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I have a hydroponic underfloor heating system with three loops which is fed by a combi gas boiler and it keeps losing pressure. I've had one plumber out who was stumped, and I have another booked in to have a look next week. Currently, when the heating is running it needs topping up from the filler loop every couple of hours. I top it up to 1.5 bar or so and then within a couple of hours it will have dropped to 0.3 bar and the boiler will cut out. It stays stable at 0.3 bar, i.e. doesn't drop to 0.
The first plumber checked the PRV and had a tinker with the manifold but couldn't find anything conclusive. When the heating is running it does heat the flat very efficiently. The second plumber who I've had recommended gave me some tests to try over the phone. One thing he recommended was isolating the heating by shutting off valves on the manifold and leave it for a couple of hours to see if the pressure drops.
I just wanted to ask a really noddy question please, do I just need to close the valves highlighted on the attached photo? Many thanks!
I have a hydroponic underfloor heating system with three loops which is fed by a combi gas boiler and it keeps losing pressure. I've had one plumber out who was stumped, and I have another booked in to have a look next week. Currently, when the heating is running it needs topping up from the filler loop every couple of hours. I top it up to 1.5 bar or so and then within a couple of hours it will have dropped to 0.3 bar and the boiler will cut out. It stays stable at 0.3 bar, i.e. doesn't drop to 0.
The first plumber checked the PRV and had a tinker with the manifold but couldn't find anything conclusive. When the heating is running it does heat the flat very efficiently. The second plumber who I've had recommended gave me some tests to try over the phone. One thing he recommended was isolating the heating by shutting off valves on the manifold and leave it for a couple of hours to see if the pressure drops.
I just wanted to ask a really noddy question please, do I just need to close the valves highlighted on the attached photo? Many thanks!