Fantastic, thank you so much! My boiler needed pressure this morning but I added too much by mistake then was convinced it would explode. Who knew it was so easy to get rid of the excess pressure. Thank you again!
Thanks for this, heat exchanger was replaced in the boiler today and the engineer put it over 2 bar so when the heating came on it went a lot higher, started to panic but your video was very straightforward to help 😊
Question on pressure stuff, set mine to 1.2 the heating has come on and I hear a water trickling sound, is that normal? Then when the heating is on it’s gone up to 2 bar, is that also normal? It’s an ideal logic, thanks
Thank you so much for you're advice a 60 quid call out charge turned into a 98p bleed value on a radiator and helped me sort my pressure out thank you!
Thank you so much for this vid . Was having trouble with my Valliant Boiler overheating to 3.3 psi . worried it was going to pop 🙂 . Needed some quick info on how to release some pressure and came across your channel , problem sorted . Much appreciated top bloke 👍 Thanks. I am now a subscriber to your channel
Thank you very much for this video buddy... I bled all the radiators earlier and left the valve open on a tall radiator because it wasn’t heating up... missus re-pressurised to 3 bar 😱😱😆😆
Many thanks for this video,put my pressure up too high and this very helpful and simple explanation helped me to normalise it. great video,you have an amazing talent of explaining things 👌
Thank you very much for your clear explanation. It also helped a lot you stated that the process may need a lot of bleeding to bring the pressure down. Issue sorted!
Thanks for the video. We keep our vacuum cleaner, steam mop etc in the same cupboard as our boiler & accidentally pushed up against one of the valves to increase the pressure. It was sitting at 2.7 but managed to get it to 1.6 by bleeding radiator 👍🏼
Thanks so much! It's Sunday night the pressure was too low but I managed to top it up again but a wee bit too much! I'm switching everything off for tonight and will do the radiator remedy in the morning! At least I'll sleep knowing the house isn't about to explode! Thanks again!
There are loads of video's on how to repressurise a Worcester! BUT, this is the only one I've found on how to depressurise one. I needed this tip after it went to 3 bar. Thanks a lot mate, sorted!! :-)
Nice video al , just for those who attempt who aren’t In the trade , do it when the system is cold as pressure will read slightly higher when the system in warm / hot.
Thank you so much for this, you are brilliant ! Really good at explaining in simple terms.Glad you said you can bleed any radiator as I thought I'd have to bleed all of them !! I've subscribed too. Cheers Michelle
Thank you for the video on reducing the boiler pressure. However, I want to ask if the inlet valve needs to be closed before carrying out this exercise. Thank you very much
Brilliant video. As I had adjusted the pressure to high, 2.2bar. Thanks for the tips on lowering it. Only problem I have now is hot Water tap is not working. Is thi anything to do with boiler?
@@dereton33 I filled it put 2 much Warter drained by the rad, it's on 1 and quarter when boiler is off putting heating on goes up 2 just under 2 bar does the pressure always go up more when heating is bud?
Thank you so much for the information my partners one was full to the max I was scared because they say it blows an he has two beautiful girls an worried about them as I don't know anything about this I try do with the value on the boiler didn't work going to try bleeding the radiators I give a comment on tomorrow if this works thank you for your video
Hi Al, is there any reason to why my boiler is increasing pressure itself over the course of a few months? It's also been making noises after I've reduced from nearly 3 bar to 1.8.
thanks for your video! I do both the refilling and leting out and it has always been fine...but today after the heating and hot water wasnt working i noticed pressure valve down but after first letting out air of all radiators and then refilling the valve just wouldnt come up at all. then all of a sudden water leaked from boiler so i figured i was over doing it...that it WAS indeed refilling and rising pressure but thevalve was just not working maybe? We tried turning on boiler again and it all works but now i am afraid it is TOO high but I just cannot see as it seems guage (red bar) has not moved. Yet clearly pressure has raised enough to leak water from saftey valve in boiler and heat working! Arrrgh. Landlord is a nightmare and would prefer to hold off til summer to insist on getting it sorted...so if i can sort it out til then...is there a way of knowing hether pressure too high other than leaking water from boiler? and is there then a way to know if youre letting too much out of radiators? or does it matter if it is too high? it has historically dropped often so i imagine there is something leaky...nothing pipe wise it seems but we have a few old taps that never seem to close completely that also need tackling so maybe those? anyway thanks in advance for any clues you could give us. best wishes
One question. If it only goes over the recommended maximum pressure of 2.5 after a while when the radiators are on, is that less of a concern than if it was already over that before putting the heating on?
