Recent content by ribs

Thanks everyone.... found the blockage in an 'S' bend on the feed pipe, just before the immersion tank inlet. Managed to clear it with a length of wire fed in from the tank in the loft. I'll leave the heating running (on and off) till the weekend, then drain it again and put in the Fernox...

Thanks Hi-spec, and JohnD you have convinced me to have one more bash at it tomorrow before admitting defeat.

yep... one other thing too...... looks like we have lost our hot water too (wife is not happy!!! :x ). Had to use the immersion. Does this narrow down where the blockage could be??

no... dont think we have motorised valve anywhere. On the heating controller you can select water only or heating and water, but not heating only.

Thanks Hi-spec......... I'll have a closer look in the morning and see if I can find the blockage one last time before calling in a professional.

mmmm.. didn't look right to me either, maybe it was installed by another electrical engineer! The pump is downstairs not in the airing cupboard, sort of behind that backboiler but in the kitchen. The pump has a 22mm on one side which I think goes to the boiler (this is the one with the drain...

Thanks Hi-spec for the quick reply... Ive had a look at the piping coming from the tank and from what I can make out (theres very little room up there) the water leaves that tank in 22mm, then reduces to 15mm just before dropping down though the ceiling to the 1st radiator. These are to two...

Hi all, I hope someone can help. We found that we had a problem with the radiator upstairs, only the bottom half was getting hot on most and two were not getting hot at all. Radiators downstairs were working OK. After spending a few hours trying to bleed them, we still did not have water in...