Hot Water Tank Emptied into Living Room

[Shirley RA107]

Hi All,

I was putting up a curtain pole this evening, when i drilled through what looked like a plastic 10mm water pipe. Hot water started to pour out for about 30 mins. I managed to turn the main water off and turned the boiler and the thermal water storage off. After it drained a plumber came round and fixed the hole.
Now i have turned the main water back on and the thermal storage sounds like its filling and nearly full, however the hot water taps seem to be full of air. Turn them on and water spits out.
Is there anything i can do to the taps? and do I need to do anything to the boiler system, I've tried bleeding the radiators and just water is coming out. When can i turn the boiler back on?

Any advice is much appreciated.

 

[bengasman]

For starters, wait until the system has filled up completely. Run the tap fully open for a couple of minutes, and see if the flow evens out.

 

[Tipper]

Call the plumber back to finish the job! Lazy B ( the plumber that is!)

 

[Shirley RA107]

Ive turned the thermal storage off for tonight, sounded like it was full. I will turn the boiler on in the morning, I would do it all now but really want to sleep after tonights events.

 

[Agile]

Any competent plumber would be expected to do a proper job to repair the leak, check the system and ensure its working normally!

Yours seems to be rather lacking!

Did he exhibit all the normal characteristics of a professional? Did he have any importent bits missing?

His performance on the job seems to have been rather poor!

Was he a member of the Institute of Plumbing or was he just a cowboy?

Tony

 

[doitall]

Any competent plumber would be expected to do a proper job to repair the leak, check the system and ensure its working normally!

Yours seems to be rather lacking!

Did he exhibit all the normal characteristics of a professional? Did he have any importent bits missing?

His performance on the job seems to have been rather poor!

Was he a member of the Institute of Plumbing or was he just a cowboy?

Tony

Whatever will you come up with next Tony. 99.9% Drivel.

 

[bengasman]

Maybe he was asked just to repair the leak to minimise the cost.

 

[dextrous]

Given the time of that this was posted, isn't it possible that it all happened quite late this evening with an expensive hourly rate? We don't know of the op sent him on his way!

Also, he's (presumably) fixed it with a speedfit or compression, so what exactly it there for him to test other than whether it was dripping, which after a few minutes of running water in would have given him sufficient information to make a reasonable assessment.

 

[Agile]

Well all I can say is that I would always ensure that before I left everything was working correctly.

But then I dont charge exhorbitent call out rates!

Tony

 

[dextrous]

But Tony, you're a pro

 

[bengasman]

When I get called out for fixing a leak on friday night after dinner time, I will do what I get paid for, and certainly will not spend another hour waiting for the tank to fill. Not unless they are willing to pay another hour at weekend rate.
Pretty soon the nation will turn the heating back on, which means nobody doing breakdowns will have time to do anything for free.

 

[Shirley RA107]

I did only ask the plumber to fix the leak, My normal plumber and boiler man is away in France, so he couldnt do it.
I turned the thermal storage back on this morning and it is now filled up and now have turned the boiler on, so far all seems well. The taps have been turned on and although at first spluttered they are now running smooth. Will i need to bleed the radiators? I did do this last night and just water came out

 

[bengasman]

In case of doubt, bleed; it certainly won't do any harm.