Red light keeps coming on, fixed the pressure, it will work for 5 mins, heating & water comes on, then goes back to red. Switched it off at the mains Vakera excell 25, turn it on and off, still not sure how to fix it?
I getting worried, I overfilled it yesterday and have drained loads, bled the radiators but the pressure doesn't seem to be dropping? I left it at just over 2 a few hours ago, I've just been to look at it and it's crept up to nearly 3. It's been switched off all this time. Please help.
@@dereton33 Thank you so much for your reply, and I'm sure you're right. I've just pulled my towels storage box out and can see some water below the filling loop. Thank you!
I guess now I have to keep filling up/bleeding rads till the pressure remains at the set point just over 1Bar as I did let a lot of water out? As I raise it and run it for a short time then the pressure drops again.
I have a Glow worm flexicon 24CX and when we use the heating, for some reason the pressure showing in the display keeps going up and up slowly and never decreases. within a week, if we use the heating, the pressure showing in the display goes up to 2.7 bars. I then need to use one of the drain off valves in one of the radiators and drain some water in order to bring the pressure down to 1.0-1.2 bars. What is causing this? I'm monitoring this situation and when using just hot water in any of the taps, it doesn't make the pressure to go up and up like when using the heating.
It will only happen with the heating. Make sure the filling loop is not connected in case it is letting by. The boiler stat also might need looking at if it is overheating, try turning it down and see if that halts the pressure rise.
dereton33 Thanks for your reply. Both valves in the filling loop are tightly shut, I just double checked. I wonder if it is something to do with the wife having the heating on for hours on end in order to have the house super hot which I hate it.
Yes that would be a lot to do with it, as the water in the heating circuit is being constantly heated therefore expanding due to the high temperature, pushing the gauge ever higher. Try a lower temperature. Buy your wife a thick woolly jumper ha ha.
dereton33 Both hot water and heating were set to 55 degrees. I just set the heating to 50 degrees. I will keep monitoring in case the wife still puts the heating on. Thanks for your help.
Hi, my pressure is on the red, I’ve taken loads of water out but still on around 3 pressure, i overfilled it myself. The boiler is making noises, what shall I do ? Thank you 🙏
Fantastic, thank you so much! My boiler needed pressure this morning but I added too much by mistake then was convinced it would explode. Who knew it was so easy to get rid of the excess pressure. Thank you again!
You are welcome!
2.36am and after watching your video i can finally get some sleep after bringing the pressure down on my boiler many thanks .
No problem Rob get some sleep.
He didn't reply so I'm guessing he's still inbed
This plumber makes it so simple to do, other plumbers beat around the bush, why can't they just get on with it, well done sir
Thanks Dale.
Thanks for this, heat exchanger was replaced in the boiler today and the engineer put it over 2 bar so when the heating came on it went a lot higher, started to panic but your video was very straightforward to help 😊
Glad it helped
Question on pressure stuff, set mine to 1.2 the heating has come on and I hear a water trickling sound, is that normal? Then when the heating is on it’s gone up to 2 bar, is that also normal? It’s an ideal logic, thanks
Thanks you so much, put too much pressure in my boiler this morning and then panicked...what a lovely man you are, thank you!! 😇
You are very welcome
LIFE SAVER!😃🙌🏾 Thank you so much for taking the time to make such a simple and super useful video!
You're so welcome!
you saved the day, you put it so simply, so many take you round in circles, thank you
No problem Rita.
That’s a perfect video, thanks.
Thank you sir again for your help & explaining in a way that makes everyone happy..
It's my pleasure
Thank you so much for you're advice a 60 quid call out charge turned into a 98p bleed value on a radiator and helped me sort my pressure out thank you!
Excellent!
Thank you for making it a simple task to solve the issue and for removing any worries about things going bang.
No problem Adam.
Thank you. No heat or hot water this morning and watched this video and sorted the high pressure issue. Top stuff.
