locating a pump

Bluebird1927 · 28 Feb 2005

I need to locate my C/H pump, but have no idea where to begin. Is there any help/advice people can give to help narrow down my search.

Are they usually located under floor boards?

kevplumb · 28 Feb 2005

follow the pipework from the boiler

look for the power flex

listen when its switched on

ollski · 28 Feb 2005

Thet can be under floorboards or anywhere.....you may not even have one, give us some more system details.

Newboy · 28 Feb 2005

Apologies for the stupid but obvious question - why do you need to find the pump?

brumylad · 28 Feb 2005

its often in the airing cupboard, next to the hot water cylinder.

breezer · 28 Feb 2005

i have hidden it

Bluebird1927 · 1 Mar 2005

hot radiators upstairs, but they are cold downstairs.

I did get them to heat up for a period yesterday after giving the pipes a good going over with a hammer (not enough to damage it though), but they went cold again.

I think I can hear the pump going, but wondered if there might be an air pocket preventing the circulation of the hot water.

I've looked all aorund the airing cupboard, but there is no sign of the pump so I think it must be under the house (I live in a 1930s semi) and that's where my next door neighbourds was located.

It's a fairly old C/H system and I think it might be a gloworm, not sure though.

Am I barking up the right tree with my fault diagnosis or can one of you experts point me in the right direction.

Thnaks for your help.

brumylad · 1 Mar 2005

odvious, but someone is bound to ask this.

Have you bled the radiators on the ground floor

The pump might be located under the floor boards in the room above the boiler

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