.you will probably find the e/v and gauge into one of the tappings on the boiler,hope this helps

 

[mitch13]

ok now that i know its a primatic system,it seems to be getting better as the days pass i can now keep all rads on and still getting hot water hope thats it sorted,doesnt feel wright as i cant say i really fixed it ,only turned the rads on and off a few times and broke the auto air valve is this what plumbings like if it needs topping up how do you do this ,do i need speicial tools ie pressure gauge whats going on


cheers mitch

 

[kevplumb]

if it is a primatic it should fill itself through the cylinder

bripl's post might be worth a look first