Low Water Pressure on Ideal Vogue Gen 2 Boiler - How To Pressurise

Is your boiler Ideal Vogue Gen 2 Boiler saying it has low water pressure?
This video will show you what you need to do to increase the pressure on the boiler.
There are 2 blue levers underneath the righthand side of the boiler. These both control the flow of cold water into the heating side of the boiler.
By operating these blue lever valves it will top up the pressure to your Idea Vogue Gen 2 Boiler

[@willcomeforcake]

You're a star. Thank you so much. I work at a small charity which was freezing this morning. Your video helped us a lot x

[@dpjplumbing]

Thanks for the comment, glad it helped you out and warmed you all up. Cheers, Dan

[@jacobswisdom436]

Thank you so much. I just fixed our boiler low pressure issue with your simple but very helpful video. Thank you for saving us £70 😅

[@dpjplumbing]

Glad it helped you guys out! And thanks for taking the time to leave a comment, it's appreciated 👍

[@holliehutchings7359]

Thank you. Saved me calling the gas man when I was told how to do this a while ago but totally forgot which knobs

[@dpjplumbing]

Thanks for the comment! I'm glad it helped you out 🙂 Cheers, Dan DPJ Plumbing Heating and Gas

[@user-jr8vw4bk9b]

Many thanks for this clear and sound advice.

[@dpjplumbing]

Thanks for leaving a comment, I really appreciate it. Glad it helped you out!

[@melliecrann-gaoth4789]

Hi Dan. Saved the video and did it again. Thanks so much- very clear and I’d never have remembered. Pity you’re far, far away as otherwise I’d be wanting to book you for an overhaul of my heating.

[@dpjplumbing]

Thanks for the comment. I'm glad it helped you out. Any questions about your heating system I can try my best to answer/give advice but it's always difficult to give the best answers and advice without seeing it myself. Thanks!!

[@melanietwyman8281]

This has just saved me! Thanks

[@dpjplumbing]

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[@baminyoeye1]

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[@dpjplumbing]

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[@averagejack-ggr7441]

Just saved my life at 6am and -7oC. Thanks 😊

[@dpjplumbing]

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[@pomegran100]

Thank you so much for this. First time with a combi boiler and was worried when I saw the error after bleeding my radiators for the first time. Watched this and sorted in 2 minutes, thank you!

[@dpjplumbing]

I'm glad it helped you out. Thanks for leaving a comment. Cheers!

[@davidshipp7653]

Thank you very much for this really helpful video. My parents woke up on this cold frosty morning with no hot water and heating and this low water pressure message on their boiler. Following your nice clear and easy to follow instructions I was able to get the water pressure back up and all seems fine now. Many thanks once again

[@dpjplumbing]

Thanks for taking the time to comment, I really appreciate it. I'm glad the video helped them out. Cheers, Dan DPJ Plumbing Heating and Gas

[@brettrallings6020]

Superb. Thanks mate. Made much more sense than the instructions

[@dpjplumbing]

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[@JoGermaine]

Thanks really helpful 😊

[@dpjplumbing]

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[@acesas69]

Just saved me!! Thanks 🙏🏻

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[@christianrea4061]

Just the trick. Worked on my combi 26 . Thanks

[@dpjplumbing]

Thanks for the comment Christian, glad it helped you out 👍

[@michaelmcniven645]

Cheers helped me out this freezing cold morning

[@dpjplumbing]

No worries, glad it helped you out. Thanks for the comment 👍👍

[@andydaglish]

Very succinct and clear. Many thanks

[@leecooper4030]

Thanks so much. Could only find videos with slightly different filling systems. But this matches perfect!!

[@dpjplumbing]

Glad it helped you out! Thanks for the comment

[@melliecrann-gaoth4789]

Thank you. Thank you.

[@dpjplumbing]

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[@charlottebridgeman7300]

That’s really helpful. Thanks.

[@MrGraemeb2022]

Cheers matey . No more cold showers!

[@foxesontherox]

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[@thomastaylor-dawes8781]

Nice one dpj, life saver

[@dpjplumbing]

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[@anthonylulu5222]

Great video. Many thanks.

[@dpjplumbing]

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[@SirLoin-fv3mv]

Saved my arse for real, just sat and did this for the first time and it worked for me! Thank fuck, cheers dude.

[@dpjplumbing]

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[@gwynmorris5852]

spot on - very clear instructions.

[@dpjplumbing]

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[@rebeccabolland4248]

Really helpful thx

[@claremccrory42]

Brilliant, Thank you! 😁👍

[@dpjplumbing]

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Brilliant😊

[@dpjplumbing]

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[@anngulliver5964]

Thank you ❤

[@dpjplumbing]

Thanks for the comment!!

