Hi, Having problems with pressure in my boiler, overnight the pressure will build up to 3 bar or just below, had a new expansion vessel fitted but still just the same, any ideas ?.
worcester 240 BF problems
Apr 26, 2009
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Does the pressure build even if the boiler is off?
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Hi John, yes the pressure builds up if the boiler is on or off, overnight the pressure builds up to nearly 3 bar
Hi John, yes the pressure builds up if the boiler is on or off, overnight the pressure builds up to nearly 3 bar
It there any chance that the filler loop is open?
Adam
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Hi, no the filling loop is disconected.
Hmm, then you need to start thinking logically where the pressure is coming from.
If it's not thermal expansion ( boiler off ), and it's not from the fill loop, then where else is it coming from?
The only other possibility that comes to mind is:
Do you have an unvented HW cylinder? ( eg magaflow etc )
A leak in the indirect coil would push mains pressure water ( typically 3 bar or more ) into the primary loop and cause this. I've never seen this in a real installation, however.
You need to start shutting stuff off to eliminate things.
It's worse than I thought - you must have a hole in the 2ndry heat exchanger letting mains water into the primary all the while.
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