Recent content by GeoffH

Hello, I have the same 'intermittent' problem. I googled for a solution a few weeks ago, before this thread started. A reason that I found was that the valve may not be fully opening and so not operating the micro-switch. I think that this is my problem, as once the CH water is hot enough, the...

No I don't, but that is a good idea. Thanks

Hi Ken, Thanks for replying. There is guttering on the main roof above the bay, but when the wind is in the wrong direction I occasionally get a wet ceiling. If it does not get any worse, I will wait till spring and get my ladder out and take a look. Or maybe, as I am no longer a spring...

My bedroom flat bay roof is fine, apart from the large gap between the rear of it and the main slate roof. The house design has a brick height gap between the flat roof and main house roof. The front of the house is East facing and, thank goodness, the main winds and rain blow in from the...

Fitted new pump yesterday - all is fine. All I need now is some cold weather to appreciate my CH system. Phew it's hot here :lol: Thanks again guys. Geoff

Good and Bad news :x Removed the 4 Allen screws and (eventually) opened the pump. Impellor was full of gung Cleaned it all off Put everything back Pump no longer rotates :cry: (The operation was successful, unfortunately the patient died!) Power is getting to pump Going...

Last weekend I tried various things, thinking that there may be an air lock somewhere in the system but had no luck. I am now thinking that it is the pump. Have had a couple of people tell me that they have seem pumps turning, but the impellor has been full of gung and so did not have the...

There's my first mistake then. I opened the screw with the system running to check that the pump was rotating. Probably let air into the system. I have also checked the radiator in an unused bedroom and it had some air in it! Now suspect that I may have air in the system somewhere. Will...

Thanks Peter, I'll give it a go now I am home. Everything else seems ok, but maby I've missed something that has changed over the weekend. I will double check and then try to balance the rads. Rads are either cold all over or hot all over(if turned on on their own) Thanks for your help...

Peter, I'm just curious as to why I didn't need to do any balancing previously, which makes me suspect the pump. Not sure if pump is fully working; i.e. it is rotating but who knows? I have read up on balancing today and the three ways seem to be: 1) Use thermometers to get the ~11 deg C...

Last year I drained my system, flushed it and fitted TRVs and new lockshields. All has been fine for a while (after eventually getting all the air out of the system). I did not bother trying to balance the rads, as they all got hot. However, after being away last weekend (leaving CH on), I...