As can be seen from other posts, I think there is a design flaw in this filling valve which leads to a variety of issues. I'd like to hear if installers are aware of such a problem.
Can frozen pipes prevent filling? I attempted to top my boiler up this morning as I have done before, but after a few seconds the water stopped and went silent. It was a cold night last night, so I am wondering whether the pipe may be frozen, or could the valve be broken??
Can pull my blue lever down but no water flows to top it up. It used to work as a plumber emptied system installed a new radiator then refilled and bled radiators In my manual it shows the lever pulled down to 90 degrees so erotically for topping up I can’t get the lever past about 60 degrees
What do you do when your blue leaver doesn’t pull down? Ours did at first now a year or so on and at zero pressure the blue leaver won’t move not sure what’s happened but don’t know what to do to fix this.
i have no key, no blue lever. It was only installed last year and I have no idea where the hose is located . I am at a complete loss to work out how to increase my water pressure. I am going nuts watching you tube videos...
I have this. Whenever I top up the pressure to 1 bar. I'll come back a few hours later and the pressures gone up more. I don't know if there is a fault with the valve letting more water through. Anyone got any ideas?
You can expect the pressure to rise a bit higher when the heating is on as water expands when heated. It should not be going too high (over 2 bar) though. If it does there might be a problem with your boiler.
Hey gang I’ll just add you might want to check any error codes if that’s something easy to do, I did that then did a reset and the system was able to raise the pressure to the green again, I note my blue key is still inoperable at present though having been fine before
Losing my mind trying to repressurise my boiler. No external setup, my key valve but ive the identical boiler to this but there is no blue level screwed onto mine
My lever isn’t sturdy like this , more floppy and has made me nervous to pull on it , any engineers experienced this before and can reassure me to give it a go . Thanks
Mine's the same. I pulled it down hard and it started letting water in, then it wouldn't switch off fully until I tapped directly upwards using a hammer. Pressure by that time was way too high - getting up towards 3. I had to drain at least 2 pints to get it down. I think I'd like to remove this thing tbh.
@@smartiepancake thanks for replying much appreciated, from your experience and my trepidation I’m gunna leave well alone and let the experts do it . Thanks so much for sharing this with me it’s been so helpful 👍🏻
Yes, up position is off or closed. To pressure or full the radiator system you pull the leaver down and simply let go to stop. Sometimes it gets stuck and it keeps on filling resulting in too much pressure.
I've been looking for a similar answer. My boiler is less than 3 years old and has had the issue from day one. First, the operation of the lever differs from the manual, which suggests it should be able to go to 90' from its resting position. That appears to be misleading. Second, the ability to fill and the speed of it will likely depend upon the pressure differential between mains and boiler. Our mains pressure is not particularly high and our boiler is in the attic, so filling is more difficult anyway. Finally, I suspect that there is a common fault in these lever controlled valves, but Worcester won't acknowledge it. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don't. Not good!
@@kravdraa7 Yeah mate its weird isnt it. Ours isnt very old at all either, probably around three years as well. I can remember doing it at one point and it working but the last couple of times ive tried, nothing.
@@davidsalter4324 I have discovered a way to get some filling, which might help you. You need to temporarily 'jam' the valve open (I did this with a piece of foam lagging) and then repeatedly turn on and off another tap, on the same mains feed. I think a rapid turning off the tap may assist. I believe there is a slight and sudden increase in pressure just as you turn it off and that helps to push water into the system. Once you get it up to an acceptable level, you can return the lever to normal. I actually left mine open for a couple of days and this has been the only way to get my system filled!
@@kravdraa7 So glad I found your comment! Very slow to refill but nothing was happening until I tried the tap trick. Thanks for sharing this 2 years ago!
I'm so thankful I found your video! System re-pressurised and heating can now go on. Thank you!
