Recent content by blackrat779

Agree, phoned him last night, he came round this morning. Worth every penny. BR

Hi Guys, A professional heating engineer came round today, in fact the very chap who fitted the system back in 1999. Using a very methodical approach he found that a T junction just above the pump was the problem. It had clogged solid with black gunge. He chopped this out and replaced it...

It was 90% clear with some black at the end. The water in the header tank is jet black. Cheers BR

Ok sounds fair. No what is the magnet test? Thanks BR

Hi guys, an update on my central heating. I did the backfill thing and filled up the system although not to the breather. I gave up after several hours of waiting with the mains water tap to the hose full open. The upstairs radiators are all full of water though. So I can hear the pump...

Hi Thanks again, I will take it slow and keep checking in the loft. Thanks for the advice at least it gets me out of trouble for a while 8-) Cheers BR

Hi dcawkwell, Thanks for that, sounds like it will be a temporary fix till the weather warms up ant any rate. I will give that a go first thing tomorrow. Where will I find the vent pipe? Cheers, BR

Hi Tony, I have spent most of the afternoon plunging the header tank but no joy the water isn't going anywhere, no bubbles ect. One odd thing though, there is a curved pipe that comes up behing the ballcock valve and empties into the header tank. After plunging the exit pipe for a little...

Thanks newboy. Both answers are beyond my ability sounds like I will have to get someone in. Thanks for the reply BR

Hi Tony, No the only water entering the header tank is from a mains supply with a ballcock. Yes the pipes for downstairs rads come down the wall from the ceiling.

Hi, My heating system wont empty or fill. My heating has been acting up and it was suggested it might be a sludge build up. I bought some de-sludge stuff Sentinal X400 and started to drain the radiators down. Water came out of the hose and the radiators gurgled ect until it stopped. I...