Recent content by Christiane

Hi, long time not seen. The saga continues, gluck gluck goes and comes again. 2 more plumbers have been and are gone and the electrician is rewiring the whole timer-boiler-3 Port Valve scenario in a week on Monday. Plumbers still scratch their heads and argue as to where the auto air vents...

I have only got a normal hammer and that clearly would cause considerable damage .As mad as I am with my heating , that would not be a sensible plan! Coincidentally I just turned that radiator on full blast and it appears to be hot all over... To be honest, I don't think that would be the sole...

Thanks Mike, it s on the list for next week s plumbers " to do :)

Thanks Mike. Just texted my plumber, he said it can't be that because system has been flushed and the radiator does get warm......the search will continue .....

...just quickly, if I turn that radiator off and the smack bang whallop gluck gluck still happens, am I right to assume that radiator may not have been the cause ?

I will attempt....and report back..sure there is more than meets the eye..

Oh, thanks, tried that, doesn't stick. As to the radiator, one of them has got a patch pretty much randomly in the middle that is much colder than the rest of it PHOTO attached .

...just another question please how does one identify where the potential blockage is ? Like I said CH with HW all is quiet, all radiators are as warm as they should be and all is happy ....so, where on earth do I start ? Process of elimination ? If yes, how ? Thank you o_O

Thank you very much flameport, sorry the radiators aren't all boiling hot just when all TVR s are open after system got refilled and they get checked to see if air is trapped. Excuse my ignorance what does AAV stand for ? If it s the automatic air vent we have shut that to see if air comes in...

Thanks Mike and Jeff. I collate all suggestions for next week. Over Christmas I appear to be able to avoid if manually starting up HW first and then CH amd switch off CH first and then HW . I am somehow convinced it is linked to the 3 port valve s position. I clearly hear the motor moving and...

...trust you me, I will !!! When you say boiler stat, do you mean flow temperature ? It s now set at 60, so is the HW to avoid it switching off. REASON why it took so long to identify what it is was that boiler flow temp was set to 73 deg celcius and HW to 50. The HW was still heated by...

Thanks flameport, We tried the screwing down the airvent before, even replaced it because we had suspicions it was sucking air in....no change. I will try again though.Just not now, when I took photo earlier I noticed something....I have now got a slight leak where the system bypass was...

Thanks Pete, I will have a look. Although, the massive gurgle seems to originate around the 3 port valve travelling through the flow to the radiators...through them all ( incl downstairs ) ....can't hear it coming back to the return..plus any air that s left the autovent seems to let out...

Thanks Nige, funny you should say Auto Air Vent on both sides......it s definitely worth a trial.....my plumber will be busy after the Christmas Break (y)(y)

Plumber tried a system bypass between flow and return put with manual valve in case didn't work so we could close. Well, it failed because the return was then so warm that the boiler didn't think it needed to heat anymore. If manually slowly opened at the start/ shutdown it avoids the gurgle but...