Hi guys...
For the past few weeks, our central heating has made a weird rattling/gurgling noise at around 5am every morning. It's really starting to annoy us now, because it's waking out child up (whose room is just opposite the water tank/pump), and he's refusing to go back to bed...
So, am hoping that you experts can help me to get it sorted
Anyway, some information...
We have a megaflo (dunno which version or anything) water tank, which at the time of the rattling, I noticed was sometimes leaking water out of it's overflow. Following the instructions, I emptied the tank. Now, the water is not leaking in to the overflow (that I've seen at least), but the rattling noise is still coming on. So, we heard it the other morning, and I went in to the tank to take a listen. After searching for the location of the noise, it appeared to be coming from the area where the pump was. We have a grundfos alpha+ pump, and from what I remember when I looked, I think the setting for the pump was on variable (can't remember 100% though).
Anyway, I had a look and found this thread on the forums. Seems like someone who had a similar thing?! But, I just wanna know exactly where I need to check.
I will take some pictures of the pump tonight and post them when I get a chance. Hopefully this will help you to help me But is there anything that I can do to try and reproduce this?! Would it just be a case of getting the hot water/central heating to come on, then I can go up and ascertain exactly where the noise is coming from?
As you can probably tell, I am rubbish with central heating/plumbing jobs But hopefully we'll be able to sort this easily
Many thanks in advance.
David
For the past few weeks, our central heating has made a weird rattling/gurgling noise at around 5am every morning. It's really starting to annoy us now, because it's waking out child up (whose room is just opposite the water tank/pump), and he's refusing to go back to bed...
So, am hoping that you experts can help me to get it sorted
Anyway, some information...
We have a megaflo (dunno which version or anything) water tank, which at the time of the rattling, I noticed was sometimes leaking water out of it's overflow. Following the instructions, I emptied the tank. Now, the water is not leaking in to the overflow (that I've seen at least), but the rattling noise is still coming on. So, we heard it the other morning, and I went in to the tank to take a listen. After searching for the location of the noise, it appeared to be coming from the area where the pump was. We have a grundfos alpha+ pump, and from what I remember when I looked, I think the setting for the pump was on variable (can't remember 100% though).
Anyway, I had a look and found this thread on the forums. Seems like someone who had a similar thing?! But, I just wanna know exactly where I need to check.
I will take some pictures of the pump tonight and post them when I get a chance. Hopefully this will help you to help me But is there anything that I can do to try and reproduce this?! Would it just be a case of getting the hot water/central heating to come on, then I can go up and ascertain exactly where the noise is coming from?
As you can probably tell, I am rubbish with central heating/plumbing jobs But hopefully we'll be able to sort this easily
Many thanks in advance.
David