Recent content by peterpjr40

We have a built in single oven which has seen its last meal. Would like to replace it with a double oven. We have found some with the correct dimensions so fitting shouldn't be a problem, my question relates to electrics. There is a separate fuse at the consumer unit rated at 30a. The wall...

Success! The system is working fine now. I have spent the last few days bleeding radiators, for some reason two upstairs wouldn't fully bleed. Then this afternoon I tried again and they all fully bled, the hot water is working again. Thanks everyone for the advice given. Peter

Done some more investigation. The magnet didn't show anything - I don't pretend to understand the logic of this test but if you told me to stand on my head while doing it I probably would :? . The bathroom radiator warms up when the immersion heater is on. The bathroom radiator keeps...

Thanks for that Andsam. I will do some further investigation tomorrow. As far as I know the system is as you describe "gravity hot water and pumped heating". Had a quick look for a bleed valve on the cylinder with no luck. There is just the immersion heater to one side and a big pipe coming...

Thanks for quick replies. The header tank is working ok so it's not that. "Dreaded blocked cold feed". Can you tell me more please. Bleed valve on hot water cylinder. I'll have a look for that, didn't know such a thing existed. Thanks again everyone.

We have a Baxi back boiler running the central heating and providing hot water to a cylinder. Yesterday I bled the radiators and got some air out of most of them. Now the radiators heat up but the tank doesn't. Have I caused this? If not anyone got any ideas of what I should be investigating?