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    Worcester-Bosch 8000 repressure question (leak related)

    Thanks PorkChop
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    Worcester-Bosch 8000 repressure question (leak related)

    Thanks Shaun.
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    Worcester-Bosch 8000 repressure question (leak related)

    Currently have a 11yr old Ideal Plus35 Combi in the loft of a 3 bed bungalow serving 6 rads + UFH in lounge/kitchen. Had problems with leaks and pressure drops to boilers resulting in new mains supply pipe plus digging up internal floors. Still have pressure loss of c. 0.5 bar over 2 weeks in...
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    Changing a boiler so repressurising not required

    Thanks Darren, I was a bit puzzled when he said it would need topping up every few months - as it is quite tricky procedure to do and I imagine some older people might have difficulty with it even with an easy to access boiler. There has been a history of leaks in the system. The latest back in...
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    Changing a boiler so repressurising not required

    Hi and many thanks for your excellent reply steadyon. Point 3. Have an additional filing loop & pressure gauge sounds like a very good idea. What kind of specialist plumber would be required? Will it be easily understood? Indidentally, British Gas Home Care have just been and fixed it (it...
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    Changing a boiler so repressurising not required

    Hi I have a combi boiler (Ideal +) sealed system and every few months in autumn/winter the pressure drops and I have to go up to the loft to repressurise. This is a bit of a pain especially if I am not around and my wife would have to do it. Are all combi boilers like this or can a new boiler...
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    Air release valve leaking at UFH manifold - why?

    Thanks very much Stigster!! Great research. So should I say to my plumber something like: "Can you fit a manual air release valve this time please, because it is less likely to get blocked and cause problems in the future"?
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    Air release valve leaking at UFH manifold - why?

    Hi there - regarding the manifold and possibly fitting a manual air vent. The manifold looks like this (see attached) - and the air release valve which had some water (a few drops) was at the top right. The make on the pump is Grundfos. The other thing as you can see on the photo is that the...
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    Air release valve leaking at UFH manifold - why?

    Many thanks for that reply, much appreciated! Can a manual air release valve be easily retrofitted to a system which has the automatic type of valve?
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    Air release valve leaking at UFH manifold - why?

    Hi - thanks for your reply :-) sorry I don't understand. I have never "aired" my system weekly or any other time. The original problem is that an air release valve has a very small leak and my question was about that. Then someone suggested a "manual" air release and I asked what that meant: ie...
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    Air release valve leaking at UFH manifold - why?

    Hi thanks for your reply. Sorry for not understanding - but I'm not sure what "air the system" or "drained down" means. Can you explain? Thanks, D
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    Air release valve leaking at UFH manifold - why?

    Thanks for your replies guys. How would a manual air release valve work? Does it mean I have to periodically (weekly/monthly?) release 'air' by turning some valve? How will the manual valve not get clogged by dirt in the same way the auto air release valve does? We do have that things fitted...
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    Air release valve leaking at UFH manifold - why?

    Does anyone know why does an air release valve fail (ie leak) on a UFH manifold? This results in pressure drop on the boiler - so no hot water. It happened about 18 months ago - and was replaced - and now it has happened again. Is it just bad luck? Faulty part? Not correctly installed? Is...
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