Good evening Gents , following on from last nights thread here is the outcome of todays messing about with the pipes.........
Drained the CW tank in the loft , drained the HW cyl through the drain point at the bottom , drained the F & E tank to approx 1" above the feed for the CH. Left the heating turned off and switched the zone switch to manual. Checked the water level in the F & E tank 2 hours later and it had risen 3cm.
Closed the supply valve from the CW tank to the HW cyl and checked the drain point on the cyl incase it had been trickling in ( nothing , still empty). Checked the F & E tank an hour later and it had risen another 1cm.
Turned on the CH to see if the pump would push the water into the HW cyl ( through any leak in the coil ) turned heating off after a few minutes as I didn't want to blow anything up. Checked the level in the F&E , water still there , no change in level , checked the HW cyl drain , nothing coming out ( even removed the drain valve completely and still nothing.)
Wife said " what about the mains ? " so I turned off the mains coming into the house just to please her. Checked the F&E an hour later and the level had risen another 1cm. Any idea where the water is coming from ? Could it be anything to do with the boiler or pump ??
Totally flummoxed now so I have filled everything back up and turned the heating on . Am now back to the daily ritual of removing 2 buckets of water from the F&E to stop the overflow dripping.
Can I run my HW / Heating with the zone valve on manual or should I put it on Auto ??
Just for interest.... All the CW taps and both WC's in the house are fed by the mains ( is this normal ? ) CW tank in loft only supplies the HW cyl and the pump for the shower. Also found out from a neighbour that this house used to belong to a plumber ( GOD HELP ME NOW ) Now contemplating replacing the whole system. Cheers RGBD
Drained the CW tank in the loft , drained the HW cyl through the drain point at the bottom , drained the F & E tank to approx 1" above the feed for the CH. Left the heating turned off and switched the zone switch to manual. Checked the water level in the F & E tank 2 hours later and it had risen 3cm.
Closed the supply valve from the CW tank to the HW cyl and checked the drain point on the cyl incase it had been trickling in ( nothing , still empty). Checked the F & E tank an hour later and it had risen another 1cm.
Turned on the CH to see if the pump would push the water into the HW cyl ( through any leak in the coil ) turned heating off after a few minutes as I didn't want to blow anything up. Checked the level in the F&E , water still there , no change in level , checked the HW cyl drain , nothing coming out ( even removed the drain valve completely and still nothing.)
Wife said " what about the mains ? " so I turned off the mains coming into the house just to please her. Checked the F&E an hour later and the level had risen another 1cm. Any idea where the water is coming from ? Could it be anything to do with the boiler or pump ??
Totally flummoxed now so I have filled everything back up and turned the heating on . Am now back to the daily ritual of removing 2 buckets of water from the F&E to stop the overflow dripping.
Can I run my HW / Heating with the zone valve on manual or should I put it on Auto ??
Just for interest.... All the CW taps and both WC's in the house are fed by the mains ( is this normal ? ) CW tank in loft only supplies the HW cyl and the pump for the shower. Also found out from a neighbour that this house used to belong to a plumber ( GOD HELP ME NOW ) Now contemplating replacing the whole system. Cheers RGBD