2007-02-09 01:58:04 · 7 answers · asked by RYAN O 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
It's obviously an enclosed system that is completely full of water, otherwise beelding the rads would do the trick. You have no choice but to let the pressure out somehow - there is normally a stopcock somewhere near the lower part of the boiler or pipework. You need to get something to drain into - a brush pan, say, or a watering hose out into the garden, dependant on the amount.
I have found that on most sytems the pressure drifts down slowly over time, so you could probably leave it. I have had mine running over 2 1/2 for short periods. If it's a modern boiler it should have low and high threshold alarms and safety cut-outs - so if it runs it's probably OK.
If in doubt, be safe, and pay up!
2007-02-09 02:07:26 · answer #1 · answered by steveb9458 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to make sure that the fill loop is off. Its the braided hose that links the system to the water main, in fact i would remove the hose from the connections.
If you still have a problem then i would say the expasion vessel is knackered.
When the heating system heats up you will get a pressure rise, but 3 bar is a bit high and if this is the case, if it has been that way for a while it may dammage the expansion vessel
2007-02-09 10:03:44 · answer #2 · answered by Glenn M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
follow on to the other question eh ?
So, assuming you let it bleed for a while ( take a couple of pints out ) and the pressure was still up ?
Then you are probably connected to mains pressure. There should be a link cable between the cold inlet and the sealed system./ Ensure this valve is closed and disconnect the hose ( its normally a flexible steel braided one)
Once you have seperated the system from the mains, bleed the rad again.
cheers.
2007-02-09 02:28:47 · answer #3 · answered by Michael H 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Turn the release on the safety valve to let the excess pressure out. Or just wait, it will go down over time anyway.
2007-02-09 02:43:26 · answer #4 · answered by jayktee96 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
let it cool down
is there a drain plug near the filler tap ?
if not, keep bleeding a rad
2007-02-09 02:02:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
check your pressure switch is working right , it should have compensated for it it self , to bring the level back down
2007-02-09 02:05:08 · answer #6 · answered by smart arse 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you must bleed your first rad and
so on and check your bar reading
every time dont fill so fast?
2007-02-09 02:07:15 · answer #7 · answered by S Csparky 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