[@marcsweeney3445]

Thanks for this great video. When doing this, do I really need to open a valve in the radiators to bleed them, or can I just do what you've done in the video and get it back up to 1.5 bar?

[@emmat8678]

Thanks that was really helpful. This has happened twice in the last two or three months. Does that mean there's something wrong?

[@ryanh3285]

Thanks 👍

[@dpjplumbing]

No worries, thanks for the comment!

[@ciaraboyle30]

What was that bit where you had to bleed the radiators out of them.

[@carliblack805]

Thanks for the clear and simple guide. Panic over!🙂

[@dpjplumbing]

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[@bhavanishankar8152]

Great

[@dpjplumbing]

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[@ryjo965]

Thank you!

[@dpjplumbing]

No worries, thanks for the comment!

[@lorraineharris2507]

Done and thanks

[@vickyowens6009]

So easy to follow! Thank you! Quick question as we suffer with low pressure here should I do this say every few months to prevent this from happening?

[@dpjplumbing]

Hi Vicky, Thanks for the comment. Only really need to top the pressure up as and when it's needed really. If it's dropping regularly (daily/weekly) then it's possible there is an underlying issue (leak on the system, expansion vessel issue etc). A couple times a year isn't usually a problem. Hope this helps, difficult to explain through comments as every system is different etc.

[@vickyowens6009]

@@dpjplumbing that’s super helpful Thank you! Yes it’s no more than a couple of times a year but will keep an eye on it

[@simongilgallon2258]

Hi Dan, I’ve put too much pressure in, could you do a video to reduce it please? Or any advice would be great. Cheers

[@MrRawMonkey]

Just bleed a radiator to let water out.

[@christopherwhite959]

How do I decrease the pressure? At present, pressure is sitting at just over 2 bar with system in off position....when I turned it on, it increased to 2.5/3 bar. Very helpful and clear video thank you.

[@dpjplumbing]

His Chris, Thanks for the comment about the video being helpful. I plan to do a video on how to remove some pressure from the heating system as I've had a few comments asking about it. But I'll try and explain several different methods: 1. Perhaps the easiest method is to open a radiator bleed and catch the water in a cup/jug. But it may take a little while to get the pressure to drop enough down to 1-1.5bar. 2. Heating drain off point. This is usually where people attach a hose to the heating system to drain it down for maintenance/repairs etc. But there is always the possibility that the rubber inside the drain off cock is in bad condition. 3. Some boilers have drain off points built into them underneath but on this particular boiler make and model I can't remember off the top of my head. Hope this helps, Merry Christmas Dan DPJ Plumbing Heating and Gas

[@christopherwhite959]

@@dpjplumbing Good evening Dan and thank you for you're reply which again was clear and helpful. I looked into this issue myself and what I did was release pressure via the Filter Valve ( bucket in hand of course ) it worked and our boilers pressure is at just under 1 bar when idle & 1.5 when working. All the best for next year & onwards.

[@dpjplumbing]

@@christopherwhite959 thanks for the update, glad you got it sorted. Enjoy the holidays and have a happy new year

[@Re3Ns]

One of the blue taps not turning for some reason, though I'm sure I did refill it like a few months ago. Not sure if I should apply force or not...

[@dpjplumbing]

Hi, It's difficult to give you a straight answer as I can't see what's going on myself. I do know that the levers/valves can be difficult to turn because of limescale/mineral deposits. Sometimes they do just require a little extra force/leverage. Cheers, Dan

[@Re3Ns]

@@dpjplumbing I used a bit of wd40 which helped loosen the valve.

[@ianmjordan59]

My blue switches are very stiff. Will a bit of wd40 and pliers help or should I call a plumber. Only 5 years old

[@dpjplumbing]

They do seem to go stiff when not used for a while. I wouldn't bother with WD-40 as it'll be the the inside part which is stiff. But I would use some pliers to get that little bit more leverage. Usually they will loosen after the initial use. Let me know how you get on. Cheers, Dan

[@jamie17597]

Showing low pressure but the pressure is at 1.5bar, what could the issue be, iv also bled all the radiators and put pressure back to 1.5bar

[@dpjplumbing]

If it's showing low pressure on the digital display, it could be a faulty digital pressure sensor inside the boiler. I've not changed one on the ideal boilers but on vaillant and glowworm it's very common issue, especially if the system is dirty. But I've know them to clog up on relatively clean systems

[@jamie17597]

I did video what the digital display is doing but no way of showing you on here 🤣