A quick plumbing question
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Lots of muddled advice here, some correct some not! 
Vokera Option doesnt come with an inbuilt filling loop by the looks of things, popping down to the plumb center and getting a universal filling loop kit is the best thing...If you have an understanding of plumbing and what bodies of water you are dealing with and also what baring this has on your boiler etc...then you can fit one yourself.
If not call a boiler man
If hes someone who knows about boilers (ie not just a plumber), then he will be able to advise or even diagnose your loss of system pressure. If you attempt this yourself, or through a forum like this, then you could be in for a lot of frustration and possibly cost you more in the long run!
Get someone in who knows what they are doing, a filling loop kit should be fitted within an hour, and also a diagnosis on the pressure loss. So not a massive expense to get it done right. My guess is you will need a second visit, or a longer 1st visit, to get the pressure loss 'fixed'
(yes I fix heating systems for a living)
Mick
Vokera Option doesnt come with an inbuilt filling loop by the looks of things, popping down to the plumb center and getting a universal filling loop kit is the best thing...If you have an understanding of plumbing and what bodies of water you are dealing with and also what baring this has on your boiler etc...then you can fit one yourself.
If not call a boiler man
If hes someone who knows about boilers (ie not just a plumber), then he will be able to advise or even diagnose your loss of system pressure. If you attempt this yourself, or through a forum like this, then you could be in for a lot of frustration and possibly cost you more in the long run!
Get someone in who knows what they are doing, a filling loop kit should be fitted within an hour, and also a diagnosis on the pressure loss. So not a massive expense to get it done right. My guess is you will need a second visit, or a longer 1st visit, to get the pressure loss 'fixed'
(yes I fix heating systems for a living)
Mick
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Similar or "Identical"? If the latter and since that is claimed to be the gas, which you probably don't turn off & on very often, why not simply move the yellow handle?
Having said that, I suspect that you do have a leak, FlyingFish above seems to know what he is talking about. I had a similar problem and had to keep topping up the pressure on my boiler; I got in a Corgi engineer who does my annual Gas Safety Check. He fitted a separate pressure vessel and said that if that didn't fix the problem, I would probably be wisest to replace the very old boiler. It did fix the problem but I accept that if anything else goes wrong, it is probably time to fit a new boiler.
Incidentally, there is a VERY helpful UK plumbing forum, have a look at http://www.ukplumbersforums.co.uk
Probably just a flat expansion vessel causing pressure loss, you need a gas safe plumber to fix this, don't try it yourself. Should be a low cost fix unless the expansion vessel has ruptured inside (doesn't happen that often unless the system water is black & sludged up).
(Yes, I also fix central heating systems for a living).
(Yes, I also fix central heating systems for a living).