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Boiler vessel in trouble
I have a Saunier Duval ISOFAST 28 E whose pressure varies from 2.4bars
(when on) to 0.4 bars (when off for some time). I have to frequently fill in. Sounds like the vessel is packing up. Any idea what is the normal life of a vessel and what causes its failure? Many thanks in advance |
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In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Eithera wrote: I have a Saunier Duval ISOFAST 28 E whose pressure varies from 2.4bars (when on) to 0.4 bars (when off for some time). I have to frequently fill in. Sounds like the vessel is packing up. Any idea what is the normal life of a vessel and what causes its failure? Many thanks in advance It's probably lost some of its air - and thus reduced its expansion capacity - causing the pressure to rise too much, and water to be expelled through the pressure relief valve. With the water system unpressurised, you should have something like 0.7 bar (10 psi) on the air side of the pressure vessel. There should be a Schrader valve (like a car tyre valve) where you can measure the pressure and pump more air in. If this is low, top it up to 0.7 bar and then pressurise the water system to 1 bar when cold. Hopefully it won't then rise above 2 bar when hot. Note: If water comes out of the Schrader valve, the vessel has a split diaphragm, and is shot. -- Cheers, Set Square ______ Please reply to newsgroup. Reply address is invalid. |
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On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 07:07:07 -0800, Eithera wrote:
I have a Saunier Duval ISOFAST 28 E whose pressure varies from 2.4bars (when on) to 0.4 bars (when off for some time). I have to frequently fill in. Sounds like the vessel is packing up. Any idea what is the normal life of a vessel and what causes its failure? Many thanks in advance See FAQ. -- Ed Sirett - Property maintainer and registered gas fitter. The FAQ for uk.diy is at www.diyfaq.org.uk Gas fitting FAQ http://www.makewrite.demon.co.uk/GasFitting.html Sealed CH FAQ http://www.makewrite.demon.co.uk/SealedCH.html |
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"Ed Sirett" wrote in message on.co.uk...
On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 13:20:44 -0800, bob wrote: (Eithera) wrote in message . com... I have a Saunier Duval ISOFAST 28 E whose pressure varies from 2.4bars (when on) to 0.4 bars (when off for some time). I have to frequently fill in. Sounds like the vessel is packing up. Any idea what is the normal life of a vessel and what causes its failure? Many thanks in advance Hi, If there is no sign anywhere of a leak, remove the boiler cover, you will see the pump on the left, about 2in to the left of the pump is a flat red metal expansion vessel. Fitted to it is a "Tyre Inflater valve" Press this in with a match, if water comes out it has failed. You dont have to renew it, as that is a nightmare job, instead obtain an expansion vessel (1 to 3 L) from plumbCentre and fit it in the return line near the boiler. That would likely be far too small. See FAQ. OK! so use one a Litre bit bigger then |
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bob wrote: (Eithera) wrote in message . com... I have a Saunier Duval ISOFAST 28 E whose pressure varies from 2.4bars (when on) to 0.4 bars (when off for some time). I have to frequently fill in. Sounds like the vessel is packing up. Any idea what is the normal life of a vessel and what causes its failure? Many thanks in advance Hi, If there is no sign anywhere of a leak, remove the boiler cover, you will see the pump on the left, about 2in to the left of the pump is a flat red metal expansion vessel. Fitted to it is a "Tyre Inflater valve" Press this in with a match, if water comes out it has failed. You dont have to renew it, as that is a nightmare job, instead obtain an expansion vessel (1 to 3 L) from plumbCentre and fit it in the return line near the boiler. If nothing comes out, use a car foot pump to inflate it to 2 Bar (25psi) If that works but only for a few days, replace the "Tyre inflater valve" (50p from Halfords) Regards Bob Bob Many thanks for a very helpful reply. I presume that the new vessel comes fully pressurised. Do I have to do some adjustments after replacing the vessel@ Kind regards Eithera |
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Unlikely. My comiserations on your having a Saunier Duval bye the way. |
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