Boiler presure problem

[thames]

Hello
Hope someone can give me some advice on a problem im having with the central heating in my flat.
I have a Glowworm 18si fanned flue system boiler with 5 radiators. Over the past year I have had a problem that the boiler keeps losing pressure going to 0.6 where the red light will start flashing and then continuing to go to 0.0

It started almost a year ago and would lose pressure gradually over a couple of weeks but got quicker with time. We had a plumber come round and he fitted a Presure release valve which seemed to stop the problem for a couple of months how ever the problem eventually came back and slowly got worse.

We have had a couple of different plumbers round over the past couple of months and most recently had someone from British gas come round. He said he thinks it is a leak in the pipes somewhere and flushed the pipes with some filler. This has not helped and the system can now go from 1.8 to 0.0 in as little as an hour.

If the central heating is turned off but the hot water left on the boiler maintains its pressure, recently as a test I turned off each radiator individually at their bases and then turned the central heating on. this caused the boiler to lose pressure very quickly.

Obviously if this is a leak it will mean pulling up carpet and wooden flooring in my flat which I would rather not have to do not to mention drilling into the floor to get to the pipes is there anything else that would cause this problem. my flat is on the 3rd floor of a 3 story block and i have had no complaints from anyone below about leaks or ceiling stains from above so cant understand where the water could be going if it was a leak.

Thanks in advance for any help you can give.

 

[P4ULT]

Hello
Hope someone can give me some advice on a problem im having with the central heating in my flat.
I have a Glowworm 18si fanned flue system boiler with 5 radiators. Over the past year I have had a problem that the boiler keeps losing pressure going to 0.6 where the red light will start flashing and then continuing to go to 0.0

It started almost a year ago and would lose pressure gradually over a couple of weeks but got quicker with time. We had a plumber come round and he fitted a Presure release valve which seemed to stop the problem for a couple of months how ever the problem eventually came back and slowly got worse.

We have had a couple of different plumbers round over the past couple of months and most recently had someone from British gas come round. He said he thinks it is a leak in the pipes somewhere and flushed the pipes with some filler. This has not helped and the system can now go from 1.8 to 0.0 in as little as an hour.

If the central heating is turned off but the hot water left on the boiler maintains its pressure, recently as a test I turned off each radiator individually at their bases and then turned the central heating on. this caused the boiler to lose pressure very quickly.

Obviously if this is a leak it will mean pulling up carpet and wooden flooring in my flat which I would rather not have to do not to mention drilling into the floor to get to the pipes is there anything else that would cause this problem. my flat is on the 3rd floor of a 3 story block and i have had no complaints from anyone below about leaks or ceiling stains from above so cant understand where the water could be going if it was a leak.

Thanks in advance for any help you can give.

check the expansion vessel

 

[stevetheplumber]

Central heating troubles can be tricky to solve because the problem could be a number of things that only a professional should tackle. From a simple leak You may need plumbing services

i would get someone to spell check your web site as estimate is wrongly spelt
id also remove the picture of the boiler with the mains cable dangling on to the gas supply before gassafe see it

 

[moony]

i would get someone to spell check your web site as estimate is wrongly spelt
id also remove the picture of the boiler with the mains cable dangling on to the gas supply before gassafe see it

lol

 

[freelander100]

you need a new expansion vessel, does the water leak out of the pipe outside near the flue when ch on, water will not expand enough on hot water only, to make this happen. if you have a car foot pump, connect it to valve on vessel, it should read 0.5 bar. if it dont charge it up.

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

i would get someone to spell check your web site as estimate is wrongly spelt
id also remove the picture of the boiler with the mains cable dangling on to the gas supply before gassafe see it

well said steve

 

[Mackattak]

to make this happen. if you have a car foot pump, connect it to valve on vessel, it should read 0.5 bar. if it dont charge it up.

There's a lot more to re-charging the vessel than this