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I have a 4 year old Beko washing machine. Noticed it was much noisier on its spin cycle last night. Almost like a whirring sound. Wasn’t a heavy load. Do you think it’s bearings on the way out or something else? I took a video but can’t upload it.

Actually, I put the heating on tonight and the majority of the rads are cold both upstairs and downstairs. The ones that are first are on the run are getting hot but nothing else is. I'll order a replacement pump head tonight.

Hi, as you've been so helpful previously I hope you don't mind me reaching out again. With the colder weather coming I thought I better get on and fix this. Undid the front of the grundfos pump just now and when I place a screwdriver in the inner nut it is turning fine and water is coming out...

I also noticed that the temperature on the boiler is registering 80c + when supplying hot water. Despite it only being set to around 50. Not sure if this is related.

There was a trickle of water when I undid the screw. Didn’t check to see if it spinning freely. I’ll undo it again on Monday.

Can't believe i'm back here again 3 years later.... I think the replaced pump has failed. No heat downstairs and lukewarm rads upstairs. Checked for airlocks downstairs today but nothing substantial despite a water flush. Checked the gauze in the return valve which was moving freely. Hence I...

No they’re not accessible. I’ve no idea where they are. Possibly in the cupboard floor where the hot water tank was. Problem rads are about 18-20metres from the boiler. I feel I’m pretty good at DIY for a girl and willing to tackle anything but this is starting to feel like a big job???

Yes the system has mostly worked fine for the 7 years we’ve been here. Couple of years ago I cleaned the gauze in the boiler return pipe as it was rusted up once and we lost all heat downstairs. Put it all back together, added some inhibitor and it worked fine. This radiator always used to...

Is there a bypass?

Thanks for your reply. I did a chemical flush about 4 weeks ago. The radiator works for a short period of time (3-6 days) after I disconnect and force water through the valves. I’ve tried turning off valves and bleeding. What ideas do you have has to how else I can clear the...

There’s a very small amount of air spluttering out but nothing significant when the water first comes through. Then it’s quickly just water flowing uninterrupted and fast.

Thanks for coming back to me. I’m no pro but hate being beaten. You can see below that I’ve tried a lot over the last few weeks. The thing is I’ve no idea if it is balancing or something else which is causing the rads to stop working after 3-6 days.

Yes. If I disconnect the valves, leave the boiler to top up and simultaneously force a couple of buckets of water through I have managed to get both working temporarily working twice.

Hi, I saw this in another thread. Do you think this might be worth a try in this situation?

You still think this is possible even though when I disconnected the rad the water was gushing out?

Thanks for replying. I really appreciate it. No hot water cylinder. our system was changed to a combi about 8 years ago before we moved in. Bypass - I’m not sure. how can I identify? Yes closed down 2x towel rads for the test. Didn’t make any difference.

No. it’s not making any difference

The mystery gets more frustrating……. To recap post chemical flush I’ve: disconnected the hallway rad opened each valve in turn to force through and fill two buckets. Comes through quickly without obstruction. both problem rads (hallway and living room) work for 6 days No heat in the hallway...

I‘m not sure. It’s probable. is there a way to tell without visibility? The hallway rad used to be first rad to get hot downstairs after the upstairs rads.

I turned them off using the TRV’s