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Boiler - Cant find filling loop to top up pressure

  • 01-12-2024 11:44PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37


    Anyone know where I can find the filling loop to top up the pressure.

    Had an air lock in an towel radiator in the bathroom, bled the radiator and pressure dropped to zero. No idea how to top up the pressure back up now in the absence of any obvious filling loop?

    Current Setup - Please see attached pictures

    Boiler is located in back bedroom 3 valves in total - Black on the left, Yellow in the middle, Black on the right (Pressure on boiler gage reading zero)

    Expansion Vessel located in attic - Two red valves (Pressure on expansion vessel gage reading zero)

    Airing cupboard / cylinder tank located downstairs, couple of red valves

    Have tried opening the 2 red valves on the Expansion Vessel but they don't seem to budge very far before there is resistance and I didn't want to force them because I'll be honest this is my first time I've ever had to do anything with boilers and radiators. Would be grateful if someone could advise?

    Thank you

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,920 ✭✭✭10-10-20


    Hi, that's it there in the second photo with the dial on it. It's an automatic filling valve. Make sure that the supply to it is open and then give it a few taps with a handle of a tool. If it's not filling then it might be seized.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37 Kav_Piero


    Thanks for that,

    I tried turning both valves anti clockwise but can barely get even a quarter of turn on them before it feels liked their locked and nothing happens? don't want to start using brute force trying to turn them in case I do damage.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,341 ✭✭✭✭Calahonda52


    that suggests they are both fully open.

    Have u tried closing them.

    Never good practice to fully open a valve as then it cant be definite whether its open or closed.

    Open it fully and then close it a half turn when you are finished this project.

    While it does have a non return valve downstream of the pressure relief valve, it's a bad setup, because it will continue to fill if you have a leak and dilute the inhibitor if you live it open, IIRC its not complaint will regs

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