hot water

[mart104]

i have just drained the water system as i needed to remove a radiator but now i cannot get any hot water through my taps. what have i done wrong

 

[ollski]

Don't know you'd better give us a clue about what sort of system you have and what you drained.

 

[Softus]

Can't you read ollski? It's a water system

 

[mart104]

errrmmmm???? not sure what sort of system, all i know is the boiler is back of the gas fire and the water tank upstairs. i wanted to remove the radiator from the kitchen so i put hose pipe onto the valve thingy underneath. i also turned every valve or tap off that i could find in the airing cupboard. the rad pipes in the kitchen now have stop valves on. i can now get hot water through the taps but not for long when all the water runs out. could there be air in the system if so how do i get rid of it.

 

[corgiman]

your gate valve feweding the cylinder hasnt opened properly, after you turned everything in the airing cupboard, and probably needs replacment

 

[mart104]

after draining the system how long does it take to refill and reach correct pressure?

 

[CorgiIOW]

As Corgiman has said,

your gate valve feweding the cylinder hasnt opened properly, after you turned everything in the airing cupboard, and probably needs replacment.

Suggest you check this out first, and even then you may end up with an airlock. Could be why you have no hot water , do you have water in the radiators !

 

[mart104]

yes, all the radiators are hot and have been bled. i have hot water coming through the taps now but only a trickle.
when i removed the radiator i capped off the pipes, would that have caused my problem.
thanks

 

[chr15]

after draining the system how long does it take to refill and reach correct pressure?

Well-if its the heating circuit you've drained then it shouldn't have any effect on the hot water unless like the earlier poster said-when turning off the gate valve on the cold feed to the h/w cylinder it has not fully opened again-old gate valves are prone to sticking or snapping due to metal fatigue and only way to cure this is to replace the gate valve. If you look in the large cistern in your loft and it is full of water then you should have water from your hot tap-unless valve closed or airlock.
Chris

 

[CorgiIOW]

Possibly, still say theres a problem between header tank, gate valve and tank.

 

[corgiman]

no it would not have

did you or did you not turn off all the valves in your airing cupboard?

 

[mart104]

yes, i turned all gate valves and inline valves off.

 

[corgiman]

have you turned them all back on?

 

[CorgiIOW]

Sorry Corgiman, but chap did say he had turned every valve he could find in the airing cupboard.

Getting a little confused as to what hes touched and what he hasnt.

 

[mart104]

everything is turned backon.
and you think you're confused how do ya think i feel