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    Boiler has trapped air? after adding 4 radiators. help pls!

    not sure what fully pumped would be? The pump itself is about 6 feet from the boiler and under the floor on the ground floor. The feeder tank is in the loft with 6 radiators on the ground floor and 4 new ones to replace the old single one on the first floor (attic is above this as in a...
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    Boiler has trapped air? after adding 4 radiators. help pls!

    the pipes only get slightly warm on both sides - its hard to tell - , and I mean slightly as the boiler isnt on long enough to heat them any further. I thought I'd post some picks of the system to help. At leas I hope so. I still can't find the bleed valve on the cylinder tho. Check out the...
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    Boiler has trapped air? after adding 4 radiators. help pls!

    also tried to turn the pump up to the max with no luck. I cant see because of the angle but I assume the three settings are speed settings? its on the max now and I can feel the pump vibrating a little. Almost like a little hum.
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    Boiler has trapped air? after adding 4 radiators. help pls!

    Thanks for getting back. Just tried to bleed it again with the same result. Off to check the cylinder again now.
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    Boiler has trapped air? after adding 4 radiators. help pls!

    Right. The pump is working so no luck so far. I have however noticed a "Port Zone Valve" (I think - http://www.heatandplumb.com/acatalog/Honeywell_22mm_Port_Zone_Valve.html?utm_source=ProductSearch&utm_medium=GoogleBase&utm_campaign=Feed1) so I'm now thinking I need to drain the system...
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    Boiler has trapped air? after adding 4 radiators. help pls!

    still researching. Looks like someone has had the same problem as me. http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071009034410AABm2qG I'm off the check the pump ain to see if its running. http://www.diynot.com/wiki/plumbing:faq:faq19
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    Boiler has trapped air? after adding 4 radiators. help pls!

    ok tried to bleed the pump and all look sok. Took the skrew out the middle and a little water came out. Put the boiler back on and it ran ok for about 2 min befor sutting off. Again I could hear noises from the boiler that sound like water gurgling. Getting very cold now. I was also...
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    Boiler has trapped air? after adding 4 radiators. help pls!

    So should following the instructions here... http://www.diynot.com/wiki/plumbing:faq:faq9 and i should be ok? Thanks for getting back. I'll try that tonight and see how it goes :)
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    Boiler has trapped air? after adding 4 radiators. help pls!

    Hi All, Looking for some help. I have an old stelrad Ideal e-type boiler (30 years) and all was working fine. I then decided to add 4 radiators to the system. Drained the system, added the radiators, filled the system again after unblocking the expansion tank (think this was an air lock) but...
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