Recent content by alpinejim

In response to another topic i started someone wrote that the cold feed FROM the expansion tank to the CH system should not be closed. I have just got my system up and running again after draining it completely, and during this time i found the tap on the feed from the expansion tank was...

Sorry Minofso, just read your reply again. As i have a flow and return system maybe i should break the U bend i made and terminate the pipes like the rad valves were still there?

Thanks for the response. I guess i have a flow and return system as the pipes don't logically go from one rad to another. The rad i removed was downstairs and as one of the pipes rises, it's highest point leads into what looks like an electrically operated switch/valve and then onto the pump...

Help! I have removed one rad downstairs and connected the pipes in a U bend, thinking the flow would just continue on with no rad there. Obviously there are no valves now so some of the system was drained down. Now i have no heat. The pump works as does the boiler, and i have hot water. There...