Thank god I googled this again and found your video. Hopefully saved me some money on now not needing to get an engineer out
Cheers for this. Wrongly ordered the white key & wondered why they didnt fit. You saved me from calling someone out. Ty 👍
Thank you so much . I was going to Loose my mind , from all the video this by far was easy to follow
Thank you! Even the landlord was saying "Use the key", to which my response was "What key?!"
Thanks! It's so simple when you know how. 😊
As can be seen from other posts, I think there is a design flaw in this filling valve which leads to a variety of issues. I'd like to hear if installers are aware of such a problem.
Thank you, I have just sent this video to my student house and they have manged to top this up
Thanks for the information it save me looking through all the details cheers pal
Saved me a few quid. Nice one!
Thanks been looking everywhere for the key lol
Same
Thank you so much! Incredibly helpful! Didnt need to call anyone.
Hi, first time trying to repressurizing and find the blue lever too hard to be pushed down, any advice? Thanks
Hi, I've just highered mine to 1.5 is that OK? Or too much? Thank you :)
Can frozen pipes prevent filling?
I attempted to top my boiler up this morning as I have done before, but after a few seconds the water stopped and went silent. It was a cold night last night, so I am wondering whether the pipe may be frozen, or could the valve be broken??
If your incoming pressure isn’t the best, say 1.5 bar for instance, then you can’t fill your system any higher than that
OMG so simple! Thank you a million for this video!
On mine the blue lever is not sturdy ( very floppy ) not a firm on and off . Tried it but didn’t feel confident so didn’t continue
Can pull my blue lever down but no water flows to top it up.
It used to work as a plumber emptied system installed a new radiator then refilled and bled radiators
In my manual it shows the lever pulled down to 90 degrees so erotically for topping up
I can’t get the lever past about 60 degrees
Many thanks, my friend.
You're a lifesaver.
Brilliant so simple, I knew that I had done it a few years ago but couldn't remember but this video was SO bang on 😊👍
You saved my bacon thank you ❤
Mine won't open seems to be seized is there a way to bypass the blue pull down lever to re pressurise the system after bleeding radiators?
You’re a life saver! Cheers!
What do you do when your blue leaver doesn’t pull down? Ours did at first now a year or so on and at zero pressure the blue leaver won’t move not sure what’s happened but don’t know what to do to fix this.
Does anyone have an answer for this?
Mine is now like this, was you able to solve this? #JediRabbit
@@nicolettebarratt8315 yeah through brute force, was scared I was going to snap it off. Maybe try and get a bit of wd40 on there but be careful.
Thank you so much for your reply
I pulled lever down but no water sounds, nothing. Am i doing something wrong?
I have the same problem did you find out how to repressurise
Thanks for that ,it just saved me calling out an engineer
Roughly, How long would it take to pressurise system from 0 bar in 3 bed terrace?
Nothing happens when I pull the lever down. It used to work. Any ideas?
i have no key, no blue lever. It was only installed last year and I have no idea where the hose is located . I am at a complete loss to work out how to increase my water pressure. I am going nuts watching you tube videos...
I have same problem, keyless no blue lever but red lever at the back
Any resolve? Same problem here
@@ariesvibration same here…did you manage to fix the problem? Thanks!
Thanks, I have this system too, does the boiler need to be off when repressurising?
HI , its best to top up when the system is cold and the programmer is off
Thank you, this video really helped us
cheers mate. when i didn't find the key i was rather confused.
I just have the two parts with the black rubber around them. I don't have the blue leaver
I have this type of pressure key you show but I can't pull the blue lever down, it seems to be jammed. Any ideas?
Pull harder, me got same problems
I've been pulling that but the current pressure isn't changing.
Thank you so much 😭 I thought the boiler was broken
I have this. Whenever I top up the pressure to 1 bar. I'll come back a few hours later and the pressures gone up more. I don't know if there is a fault with the valve letting more water through. Anyone got any ideas?
