Combi boiler problem - please help??

Question

I have a combi boiler and have come to top up the pressure via the tap which is under our stair case.
The problem is that when I turn the tap nothing happens!!
The tap has not been used for around 6 months.
My boiler shows on the pressure gauge as having zero pressure.
what can I do? and why is there no water gushing through when i turn the tap on under the stairs?
Please help???!!

I have used the tap over the last few years on a regular basis and it has always topped up the pressure OK.
???

Answer 1

There may be a tap at the other end of the link, that is worth checking, if not, turn the tap off, dissengage the filling link, (the hose), open tap into a bucket and be sure it works, if not, it's a plumber for you i'm afraid.

Answer 2

OMG you should contact consumer council; I am not a plumber but I have reason to believe your problem is the same one I had in November. It took my corgi reg plumber 3 weeks to find it but because the problem had been so simple the consumer council said he could not bill me a substantial amount, it cost 60 pound for 3 weeks work! The problem was a blockage in the inlet pipe, they checked the usual pipe coming out of the boiler but not the water pipe going into it, because apparantly he has never seen such a blockage on an inlet pipe - however my mother had the same problem last week and told the plumber about my boiler - it was the same prob! It is apparently common if you have previously had a coal or coke fire and still have the same radiators! Good luck getting sorted but you should have comeback on the plumbers you have paid if they have not rectified the problem so don't pay out anything else!!! Good luck!

Answer 3

On out combi you have to insert the key and push upward and turn to activate the water inlet. You could try this.

Answer 4

there might be a water inlet screw under boiler.... check the instructions or call a corgi reg' repairer

Answer 5

the valve may be jammed in the closed position,even though it turns