Recent content by mr chumleywarner

Fixed. Luckily I got hold of a plumber who after failing to get the mixer tap trick to work had the same idea with the wet/dry vacuum. Clearly a trick of the trade. Thanks to Andy for replying.

I did this this morning but maybe for about 20 seconds with both taps open - some water spluttered out of the bath tap in the upstairs toilet but none from the upstairs basin. I could maybe try it for longer tonight with one tap open. Interesting! I only have a Dyson though which I don't think...

Familiar story I'm afraid. I drained the water down to replace a tap and after refilling the hot water is now not flowing. The water spurts and then flows to a trickle then stops. Upstairs there is no hot water flowing at all. Trying again an hour later gives another burst of activity then...

Thanks everyone for your input. My problem is now fixed :D After taking the pump off again and checking the isolating valves, it turns out the bottom valve was sticking halfway and required a little more force than I thought to open fully. With water flowing into the boiler it's happy again...

Water is flowing out of the middle screw now and the pump is getting warm but still no boiler action. Is there a air lock release for the boiler?

The pump is in the same orientation as the old pump, the arrow on the body is pointing downwards towards the diverter valve. The top valve has many turns, the bottom is a quarter turn type. I've tried all different combinations. Is there a way of testing the flow - should water come out of the...

I had bled the airing cupboard which had a lot of air in it. The radiators were fine. The pump I'm not sure of how I bleed it I have undone the central silver disc on the pump - nothing came out. How can I tell if there is actually water pumping - I would expect some gurgling when I turn the...

I finally got round to installing the replacement pump on my noisy system (the noise went away for a while but came back). With the pump replaced, the boiler (Greenstar Ri) no longer works. It has a go but decides not to play ball. What happens when I turn on the CH/HW demand is * New Pump...

Sorry, now I'm at home I can tell you its a greenstar Ri installed in 2006 with a power flush done at the same time. It doesn't sound like the boiler but I was hoping someone might be able to shed some light on what mechanically could be going on.

I have a central heating system that is making some very strange noises that I’d love someone to explain. I have a bog standard open vented system with a 5/6yr old Worcester Greenstar boiler, Greenfos Selectric UPS 15-50 pump. The central heating comes on (HW+CH) and everything sounds...

I was thinking more about when the cylinder stat is in the "1" position the HW ON and HW OFF will be connected together - but the programmer must be able to handle this as its the recommended connection. Just seemed odd. I was thinking about the pull through option and it would probably work...

Thanks for the diagram link. I wonder why the cowboy who put the heating system in (before I owned the house), neglected to put this wire in. What a nightmare - I cant see how I'm going to get this extra connection done without ripping out lots of plasterwork and tiles I take it the fact...

I'm having a problem with my central heating which someone might be able to help me with. My system has the usual boiler, pump, valve, cylinder and room stats. The programmer is a Landis Staefa RWB2E with separate controls for the CH and HW. However no matter what I do to the room stat, I...