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    Bleeding 1 half cold upstairs radiator .. but it sucks in?

    Hi again, Thanks for all the advice, it was a blocked feed pipe and I managed to resolve the problem last night with much puffing and swearing, I just hate plumbing, give me something electrical and i'm at home .. and you know electric & water dont mix .. lol ;-) Thanks again, we now have...
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    Bleeding 1 half cold upstairs radiator .. but it sucks in?

    OK, looks like i'm going to have to tackle it myself. The insurance does not cover air locks, blockages or sludge. If it proves to be anything else then I can claim. So guy's where do I start? Do i switch off the supply to the expansion tank, try draining some water from the drain down...
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    Bleeding 1 half cold upstairs radiator .. but it sucks in?

    Thanks both, Both the radiators are on the same level on the same wall in the house with a stud wall between them, I open the valve on the one that will bleed and there is quite alot of pressure there, yet when I open the valve on the one that wont bleed it does make a noise until the valve...
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    Bleeding 1 half cold upstairs radiator .. but it sucks in?

    Yes sorry I didn't give enough "system info" OK Here goes. It's a Vented system, the boiler is a Potterton Netaheat Profile which heats the hot water and central heating via a 3 way valve, the pump is in the airing cupboard in a vertical position flow from top to bottom, outlet side goes...
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    Bleeding 1 half cold upstairs radiator .. but it sucks in?

    Hi all, Just fired up the heating after the summer but two of the upstairs radiators were half cold, so I bled the first successfully with loats of air comming out but when I bled the second rad it was sucking in air (checked by using a piece of tissue which was sucked to the hole) I...
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