Recent content by Jay1986

Will do, at the moment the CH valve is not open though so it should just be circulating I the boiler/tank/expansion towel rad? I’ve just done a vid of the noise: The magnaclean filter has also been noisy from day one, anyone know if this is normal?

Vent immersed and held in the water for a couple of mins, the water level drops a few mm but then returns to where it was, happens continuously Oddly the auto vent doesn’t seem to vent anymore air now, perhaps air is not entering but what im hearing is air still circulating in the system?

I’ll try this now. I’d read that about the vent, thought it was long, I’ll add that to the To Do

HW off, CH on, two rads closest to pump on (and towel expansion rad) and it trips the circulation error within a few minutes, very frustrating. Any ideas what to check next?

I’ve just run the hot water for half an hour on CP1, also found the red gate valve was only 75% open. Definitely less air in the system but the pump still sounds occasionally like there is some running through the pipes/being pulled in

Here are a few pics, not easy to see what happens at the back of tank but the feed opening is shown via the arrow. If it best to maintain the two separate pipes would it be OK to connect these just before pump entry?

Apologies John, I meant the CC speeds, CC2/3 gave more noise than CC1. Yet to try the other speeds which I’m doing today. Last few days have been a crash course in plumbing terminology, does a lower head essentially mean the pump will run at a lower speed?

Thanks for the reply and tips John. The pump is the right direction and it has been on speed 1, although I have tried it on the other speeds which was accompanied by increased noise from the system. I’ll give CP1 a go today along with the magnet test, fingers crossed! Unsure of the old pump...

Would I need to do anything else to the piping apart from joining the 15 to the 22? And when you say ceiling do you mean near the top of the airing cupboard?

Thanks for the reply, there’s a lot I’m finding in this house which has been completely bodged, has made doing it up a right pita… From what I can see I think what you’ve written is correct, any way of confirming it for sure?

Hmm, me thinks he may have been talking bull then. He was talking about needing a different tank in the airing cupboard which would have cost about 800 or so, then mains fed expansion vessel near the boiler. I’ll have to do some research.

Do you mean to reroute the feed so the piping hen runs vent - feed - pump? My builder mate could reroute it but he’s away till early Jan now. The plumber who fitted the filter spoke about a sealed system but cost would be around £2k which isn’t feasible right now.

Thanks the replies. I’ll give the magnet a go tomorrow, although the system fills fine when I’ve refilled it. Exedon I think you’re right, and through this forum I’ve learned thats not right, but what puzzles me is the system was working like that for years prior. Expansion tank is not over...

Hi all, hoping to get some help on an issue that has stumped me so far, builder mate has also had a look and not come to a conclusion. I’m new to plumbing issues and struggling to get my head round everything. - Potterton Suprima HE 50 located on ground floor - Hot water tank in airing...