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Default Water heater expansion tank pressure question

On Dec 13, 10:19*pm, Ernie Willson wrote:
If the water pressure is 80 PSI then it will pressurize any entrapped
air to the same pressure. You do not need to put any air in. Even if you
managed to get all the air out the system pressure would be the water
pressure...80 psi.

EJ in NJ


Ernie-

I installed the new tank and turned the water back on. The system
didn't pressurize itself.
I'm going out to get some kind of pump to add the needed pressure.