Jennifer

Hi Alan yes will check that but for now no more leaks or issues however am going to get the correct pipes and setup done early Jan by someone reputable. If you knew how much I was charged for this work it would shock you. Knowing a bit more about what is required now I would never of paid that but lesson learnt ....

Hi having done some more digging into the setup in the picture we now know that the whole system did not have a accumulator tank fitted anywhere even though we had paid for this, the red expansion bottle in the picture is actually acting as an accumulator tank on the cold feed as there was never one put in. We will still need an expansion bottle on the hot side and am going to get quotes for this in the new year to sort it all out. Am really angry with the installer and will be taking it further as they were clueless for a lot of money !

Hi agree that the person who fitted this is clueless and to be honest did not care I have just tightened up the jubilee clips on the pipes and there is no more leaks I have turned the website on and am going to leave it running all day to see if there are any more leaks for now I think it is best I leave it at that and get someone who knows how this should of been fitted to sort it out long term any suggestions of anyone decent near Teddington would be much appreciated. You guys are a godsend thankyou for all your help I owe you all a drink ! SORRY not turned the website on ! Webasto on !!

Have just seen that 2 pipes are leaking the idiot that installed it has used 16mm pipe and I think it is a 13mm fitting so am going to try to tighten them up first !!

Another problem is the position of the calorifier it will have to be unscrewed and put upright to access the prv ....

Hi Alan just thinking does it matter leaving the 3 bar prv on or should I change it back to the 4 bar that I still have as it was not faulty in the first place. Also have confirmed the accumulator is on the non return valve pipe Before I go any further here are some pics of the setup showing where it is plumbed in is this correct ?

Ok understand thanks the first thing I am going to do is change the prv back to the 4 bar with the pump off and pressure released and then I will come back to you thanks

Hi Alan just thinking does it matter leaving the 3 bar prv on or should I change it back to the 4 bar that I still have as it was not faulty in the first place. Also have confirmed the accumulator is on the non return valve pipe

Hi thanks I have read that but was not sure how to set it I also know our pump pressure is 35 psi as stated it on the device which got me confused am going down to it soon after a cuppa cheers

Thanks Alan will have a go tomorrow may also put the original PRV back in as I very much doubt anything was wrong with it in the first place !!

HI have just been down there it is 3 bar am not surprised the guy was useless

Just looked it is 3 bar the old one is 4 bar

Ok this is not good the idiot that changed the PRV changed it from a 4 bar to a 1-3 bar from screwfix I have the original one here and doubt there was ever anything wrong with it Surecal recommend that size for 55 litres I rung them

It states surecal on the original paperwork

The PRV is 1 -3 bar is that what you mean

Hi I am not sure which pipe it was fitted to one thing I do know however is before this was fitted the bulge had a lot of water from the PRV now it is only a small amount say half a cup at most so not sure if that could still be normal ?

Hi we have a V Flo 5.0 2.4 bar and a hotpot 55L calorifier with a 5vlitre expansion tank. I do have a bike pump in the car with a gauge but not sure what the target pressure should be. I would like to try to do this myself as had enough of paying others when we are skint ! Yes I know but that would mean he would not make more money out of us having to come back we have not had any luck with plumbers unfortunately

Will find it tomorrow but not sure how much air to take out may have to get someone in for this but thanks guys much appreciated

Not sure where that valve is, sorry for sounding stupid but how would I know whether to add or remove air is there a way of telling what is needed ?

Hi Mike thanks for coming back to me do you know how do I change the pressure on it ?

Hi everyone and merry Christmas! We have had an expansion tank fitted now however we are still getting a small amount of water from the PRV on the calorifier when heating up. Is this normal to happen even after an expansion tank is fitted. The PRV valve was changed as well so know that is not causing it. Very grateful for any advice on this

Hi thanks Mike normally we would be around to check it but we are up north at the moment visiting family but will give a few people a call later on to check the boat thanks

Great thanks for the info

Hello everyone We are new to the River Thames and have only recently moved our boat to the Thames so getting used to it all at the moment. We are not currently on the boat due to having to be somewhere else for work reasons I am a bit alarmed about the flood alerts that are coming up in the area in that flooding is possible - be prepared from the flood information service. We are in the Teddington area is anyone on this forum near there if so how bad is it and should we get to the boat asap or is it normal for this time of year ? All the boards on the Thames are also red from what I see looking online. We have loosened our ropes and put scaffolding poles on the bank of the mooring to prevent the boat from going on the bank in the event that it rises that high. However am wondering if there is anything else that we should of done when we are not there and too far away at the moment. It is all very new to us please excuse my lack of knowledge in this area we have been on the Thames for less than a month so we are learning as we go along !!

Hi I will pm you thanks