So. Pressure dropping rapidly t oth epoint the boiler cuts out then, when you repressurise, same again?
On the basis of the infomration in front of you, it would not be unereasonable for you to have thought there may be a leak.
You dould have even gone looking fo ra leak. You co0uld have checked the pipework in general. You could have worked out the main parts o fthe system, checked your manual where to find them and gone on to check the vent outside. You could have checked in and around the boiler. You could have then got a Gas Safe engineer in to check the boiler heat exchanger, diverter valve and pump.
XXXXX, October 2015