Recent content by SteveAle

Thanks for the reply gasguru, will take a couple of shots tommorrow Everyone in the know,why does every rad get very hot if all the others are shut down? but when all on only a few nearest the boiler etc just get warmish? In my unknowing opinion if a rad is blocked it just wont work full...

Thanks for the speedy reply Neal, Before I left my parents this evening I put the lever back to MAN OPEN as he was the plumber and I was only guessing. Regarding the flushes they were (at leat the last one) chemical flushes but not power flushes. The flush they put in with the boiler is to...

Firstly you guys on here helped sort my central heating super speedy the other month..you were brilliant in telling me it was a blocked cold feed! I need to call on your services again! Only this time for my parents who have not had central heating for at least three weeks!!!! This is three...

Hi tony is the vent pipe the one I have been trying to bleed in the airing cupboard?

I dont have a rad key to bleed the top rad John..will try and get one. I am still stuffed as to how its just all shut down. I remmber that the heating stopped in my old house with a similar system and I just manually turned the three way valve to water or heating. I am not sure where the...

Ok ... I tried manualy turning the 3 way valve to the middle..wouldnt work (solid). If I turn the main switch from heating to water it turns automatically.(left to right) I opened valve as doitall said and I did get the occasional squirt of water after that completly nothing. No magnets at...

Sorry never fully followed your insructions!..how do I manually open the motorized valve?and do I set it to water or heating|?

Have had everything off and opened that valve..been approx 20 mins and no water from the valve yet,if I turn on water constant will that speed up the process or suck more air in...is the "everything off " in case of frying myself!?!

Thanks doitall, I found the pipe and there was no screwdriver slot,just a cap for it.I have undone it and there was a small spurt and then nothing at all from that valve? Should I wait before water should flow? Like an impatient idiot I turned the water to constant with that open and the vent...

Gigz does this photo below help? Also where are these vent/drain cocks?..are they the two square valves that I thought maybe stop cocks? to be able to change the pump? Stardanny ,Gigz and all of you may I say if I dont manage to get to the end of this what a magnificent bunch you all are...

Star Danny, I turned the heating to just constant hot water and the boiler fired up for around two mins and the shut off? and when the boiler shut off I could hear some noises from the system/pipes The boiler is set behind a gas fire in my lounge so I can only see pilot light and flames from...

Is this the valve that clicks (motorized noise) when turning switches from heating constant to water constant or both constant etc? Port a and port b? If so you can definately hear it moving.

The boiler definately fires up if i turn the switch to heating constant but then nothing.

Thanks for the replies so far! We have not long been living here and we have had no work done on it as yet. With regards to the pump i took a photo (scuse the wallpaper) and added which pipes were hot/warm/cold if its any help? I keep thinking if the pump is SO much hotter than the...

Just been up in the loft and both small and large tanks have water??