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Hi everyone.!
I have a Betacom 2 24 Boiler ( 10 years old) and have been having issues with the pressure dropping.
So far, I have had 2 Engineers visit, resulting in fitting a new Pressure Release Valve and a new Expansion Vessel. Both to no avail so far.
The pressure tends to drop down to zero only when the Heating is on. The last Engineer thinks there may be a leak in the system (he has turned off the flow for the heating) and although the Bar does drop, it doesn't seem to go below 1.00.
However when the heating goes on the pressure drops .
My pipes for the system are under the screed on my concrete flooring and I fear a pipe leak will cause me so much hassle and cost in a) having to locate the leak and b) tearing up new flooring which was only put down around 8 months ago
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I've read that a sealant that goes jnto the system might help to fix a small leak...?? But have also read that these are not good to use.
I'm currently freezing and am desperate to find a fix for this. I'm quite prepared to buy a new boiler if necessary, but don't want to do that if it's a leaky pipe issue within the system.
Short of paying for a specialist company to Trace the leak, are there any other ways of finding where a leak could be? All rads and pipes have been checked and appear to be fine and there are no visible signs anywhere of water leakage.
Any help or advice would be very much appreciated.
Over to you guys....and thanks in advance
I have a Betacom 2 24 Boiler ( 10 years old) and have been having issues with the pressure dropping.
So far, I have had 2 Engineers visit, resulting in fitting a new Pressure Release Valve and a new Expansion Vessel. Both to no avail so far.
The pressure tends to drop down to zero only when the Heating is on. The last Engineer thinks there may be a leak in the system (he has turned off the flow for the heating) and although the Bar does drop, it doesn't seem to go below 1.00.
However when the heating goes on the pressure drops .
My pipes for the system are under the screed on my concrete flooring and I fear a pipe leak will cause me so much hassle and cost in a) having to locate the leak and b) tearing up new flooring which was only put down around 8 months ago
.I've read that a sealant that goes jnto the system might help to fix a small leak...?? But have also read that these are not good to use.
I'm currently freezing and am desperate to find a fix for this. I'm quite prepared to buy a new boiler if necessary, but don't want to do that if it's a leaky pipe issue within the system.
Short of paying for a specialist company to Trace the leak, are there any other ways of finding where a leak could be? All rads and pipes have been checked and appear to be fine and there are no visible signs anywhere of water leakage.
Any help or advice would be very much appreciated.
Over to you guys....and thanks in advance
