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  1. M

    Expansion vessel insert, should I remove?

    Has anyone installed a Refix potable expansion tank? There's a plastic insert inside the 3/4 threaded connector - should it be left in? I though it maybe to space the diaphragm off the inlet point, but not sure if it's just a protector insert which will stop the tank operating - nothing in...
  2. J

    greenstar 24i expansion vessel hose

    I have removed an old expansion vessel from a Worcester greensatr 24 i. I am now trying to reconnect the hose but I am having great difficulty. Its so tight inside the fitting. Is there an easy way to reconnect it? Thanks
  3. M

    HW expansion vessel pressure and sizing

    Afternoon, I am not a G3 engineer but am using the downtime during COVID to do some extra learning. Is there a calculation to use to correctly size the expansion vessel and have the correct pressure in the vessel on unvented HW systems? Thanks
  4. M

    What pressure to charge HW expansion vessel?

    Afternoon, this is purely a query and learning benefit. I am not a G3 qualified engineer, however am just using the down time during COVID to take on some extra learning. Would anyone know if there is calculation or something to determine what pressure and size the vessel should be on an...
  5. M

    To fill expansion vessel with water?

    Hello! I’m wondering which will cost more - to run our heating system with an inefficient/broken expansion vessel for a minimum of six months from now, or to call out an engineer (£100 excess). Our house is a new build and still under warranty. I noticed the pressure in our unvented system...
  6. J

    Why would cold mains feeding the boiler need an expansion vessel?

    British gas fixed a leak in the boiler and said the due to the recently installed water meter the fluxuation in pressure caused the leak. They advised to get a expansion vessel on the the cold mains entering the boiler. I read on here someone say that Worcester wouldn't warranty boilers being...
    • Joef
    • Thread
    • boiler cold expansion expansion vessel mains vessel
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Boilers
  7. Jock Spanners

    Where's the best place to site a heating expansion vessel?

    Evening all, I'm converting a regular boiler to a sealed system and unvented cylinder. The Megaflow is in the bathroom and the boiler downstairs high on a wall. I'm running the cylinder vent to the soil stack. I'm struggling to decide where to put the expansion vessel on the heating. It's an s...
  8. N

    Best solution for a failed expansion vessel?

    I have a Vaillant Turbomax Plus boiler, fitted in 2005. Recently it's locked out several times due to low pressure, which prompted me to check the expansion vessel. When I pressed the Schrader valve I found that water, rather than air, was released. That suggests to me a failure of the...
  9. J

    Repressurise white expansion vessel

    Hi all, I've got my G3 card. First time I've attempted to re-pressurise the white, expansion vessel above an unvented cylinder. I first turned the water off, ran the taps to relieve the pressure. The vessel (it was flat). I managed to pump it up to 1.2bar with no issues. But then it was...
  10. F

    Best CH expansion vessel

    Hello again from enthusiastic amateur. Previous request for help re daughter's pressure reducing Ideal boiler helped me to get it sorted economically. Today my query is re my own system with Worcester Bosch system boiler where I think the built in expansion vessel is inadequate or faulty. I...
  11. A

    Expansion vessel

    If there is an unvented cylinder being installed in the loft, System boiler downstairs, how would you decide what size expansion vessel to put on the heating side and how will you configure the Pipework for heating expansion vessel in the loft. As there will be an expansion vessel in the boiler...
  12. I

    Expansion Vessel Vibration

    First post after a lot of browsing and hoping for some insight into an on-going issue. I have a Glenhill unvented cylinder setup on my house. Installed 5 years ago (I’ve lived here for a year). Backstory: The expansion vessel was replaced in November as the last one had started to leak. No...
  13. J

    European / international water heaters, no expansion vessel

    I've seen and heard about this a couple of times. When installing an un-vented water heater some parts of the world seem to fit an expansion valve and just allow it to blow off each time the water is heated. No expansion vessel is fitted on the incoming pipe work, they either fit it to a...
  14. Riley

    Exploded expansion vessel

    From the start I will say this is not installed by me. I was called out last night where an expansion vessel on an unvented cylinder has rusted through and gone pop. Serious flooding etc. Went over and made safe and I’m now trying to source replacement parts. I note that rather than using...
  15. M

    Expansion vessel change on a viessmann 200wv

    hi guys. I’m after some advice on replacing a viessmann expansion vessel if anyone has any? I’ve never worked on one or installed one. I don’t normally do part replacements at all if I’m honest so any help would be appreciated please. Cheers
  16. Wetbandit

    Does this expansion vessel need supporting?

    Just noticed this on a job and wondered how dangerous it is if any of you knowledgeable people can tell me if it's supposed to be supported? Cheers wet bandit
  17. R

    Expansion Vessel Combined Boiler

    Got a weird one, no water on on valve and tested integrity using LDF and all fine. Drained down system and left drain off open and pumped to around 1 bar. It’s not holding any pressure but not showing any other of the normal symptoms of a broken membrane. My thoughts are vessel but I’m not...
    • richard978
    • Thread
    • boiler expansion expansion vessel vessel
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Boilers
  18. D

    Adding a second Expansion Vessel?

    I was at a job looking at an unrelated issue when the lady mentioned her blow off keeps running outside. Apparently the last plumber replaced expansion vessel(and checked the precharge was 3bar) on the cold feed into the cylinder, 3bar pressure reducing valve and 6bar blow off in the hope to...
  19. M

    Worcester Greenstar Expansion vessel

    Hi, Serviced a boiler today that was over pressurising when heating up, so thought it would be a simple case of drain down and re-pressurise the vessel. tried that and found that the vessel would not take any pressure as if the valve was blocked, I removed the schrader valve but no change...
  20. A

    HE24 Expansion vessel location

    Hi, Can anyone tell me where the expansion vessel is located on an Ideal HE24 boiler, please? I have an issue where the pressure drops when the heating has been on because the water is leaking from the outside pipe and some other threads I've read advise to check for pressure in the vessel but...
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