Pressure testing

[edlin]

Any good tool suggestings for testing pressures on combi expansion vessels

 

[ollski]

foot pump

 

[kevplumb]

tyre pressure guage

 

[ChrisR]

Foot pump with a pressure guage on it

 

[GRC]

tyre pressure guage

GRC - Where can one get fittings to adapt a car foot pump or similar to regular plumbing fittings like 15mm or 22mm compression....?

Regards, Graham

 

[ChrisR]

The vessels under discussion do have car-tyre-like valves. Any dry pressure testing kit will have a fitting on a lump of brass which has 15mm and tyre valve. Screwfix do one at a rip-off £40 or so.

 

[gsportgeorge]

Car foot pump pressure gauges are a joke... Mine reads 30psi (2 bar) when in reality the pressure is more like 20psi (1.3bar)...

 

[ollski]

Car foot pump pressure gauges are a joke... Mine reads 30psi (2 bar) when in reality the pressure is more like 20psi (1.3bar)...

Always best to steer clear of the pound shop for work tools

 

[oilman]

Car foot pump pressure gauges are a joke... Mine reads 30psi (2 bar) when in reality the pressure is more like 20psi (1.3bar)...

Always best to steer clear of the pound shop for work tools

Pressure gauges on foot pumps get a lot of abuse (like getting kicked a lot), it's got nothing to do with buying in pound shops.

 

[PEDANTICVINDICTIVEMAN]

Got mine from Halfords, cheaper than bying from HRPC

 

[ChrisR]

You have to check ANY tool you use for measuring. My footpump reads about 2psi low.

 

[jas05]

GRC

8mm copper will fit a car footpump.

 

[ChrisR]

Well I'm blowed, I suppose it would!
No non-return valve, though.

 

[edlin]

Hi which one did you buy as some boilers dont have a lot of room

Got mine from Halfords, cheaper than bying from HRPC