stelrad ideal rapide sprint combi water pressure

[ilm]

i have just moved into a new house and it has the above boiler installed.
the pressure is below 1 and i cannot find the filling loop that my boilers had at my old house (had a separate water and central heating boiler).
does anyone know how i can sort this out?? the stop cock is open fully so cannot add more to pressure to it at the moment.

secondly, the water in my shower takes ages to heat up and only gets warm instead of the temperature i've selected on the dial, is this related to the low water pressure??

thanks

 

[EliteHeat]

i cannot find the filling loop

It has to be there, keep looking.

Secondly, the water in my shower takes ages to heat up and only gets warm instead of the temperature i've selected on the dial, is this related to the low water pressure??

No

 

[bengasman]

start running your shower half open and increase flow once warm

 

[Agile]

It has to be there, keep looking.

I went to two flats last week and neither had any filling loop1

Just why would anyone want to do that?

Tony

 

[bengasman]

installed a boiler once in a kitchen where the only logical place for filling loop and the draincock was in the manhole right under the boiler, under the bin, next to the stopcock, owner did not want it visible in his tiny kitchen. no problem until the polish kitchen fitter covered the manhole with laminate flooring. i was willing to fit another fillingloop, but could not turn the water off.

 

[ilm]

hi, found them and got the pressure up at last!!

the shower is still spitting out cold/warm water. its an aqualisa shower.
just a round temperature dial and push button (on/off) insert attached to a pole from the ceiling where the water comes from. has the thermostat gone??? its an electric shower as we have to turn a switch on in the airing cupboard to get it working.

thanks

 

[ChrisR]

Aqualisa Quartz??
Is it pumped? It shouldn't be, with a combi.

Your boiler is supposed to heat a small store of hot water, ready for immediate use.
Sounds like it needs looking at. Long in the tooth now.

 

[ilm]

it isnt pumped as far as i know, just wondering if i need to change the centre dial if that is where the thermostst is.

thanks

 

[Ben da Menda]

Ilm,
I have a similar problem to your original one, in that I've just moved house, had a leaky valve and lost pressure. Oviously the system needs repressurising now but where is the filler pipe(I don't have a manual)? From your reply earlier you've found yours could you please help and point me in the right direction.
Many thanks
Ben.

hi, found them and got the pressure up at last!!

the shower is still spitting out cold/warm water. its an aqualisa shower.
just a round temperature dial and push button (on/off) insert attached to a pole from the ceiling where the water comes from. has the thermostat gone??? its an electric shower as we have to turn a switch on in the airing cupboard to get it working.

thanks

 

[Ben da Menda]

Filling loop found! nicely tucked away behind a fitted base unit!!
Thanks to all.
Ben.