Hi all,
Im a new home owner, and have never had to deal with central heating or anything myself so please forgive me for having very very limited knowledge on the question I am going to ask.
When I originally moved in to my home, we had hot water fine, however we couldnt get the central heating working. After phoning a plumber, he advised me to tap the pump with a hammer if the central heating hadnt been used in a long time - I did this and it worked great. I have lived here now for just over a year, and the heating has been working fine all winter - however today I find the radiators downstairs have gone off and are cold - however the upstairs radiators are still hot. Ive checked and the thermostat is on fine, the pilot light is on, I have hot water, the heating is on - however when checking the pump, there is no vibration coming from it, and it is very hot to touch. Is it normal for a pump to get that hot? Should it be vibrating as it pumps the water around the house?
As I said, I have no knowledge really at all about this stuff, couldnt even tell you what sort of central heating system I have.
Sorry for the lack of information - just hoping someone has an idea just from what I have typed above. Do you think it is the pump that has packed in?
I currently have the Water and Heating set to constant, and thermostat up full to try getting the radiators to come on.
Really appreciate your help.
Kind Regards
Shane
Im a new home owner, and have never had to deal with central heating or anything myself so please forgive me for having very very limited knowledge on the question I am going to ask.
When I originally moved in to my home, we had hot water fine, however we couldnt get the central heating working. After phoning a plumber, he advised me to tap the pump with a hammer if the central heating hadnt been used in a long time - I did this and it worked great. I have lived here now for just over a year, and the heating has been working fine all winter - however today I find the radiators downstairs have gone off and are cold - however the upstairs radiators are still hot. Ive checked and the thermostat is on fine, the pilot light is on, I have hot water, the heating is on - however when checking the pump, there is no vibration coming from it, and it is very hot to touch. Is it normal for a pump to get that hot? Should it be vibrating as it pumps the water around the house?
As I said, I have no knowledge really at all about this stuff, couldnt even tell you what sort of central heating system I have.
Sorry for the lack of information - just hoping someone has an idea just from what I have typed above. Do you think it is the pump that has packed in?
I currently have the Water and Heating set to constant, and thermostat up full to try getting the radiators to come on.
Really appreciate your help.
Kind Regards
Shane