I have just moved the piping for 2 radiators in my home and now the radiators will not get warm unless I turn off the other radiators in the house.
The pipes were running over of the carpet and through holes drilled in the wall which looked a mess. I have re-piped so the pipes now run under the floorboards to make it look much tidier.
I cut the pipes coming down from upstairs where the boiler is and fitted 2 service/isolation valves so I could move the radiators whilst the heating was still operable. I have used soldered fittings to join all the pipes. Once I had moved the piped I connected the new piping to the service/isolation valves and opened them but no heat arrived at the radiators. I have checked that the the water can get through to each radiator OK by disconnecting the radiator and loosening the service valve to make water spray out of each of the pipes. I can't understand why I still have no heat. Could there be a lump of solder loose in the pipes blocking a valve somewhere or could the service valves restrict the flow of water enough to be causing me a problem? I know the diameter is reduced in the middle of the valves.
I don't want to have to strip it all out again so any tips would be gratefully recieved.
The pipes were running over of the carpet and through holes drilled in the wall which looked a mess. I have re-piped so the pipes now run under the floorboards to make it look much tidier.
I cut the pipes coming down from upstairs where the boiler is and fitted 2 service/isolation valves so I could move the radiators whilst the heating was still operable. I have used soldered fittings to join all the pipes. Once I had moved the piped I connected the new piping to the service/isolation valves and opened them but no heat arrived at the radiators. I have checked that the the water can get through to each radiator OK by disconnecting the radiator and loosening the service valve to make water spray out of each of the pipes. I can't understand why I still have no heat. Could there be a lump of solder loose in the pipes blocking a valve somewhere or could the service valves restrict the flow of water enough to be causing me a problem? I know the diameter is reduced in the middle of the valves.
I don't want to have to strip it all out again so any tips would be gratefully recieved.