Boiler pressure issue?

southcoastrgi

You need to look for this,

Munchkinsmum

Could that be this? I can’t see anything else anywhere near the boiler that looks remotely similar, and nothing with that lever.

https://ibb.co/0YKWSw0

southcoastrgi

That looks like it, you need a flat screwdriver & these two pieces need to be turned, so my suggestion is turn the one furthest away 90° so it is inline with the pipe, then slowly turn the other one & you will hear water, watch the gauge (it won't take long which is why you open it up slowly), when it gets to between 1.0 & 1.5 turn the screw back to where it was

bouicca21

Re-pressurising the boiler is a a doddle once you have the filling loop pointed out to you, so I second getting it serviced and asking the engineer to demonstrate it to you. Getting it serviced will also tell you whether there is something wrong with the boiler or whether you have a leak.

Munchkinsmum

Thank you so much southcoastrgi that did it! Really, really appreciated.

roddydogs

So WBs less than 2 yrs old still have the old fashioned loop?

bris

roddydogs wrote: »

So WBs less than 2 yrs old still have the old fashioned loop?

The built in filling loop is an optional extra on some of the boilers. It's installed with the boiler and costs about £40 from what I can remember.