low pressure. Help!

[Leeloo]

Hello,
I wonder if someone can give me advice regarding my boiler. It's a British Gas CDI Series and the pressure is at less than 0.5 but i think it needs to be between 1 -2. There is a little read marker that point to the halfway point between 1 and 2 on the little clock anyway. How do I 'refill' the boiler? I looked underneath, but all I see are lots of pipes! Help!

Here is a picture of the boiler attached.

 

[diamondgas]

Do you have a white plastic refill 'T' ?

 

[Barry98]

can you take some photos of underneath , it will help us point you in the right way

 

[dontknowitall]

You'll need to find the "filling loop" which is usually a silver coloured flexi pipe - it's that pic that we're asking for!

 

[Barry98]

you are quite right it should be around 1.5 on the cold water inlet pipe there till be another pipe coming off going to the central heating will a form of isolating this , or a filling loop open these up to increase the presure to 1.5

if you cant see it take some more pictures for us of underneath

 

[Leeloo]

Hello there,
when you say that, would that be a plastic pipe? There are only copper pipes. Am I being an idiot?
Lx

 

[Barry98]

i would hope theres no plastic there , take a pic fella

 

[Barry98]

it might look like this

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=filling+loop&FORM=BIFD
or domething simliar

 

[Leeloo]

taking pics now

 

[dontknowitall]

No, you're not being an idiot as it takes us plumbers a while to find this filling loop sometimes!

By way of explanation (and hopefully help you find this loop) the boiler needs more water in the system. So, for example, if it's near the kitchen sink it's a fair bet that the pipe will be between the sink and the boiler. If you look in the cupboards around the boiler you should find it. Alternatively it might be hidden behind a removable wooden panel.