You can expect the pressure to rise a bit higher when the heating is on as water expands when heated. It should not be going too high (over 2 bar) though. If it does there might be a problem with your boiler.
What is the plastic cup like clip on the left of the blue filler tap
Hey gang I’ll just add you might want to check any error codes if that’s something easy to do, I did that then did a reset and the system was able to raise the pressure to the green again, I note my blue key is still inoperable at present though having been fine before
Thank you so much for your help, God bless you 🙏👍
Losing my mind trying to repressurise my boiler. No external setup, my key valve but ive the identical boiler to this but there is no blue level screwed onto mine
My lever isn’t sturdy like this , more floppy and has made me nervous to pull on it , any engineers experienced this before and can reassure me to give it a go . Thanks
Mine's the same. I pulled it down hard and it started letting water in, then it wouldn't switch off fully until I tapped directly upwards using a hammer. Pressure by that time was way too high - getting up towards 3. I had to drain at least 2 pints to get it down. I think I'd like to remove this thing tbh.
@@smartiepancake thanks for replying much appreciated, from your experience and my trepidation I’m gunna leave well alone and let the experts do it . Thanks so much for sharing this with me it’s been so helpful 👍🏻
My key is stuck. Any ideas why and how to get it moving as boiler on 2 bar red. ?
What to do if the blue lever WONT pull down?
Thank you. You just safe me money. Xxx
Mine does not have either the key or the blue leaver and the pressure is at zero.
Mine is stuck. Won't move at all but it use to
Thank you much appreciated 👍.
Very helpful, thank you!
Thank you for your help this works
Super helpful 👍
Thank you, that was easy!
Great video
Nice one 👌👍
Brilliant...thanks
We don’t have either a key or the blue leaver anybody any ideas I’m freezing
I dont hear any water and its making a high pitched noise
Some man💪🏼
Thanks a lot!
How to reduce boiler preassure worcester
Bleed the radiators using the bleed screw and this will lower the water pressure in the system
Thanks 👍
Cheers
I hate this type of valve, they have a habit of getting stuck in the down position and needs to be pushed up manually. Very poor design.
is "up" off ie no water filling?
Yes, up position is off or closed. To pressure or full the radiator system you pull the leaver down and simply let go to stop. Sometimes it gets stuck and it keeps on filling resulting in too much pressure.
@@ThermionicValve exactly what just happened to me :-) cheers. I tapped it back with a hammer. the return spring is obviously not up to it.
Fill up the boiling gone to 2,5 pressure would be ok
Any idea what to do if you pull the lever down and nothing happens?
I've been looking for a similar answer. My boiler is less than 3 years old and has had the issue from day one.
First, the operation of the lever differs from the manual, which suggests it should be able to go to 90' from its resting position. That appears to be misleading.
Second, the ability to fill and the speed of it will likely depend upon the pressure differential between mains and boiler. Our mains pressure is not particularly high and our boiler is in the attic, so filling is more difficult anyway.
Finally, I suspect that there is a common fault in these lever controlled valves, but Worcester won't acknowledge it. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don't. Not good!
@@kravdraa7 Yeah mate its weird isnt it. Ours isnt very old at all either, probably around three years as well. I can remember doing it at one point and it working but the last couple of times ive tried, nothing.
Mines a week old and already its saying low pressure, the blue switch does nothing at all
@@davidsalter4324 I have discovered a way to get some filling, which might help you.
You need to temporarily 'jam' the valve open (I did this with a piece of foam lagging) and then repeatedly turn on and off another tap, on the same mains feed. I think a rapid turning off the tap may assist. I believe there is a slight and sudden increase in pressure just as you turn it off and that helps to push water into the system. Once you get it up to an acceptable level, you can return the lever to normal.
I actually left mine open for a couple of days and this has been the only way to get my system filled!
@@kravdraa7 So glad I found your comment! Very slow to refill but nothing was happening until I tried the tap trick. Thanks for sharing this 2 years ago!