boiler not firing
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Has it just failed - and was it a paid-for tradesman who was adding the radiator ? If so, get them back to sort it out. At the very least they ought to have turned on your central heating and demonstrated the radiator was getting hot before you paid them !
But as for your question, if it was just a radiator, its may just be air in the system. Search the forum for "bleeding and radiator".
Need a bit more info - i.e. what model of Potterton, what kind of central heating (i.e. is it a sealed system - pressure might be too low now).
But as for your question, if it was just a radiator, its may just be air in the system. Search the forum for "bleeding and radiator".
Need a bit more info - i.e. what model of Potterton, what kind of central heating (i.e. is it a sealed system - pressure might be too low now).
It's a potterton kingfisher with a honeywell thermostat - very old and dusty but was serviced last year. Um, the tradesman (an as yet unpaid friend ) has been back and checked there is no air in the system - or at least no air in the radiators. How do I check if the pressure is too low in the system...?
Thanks for replying. Its freezing....
Thanks for replying. Its freezing....
Forget pressure it shouldn't be pressurised (!)
Is the pump turning? Has the boiler got hot when it stops? Have you bled the pump? (Unscrew the big central screw). Look for a bleed point possibly in the airing cupd/ by the HW cylinder where pipes go into the side of the cylinder.
Is the pump turning? Has the boiler got hot when it stops? Have you bled the pump? (Unscrew the big central screw). Look for a bleed point possibly in the airing cupd/ by the HW cylinder where pipes go into the side of the cylinder.
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