We have a long run of hotwater pipes in part of the house. The pipe run feeds a shower and sink in an ensuite bathroom and a washing machine in the garage below.
We had no hot water from the taps, and guests arriving! Even though I had left the hot tap open for over 1 hr to try to get the air out.
I had to call the plumber out who found the whole leg of pipework had air trapped in it. He disconected the washing machine hot hose to bleed the air and then the hot water worked fine from all the taps.
How can I prevent this from happening again?
I've seen automatic air vents on ch systems, can they be used on hot water pipes?
Is there an obviouse place the the air is getting in ( ie washing machine running " pulls" air in to the system through shower head/tap etc?
I realise that problem may be worse as the ensuite bathroom may be unused for a period of time. I did notice the wachine machine seem to be filling with cold water only thismorning, so I'll check the system for air again later!
We had no hot water from the taps, and guests arriving! Even though I had left the hot tap open for over 1 hr to try to get the air out.
I had to call the plumber out who found the whole leg of pipework had air trapped in it. He disconected the washing machine hot hose to bleed the air and then the hot water worked fine from all the taps.
How can I prevent this from happening again?
I've seen automatic air vents on ch systems, can they be used on hot water pipes?
Is there an obviouse place the the air is getting in ( ie washing machine running " pulls" air in to the system through shower head/tap etc?
I realise that problem may be worse as the ensuite bathroom may be unused for a period of time. I did notice the wachine machine seem to be filling with cold water only thismorning, so I'll check the system for air again later!
