Evening all,
A few weeks ago I bought a Radkit and used it to remove a radiator. I didn't like it, so I went back to the normal way and I got a handyman in to do the largest one in the living room for me; so he drained down the central heating system and pulled it (and another radiator) off the wall.
He then went on holiday and while he's been away I've done what I needed to do and I've actually managed to put both the radiators back on their brackets and connect them back up.
I then tried to re-commission my central heating, but even though the boiler (Ideal Logic+ 30, chatty) says "Normal boiler operation" I cannot get any radiators from cold. The steps I took are those you follow in the instruction manual preceded by me using a bleed key to fill the radiators.
So, I'm in the position where:
- each radiator is full of water
- each Lockshield valve is fully open (counter-clockwise)
- each TRV that there is is set on 4
The boiler is getting gas, the boiler supplies hot water, the thermostat is calling for heat as I set it to 22 degrees and you can hear the boiler controller click on... the CH outlet pipe seems to be getting hot to the touch, but I have no idea why that hot water won't circulate around the system.
Picture 1, the boiler:
Picture 2, the valves underneath the boiler, are they all OK?
The handyman is still on holiday, so I'm not sure what else he did, but I have found this new drain valve in the cellar - this was not there before. I doubt I would need to do something with this, but it's like the system is full of water but it's not circulating around the system. I admit to being flummoxed right now. Handyman will be back at the end of this week... but I'd love to be able to tell him that I fixed it - all on my own!!!
Picture 3, the new drain valve in the cellar:
As I say, I am of the opinion that the CH outlet is open, each Lockshield is open, each TRV is open and the CH return is open... does that look to be correct from my pictures or have I made a basic boo-boo?
A few weeks ago I bought a Radkit and used it to remove a radiator. I didn't like it, so I went back to the normal way and I got a handyman in to do the largest one in the living room for me; so he drained down the central heating system and pulled it (and another radiator) off the wall.
He then went on holiday and while he's been away I've done what I needed to do and I've actually managed to put both the radiators back on their brackets and connect them back up.
I then tried to re-commission my central heating, but even though the boiler (Ideal Logic+ 30, chatty) says "Normal boiler operation" I cannot get any radiators from cold. The steps I took are those you follow in the instruction manual preceded by me using a bleed key to fill the radiators.
So, I'm in the position where:
- each radiator is full of water
- each Lockshield valve is fully open (counter-clockwise)
- each TRV that there is is set on 4
The boiler is getting gas, the boiler supplies hot water, the thermostat is calling for heat as I set it to 22 degrees and you can hear the boiler controller click on... the CH outlet pipe seems to be getting hot to the touch, but I have no idea why that hot water won't circulate around the system.
Picture 1, the boiler:
Picture 2, the valves underneath the boiler, are they all OK?
The handyman is still on holiday, so I'm not sure what else he did, but I have found this new drain valve in the cellar - this was not there before. I doubt I would need to do something with this, but it's like the system is full of water but it's not circulating around the system. I admit to being flummoxed right now. Handyman will be back at the end of this week... but I'd love to be able to tell him that I fixed it - all on my own!!!
Picture 3, the new drain valve in the cellar:
As I say, I am of the opinion that the CH outlet is open, each Lockshield is open, each TRV is open and the CH return is open... does that look to be correct from my pictures or have I made a basic boo-boo?