I have a leaky rad joint, so I want to drain my CH system. I've had a read of a few similar posts, so have the general idea.
From what i can see I have a thermal store tank (connected to an oil fired Worcester boiler) and I don't think I have a feeder tank, it all looks mains fed - so i'm assuming this is an indirect vented system?
Roughly how long would it take to drain off enough water to remove the rad (which is upstairs) which has a leaky joint? I only have 3 rads in total upstairs and 1 downstairs.
Earlier I syphoned off 3 bucket loads (from a drain point on the downstairs rad), but the upstairs rad join was still dripping, so I gave up and turned the main water on again at the stopcock.
Once I did this it sounded like the thermal store tank was refilling? Would this be the case and would I first need to drain all the water off from the tank before it starts to clear the rads?
Many thanks
Rupe
From what i can see I have a thermal store tank (connected to an oil fired Worcester boiler) and I don't think I have a feeder tank, it all looks mains fed - so i'm assuming this is an indirect vented system?
Roughly how long would it take to drain off enough water to remove the rad (which is upstairs) which has a leaky joint? I only have 3 rads in total upstairs and 1 downstairs.
Earlier I syphoned off 3 bucket loads (from a drain point on the downstairs rad), but the upstairs rad join was still dripping, so I gave up and turned the main water on again at the stopcock.
Once I did this it sounded like the thermal store tank was refilling? Would this be the case and would I first need to drain all the water off from the tank before it starts to clear the rads?
Many thanks
Rupe
