Broken Heating Return tap or user error?

[Marios Plunger]

Hi all

Trying to repressure my combi boiler / heating system with a filling loop.

When I turn off the tap on my Heating Return (B) and remove the blanking plate, I'm getting a lot of water (clean water) pouring out of it, several litres before I gave up. Is the tap / valve broke? Or am I doing something wrong?

I haven't had any problems with the Cold Water Inlet one next top it (A).

Am I correct in thinking that once I have shut off both of those taps, both pipes should be dry / closed for me to fit the filling loop?

Just trying to work out if something is broke or if I'm doing something wrong. Any help is really appreciated.

It's a Baxi Combi 105 HE. Photo below.

Cheers
Plunger

 

[king of pipes]

Yes that is correct the valves are in the open position in the picture , often the black handles turn giving the impression of being closed but remain open take a small Phillips screw driver remove the screw holding the handles onto the valves pull the handles off use a small ajustable spanner to turn the valve spindle untill cross ways you can then remove the caps and add the filling loop. Repeat the procees in reverse . cheers kop

 

[Marios Plunger]

Knowledge is power! Big thank you, I thought I was looking at having a whole new tap / valve fitted.

 

[king of pipes]

You may still get the water come from the boiler so place a bowl and cloth over the cap as you remove it , you will need these parts as in the picture or fit a external filling loop. Kop