Glad it helped
Mate you’ve just saved me a call out for a plumber. Excellent video!!
No problem 👍
Thank you so much for this vid . Was having trouble with my Valliant Boiler overheating to 3.3 psi . worried it was going to pop 🙂 . Needed some quick info on how to release some pressure and came across your channel , problem sorted . Much appreciated top bloke 👍 Thanks. I am now a subscriber to your channel
You're welcome! Thanks for subbing.
Thank you, nearly had a heart attack. my boiler climbed upto 3 bar because I turned the heating on after a year. Well now its ok.thank you
No problem.
Thank you very much for this video buddy... I bled all the radiators earlier and left the valve open on a tall radiator because it wasn’t heating up... missus re-pressurised to 3 bar 😱😱😆😆
No problem 👍
Many thanks for this video,put my pressure up too high and this very helpful and simple explanation helped me to normalise it. great video,you have an amazing talent of explaining things 👌
You are welcome!
A brilliant find dereton33 I am now going to attempt to depressurise my baxi megaflow boiler.
Thank you very much for your clear explanation. It also helped a lot you stated that the process may need a lot of bleeding to bring the pressure down. Issue sorted!
Great.
Thanks for the video. We keep our vacuum cleaner, steam mop etc in the same cupboard as our boiler & accidentally pushed up against one of the valves to increase the pressure. It was sitting at 2.7 but managed to get it to 1.6 by bleeding radiator 👍🏼
No problem.
Thanks so much! It's Sunday night the pressure was too low but I managed to top it up again but a wee bit too much! I'm switching everything off for tonight and will do the radiator remedy in the morning! At least I'll sleep knowing the house isn't about to explode! Thanks again!
No problem.
There are loads of video's on how to repressurise a Worcester! BUT, this is the only one I've found on how to depressurise one. I needed this tip after it went to 3 bar. Thanks a lot mate, sorted!! :-)
No problem Glen.
Thank you for putting my mind at ease. Very good instructions.
You are welcome!
Brilliant 👨🏾🔧👍🏾💯
Thanks 🙏🏾 a million ur hard work 😓 and informative is always appreciated 😃.
No problem.
Thank you so much, you really put my mind at rest and you explained everything clearly and concise
Glad it was helpful!
Simple and useful technique ❤❤
Thanks a lot 😊
Thank you and very helpful. My boiler problem solved with a few minutes.
No problem
Brilliant thank you saved me a sleepless night and money for call out
No problem.
Thanks a lot, brill and easy to understand. All the very best and keep well. Singem.
Many thanks!
Thanks Al,good advice as always.
Thanks for watching.
Thank you for your generous help.
Happy to help!
Nice video al , just for those who attempt who aren’t In the trade , do it when the system is cold as pressure will read slightly higher when the system in warm / hot.
Thanks for the extra info.
Thank you, you have save me the panic of calling out home insurance team during lockdown
That`s great.
Thank you for your excellent explanation! Sorted out the high pressure with your advice 👍👍
Excellent!
Thanks just the advice I needed.So easy when you know how.
You are so welcome
iv had to watch a few of your vids today all good now thanks for this channel
Glad you like them!
Thanks Al - really helpful and important video.
Very welcome
As usual top chap 1st sorted toilet issue now boiler
No problem.
Thank you so much for this, you are brilliant ! Really good at explaining in simple terms.Glad you said you can bleed any radiator as I thought I'd have to bleed all of them !! I've subscribed too. Cheers Michelle
You are so welcome! Thanks for subbing Michelle.
You sir, are a legend 🙌
No problem 😊
Sir your a life saver!🙌🏻🙌🏻
Happy to help!
Clear and simple. I'll try this later thank you
No problem.
Thank you! Nicely explained. Much appreciated
No problem.
thanks again man , thought i was going to blow the house up ha ha ha pressures down now thanks
No problem.
It always something so simple 😅 many thanks!
You're welcome 😊
Many thanks for your brilliant advice. It worked fine ☺️
You're welcome!
Thank you very much for this advice, it helped a lot!
No problem Nick.
Thank you, gewat advice. Worked perfectly
You're welcome!
Thanks.. saved me a call out charge.. top man
No problem Shein.
