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Really cannot afford to get someone in as have just moved into house.
Its a bungalow with a loft conversion.
Heating is from a worcester 50 70 oil boiler.

There is no heat reaching upstairs rads at all. Having done basic searches i understand i have to increase pressure in the system.
Apparently there will be a tap by the pressure tank in loftspace there are two twist taps there but both are reducing pressure!
The boiler is floor mounted in an outhouse with hot water tank downstairs and pressure tank upstairs with gauge mounted on it with installers guide mark at near 2bar currently sitting at 0.5 bar.
Been told to look for another tap in system but only other taps i can see actually restrict flow like stopcocks

Any help or advice much appreciated.
 
Really cannot afford to get someone in as have just moved into house.
Its a bungalow with a loft conversion.
Heating is from a worcester 50 70 oil boiler.

There is no heat reaching upstairs rads at all. Having done basic searches i understand i have to increase pressure in the system.
Apparently there will be a tap by the pressure tank in loftspace there are two twist taps there but both are reducing pressure!
The boiler is floor mounted in an outhouse with hot water tank downstairs and pressure tank upstairs with gauge mounted on it with installers guide mark at near 2bar currently sitting at 0.5 bar.
Been told to look for another tap in system but only other taps i can see actually restrict flow like stopcocks

Any help or advice much appreciated.

Post a picture up, there's a good chap.

Moving to CH forum, not boiler specific this one.
 
Some pics not sure what you need to see.. Red pressure tank and black storage tank in loft space, pressure tank has gauge in pipework, Hot water tank downstairs only has stopcock off it and then feed pipes to all the rads and taps
 

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You need somebody to look at that. The low pressure is the least of your worries.
 
That is a perfect example of DIY work at its finest! Lets see the boiler! Pleeeeease!
 
As far as i'm aware ( new to house) It was a professional loft conversion.. will try get out to boiler its a worcester bosch 50 70 boiler
 
Must admit it does look a bit plastic happy. Get the pressure up and things will improve but get a plumber in to do this...........
 
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