[access-uk] Re: O/T but does anyone on the list have an Ideal Isar combi-boiler?

  • From: "Keith Barrett" <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:55:43 +0100

Hi John,

You should only need to adjust the pressure about once or twice a year.

Note though you will only need a very small leak in order to drop the 
pressure each 4 weeks.

Rad valves seem to be the most likely place to look.



On 8 Apr 2008 at 16:03, John Wilson wrote:

> Hello All,
> 
> Sorry for the O/T posting but I'm sure that some people on 
> here will be able to compare notes and give valuable 
> feedback.
> 
> I have had an Ideal Isar combi-boiler now for a year and am 
> of the opinion that the pipework may be leaking under the 
> downstairs floor boards. Other people I have spoken to (but 
> with different boilers) tell me that they rarely, if ever, 
> have to top up the pressure in their central heating system. 
> However, I find that I have to do this every three or four 
> weeks. The pressure will have fallen from the recommended 
> 1.5 bars to only 0.5 bars or even lower, causing the boiler 
> to become noisy with a vibrating effect.
> 
> Does anyone else find this to be the case with these boilers 
> and systems? I am about to report it to the fitters but 
> wanted to know what the norm for the frequency of pressure 
> top up of these systems is firstly from any other users.
> 
> All contributions appreciated.
> 
> John. 
> 
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