Trying to repressurise my boiler. is this a filling loop?

[megletthesecond]

Combi boiler stopped working a week ago and I want to try and get it working myself. The service line said it was easy . It's taken me a week to realise it's the water pressure that dropped and not gas.

It's a Glow Worm ultracom 30cxi. Does anyone know if this pic is the filling loop? And for a bonus question where do I attach it, the boiler sticker says I have to attach the filling loop under the boiler and open the taps to increase pressure? It's different to what I'm seeing on you tube and nothing has labels so I don't know what's water and what's gas . Thanks.

Bumping.

PigletJohn is the poster you need. I'd start a new thread with his name in the title so he sees it. He's brilliant with this type of thing. Hope you get it sorted soon Op.

Have a look on YouTube - I recently fixed a different plumbing problem thanks to all the plumbers and boiler engineers and handypeople who put how-to videos up.

Sorry but I wouldn't be messing with boilers, get a plumber in.

it looks to me like there are three valves. Observe the levers (two small black plastic, one large painted red)

when these levers are turned to be aligned with the pipe, they are open. This will allow water in to pressurise the boiler. It should usually be between 1 and 1.5 BAR on the boiler gauge when cold.

If the pressure varies considerably between cold and hot, you have a fault that must be repaired.

If pressure is too high, it will escape through a relief valve and (usually) squirt through a pipe that goes through the wall behind the boiler. It will make the outside of the wall wet. Once the relief valve has opened it will probably drip and need to be replaced.

It is very important that you turn off all the valves as soon as you reach the correct pressure. Otherwise the mains will overfill your system and put the pressure too high.

Next time your boiler has its annual service, ask the engineer to show you the repressurising process, and how to disconnect the flexible pipe. Write notes or film it on your phone.

you can download the user manual from the boiler manufacturer's website.

Thanks piglet. I suspected that the black levers were the ones I needed. The red one doesn't a pear to budge though. I'll have a look later when the dc's are playing out.

Update, the red lever will move.

pilates I wasn't keen on doing it either but I spoke to SSE who I have service plan with and they said it was such a straightforward task I was expected to do it myself or pay a hefty call out charge.

meglet what you pay for a service plan, haven't had a working boiler for a week AND they tell you that you should fix it yourself? That's shocking.

As PigletJohn says you could cause more damage if the pressure gets too high.

I'd be back on the phone to SSE for them to get someone out asap.

Do you get a free service with the plan? If yes can you combine the two?