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after i burned the fire really hard for 2 hours, i turned the rads on and they were piping hot, so at last problem solved, but she wont have it on any higher than 0, so i give up!!! thanks to everyone for all your help.

after i burned the fire really hard for 2 hours, i turned the rads on and they were piping hot, so at last problem solved, but she wont have it on any higher than 0, so i give up!!! thanks to everyone for all your help.

its now fixed , the tank was at an angle ,so the overflow was above the lip of the tank, so it just poured out over the lip, (house that jack built)

i think the basic problem is how hot the fire is and what coal they are using, they have started using some new coal and have the vent set at its lowest setting as it burns to fast otherwise, the other coal used to burn at a number 5 setting, if the setting is set to high the water will actually...

i am not currently at my mothers and will post the details if i can find them as the system is over 20 years old, the new rad is 5800 btu and i will find out what the other btus are for the other 2 rads.

sorry mate not you ,but the one who called me a tapfitter, which im not qualified for either.

you do realise this is a solid fuel system ,the only way the boiler don't work is if the fire is out. As there is plenty of hot water and is on constantly and was working perfectly , i added another rad and the operating temp of the radiators dropped , so i even out the flow of water through...

because they are all the same temp , flow has been decreased , no radiator is hot than another,that is balanced isnt it . Why ask the question then if you all ready new the answer , i don`t understand?

thanks for the imput will do.

yes the system has been balanced ,thank you

the new rads out put is 5800 btus the other , 2 original rads ,have no fins on them and are 600mm wide and 1800mm long ,very old rads no idea what the btu are on them.

not b ored of the thread , my mum has no internet so when im trying to fix it i cant be on-line, i only have 3 downstairs radiators in total, i have replaced pump drained system again and put a 3 in 1 in the f&e ,it will take a couple of days to find out wheather it has worked or not , but on...

yep its all in 15mm ,but i always thought it was supposed to be in 22mm for solid fuel?

the f&e and vessell are the same as in your drawing that you posted, so i didnt think id need to draw them. sorry! its quite a simple circuit and i dont know why its not getting hot , do u think i should take a tee from the main flow rather than the end of the radiator, but would that mean i...

just realised im crap at drawing!! hope this gives u a better idea.[/img]

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thats the way it has been done apart from the pump is on the flow ,pushing it along.

its a two pipe system entering rads on 1 side and continuing to next and then next , ect , return is the same, so i can turn the first 2 rads off and maintain the flow through the last rad, i think that is a series or am i wrong ???

no way of knowing its bricked in behind the fire .

i have added a picture of the diagram to my album , ifyou could have a look, cheers.