Brilliant! Solved the problem. Thanks so much! 👍
You're welcome!
Really appreciate you educating us
No problem dewsbury65.
Thank you for the video on reducing the boiler pressure. However, I want to ask if the inlet valve needs to be closed before carrying out this exercise. Thank you very much
The fill valve should always be closed.
Thanks for this easy to follow advise :D
No problem.
I put too much pressure in my boiler yesterday. Can I just wait until it goes down by itself? The pressure often drops n this big old house
Yes sure.
Saved me £1000. Corona plumber would have had my pants and vest off Thanks so much.
No problem.
Brilliant video. As I had adjusted the pressure to high, 2.2bar. Thanks for the tips on lowering it. Only problem I have now is hot Water tap is not working. Is thi anything to do with boiler?
It will be the tap faulty
Great video, very helpful
Thanks for sharing 👍
No problem 👍
Thank you. This is very helpful.
You're very welcome!
Good man clear info mate thanks a lot
Thanks David.
I decreased the pressure but it just goes back up within a hour or so, any ideas pal?
Worked like dream thank you
You're welcome!
Thanks alot... Very helpful video
Most welcome!
Is this legal in Scotland and are there no risks as long as the heating is off?
It`s quite safe. Even in Scotland. Ha ha.
Excellent advice as usual 👍
Thanks Phil and Pam.
@@dereton33 my is is on 1qurter I put heating on goes on 2,, bar is that OK?
@@dereton33 I filled it put 2 much Warter drained by the rad, it's on 1 and quarter when boiler is off putting heating on goes up 2 just under 2 bar does the pressure always go up more when heating is bud?
Good video thanks for posting
No problem.
Thanks mate, Absolute legend!!
No problem 👍
There used to be pressure relief valves underneath the boiler that simply emptied into the overflow, don’t you get these on modern combi's?
Yes but they are on top of the boilers now.
Love it. Solved my problem thanks!
You're welcome!
Thank you so much for the information my partners one was full to the max I was scared because they say it blows an he has two beautiful girls an worried about them as I don't know anything about this I try do with the value on the boiler didn't work going to try bleeding the radiators I give a comment on tomorrow if this works thank you for your video
It should Nicola.
Hi Al, is there any reason to why my boiler is increasing pressure itself over the course of a few months? It's also been making noises after I've reduced from nearly 3 bar to 1.8.
System needs a clean, heat exchanger could also be clogging up.
thank's for a great easy to follow video well done
No problem Mail.
Super advice. Much appreciated
No problem
This was a great help! Thanks 😊
You're so welcome!
Great stuff helped me out pal
No problem 👍
thanks for your video! I do both the refilling and leting out and it has always been fine...but today after the heating and hot water wasnt working i noticed pressure valve down but after first letting out air of all radiators and then refilling the valve just wouldnt come up at all. then all of a sudden water leaked from boiler so i figured i was over doing it...that it WAS indeed refilling and rising pressure but thevalve was just not working maybe? We tried turning on boiler again and it all works but now i am afraid it is TOO high but I just cannot see as it seems guage (red bar) has not moved. Yet clearly pressure has raised enough to leak water from saftey valve in boiler and heat working! Arrrgh. Landlord is a nightmare and would prefer to hold off til summer to insist on getting it sorted...so if i can sort it out til then...is there a way of knowing hether pressure too high other than leaking water from boiler? and is there then a way to know if youre letting too much out of radiators? or does it matter if it is too high? it has historically dropped often so i imagine there is something leaky...nothing pipe wise it seems but we have a few old taps that never seem to close completely that also need tackling so maybe those? anyway thanks in advance for any clues you could give us. best wishes
As your boiler safety valve as blown you must have just under 3 bar. Let some pressure out by bleeding a radiator. About 2or 3 pints .
Thanks sir it’s very helpful information
No problem
None of my radiators have either of those bits on them to bleed them, do you know how I would do mine please? Thank you.
Undo the filling loop and open the valve use a bucket or bowl to catch the water. Watch this first.
ruclips.net/video/92A6_qGnCkA/видео.html
Thank you so much for your help.
CAN YOU DRAIN ( take ALL of the pressure) DIRECTLY ON BOILER(COMBI BOILER)
Yes just locate the drain valve.
Thanks for the video very helpful
No problem!
Thank you!!
You're welcome!
Thank you
You're welcome
Thanks a bunch for your help
Any time!
One question. If it only goes over the recommended maximum pressure of 2.5 after a while when the radiators are on, is that less of a concern than if it was already over that before putting the heating on?
Yes that is less of a concern however, 2 bar should be the max.
Thanks a lot helped me a lot today
No problem Fraser.
Thanks!
No problem.
Red light keeps coming on, fixed the pressure, it will work for 5 mins, heating & water comes on, then goes back to red. Switched it off at the mains Vakera excell 25, turn it on and off, still not sure how to fix it?
This really is a job for an engineer Amanda. I could give you lots of things to check but ultimately it needs a professional look over.
I have a mynute ehe boiler, power going to thermostat but not lights or action from boiler. (thermostat displays del.). any help would be welcome.
Check power to boiler.
@@dereton33 is power. don't know what else. thanks for reply.
Thank you so much Sir .
Most welcome
Didn’t work for me unfortunately pressure is still at nearly 3. Ferroli boiler any idea why? Thanks
See my latest video on how to do it using the filling loop.
Spot on always on point cheers
Thank you.
Many thanks for your
I getting worried, I overfilled it yesterday and have drained loads, bled the radiators but the pressure doesn't seem to be dropping? I left it at just over 2 a few hours ago, I've just been to look at it and it's crept up to nearly 3. It's been switched off all this time. Please help.
One of the filler valves is letting by, Check they are both closed properly by removing the filling loop.
@@dereton33 Thank you so much for your reply, and I'm sure you're right. I've just pulled my towels storage box out and can see some water below the filling loop.
Thank you!
I guess now I have to keep filling up/bleeding rads till the pressure remains at the set point just over 1Bar as I did let a lot of water out? As I raise it and run it for a short time then the pressure drops again.
I have a Glow worm flexicon 24CX and when we use the heating, for some reason the pressure showing in the display keeps going up and up slowly and never decreases. within a week, if we use the heating, the pressure showing in the display goes up to 2.7 bars. I then need to use one of the drain off valves in one of the radiators and drain some water in order to bring the pressure down to 1.0-1.2 bars. What is causing this? I'm monitoring this situation and when using just hot water in any of the taps, it doesn't make the pressure to go up and up like when using the heating.
It will only happen with the heating. Make sure the filling loop is not connected in case it is letting by. The boiler stat also might need looking at if it is overheating, try turning it down and see if that halts the pressure rise.
dereton33
Thanks for your reply.
Both valves in the filling loop are tightly shut, I just double checked. I wonder if it is something to do with the wife having the heating on for hours on end in order to have the house super hot which I hate it.
Yes that would be a lot to do with it, as the water in the heating circuit is being constantly heated therefore expanding due to the high temperature, pushing the gauge ever higher. Try a lower temperature. Buy your wife a thick woolly jumper ha ha.
dereton33
Both hot water and heating were set to 55 degrees. I just set the heating to 50 degrees. I will keep monitoring in case the wife still puts the heating on. Thanks for your help.
why wound it go up in the first place? been on 1an a half for a long time then change to 2 and half taken some out of rad till back to 1 an half.
Expansion as the water heats up.
Hi my boiler pressure has hailed to 5 bar and more this only happens when the cold tap is turnt on have you any ideas
An engineer required.
Thank you great video! But I’ve filled probably 4 containers of water and the pressure gauge hasn’t gone down at all 😢 any ideas? Thanks
The gauge may be stuck.
Thank you for this. Why would my Worcester Bosch combi keep rising to 3+ bar soon after using this tip?
The heat exchanger is faulty or the pressure vessel.
Hi, my pressure is on the red, I’ve taken loads of water out but still on around 3 pressure, i overfilled it myself. The boiler is making noises, what shall I do ? Thank you 🙏
You will need an engineer to look at it. The heat exchanger or pressure vessel needs looking at.
Thank you for the reply, I’ve got someone on the way 🤞🏼
Is there not a tap on the boiler to drain it from there so it comes out of the overflow pipe.
No.
Perfect, thanks!
You're welcome!
Thanks it works
No problem
Big help! Thanks!!
No problem Dan.