URGENT PLease help!! 38 weeks pregnant and cold!

[Clueless2007]

Hello,

Completely clueless about all things plumbing so please be patient and any advice will be gratefully received.

CH and Radiators were working fine yesterday but this afternoon all radiators failed to come on.

We have a fairly old back boiler and have no instructions on how to work this or our timer. I have checked and the pilot light is still on. When you turn the timer on it fires the boiler (and makes the normal noise) and the tank/pump (i think) still hum. We still have hot water but no heat from our radiators.

Recently I bled a couple of radiators as they weren't working properly which rectified the problem and produced some mucky looking water.

The timer make is Tempus and the boiler is a Glow Worm Gas fire and back boiler unit FLR and I am not totally sure where the pump is. I dont even no if the timer/boiler has the function to turn the CH and HW on separately.

Anyone have any ideas? Completely desperate as due any day now and beginning to get very stressed!

Thanks

 

[kevplumb]

first port of call is find the pump

 

[Clueless2007]

first port of call is find the pump

Ok any ideas where it would be and what does it look like?

 

[kevplumb]

like this (might be a different colour) under the floor at the side of the boiler or in a box at the side of the fireplace are fav's

 

[Clueless2007]

Ok - pretty sure I have found it - next to the cylinder tank in the loft.

Any advice on what to do now?

Thanks

 

[kevplumb]

undo the silver screw in the middle and see if the shaft is turning

there will be a slight water leakage that may be hot so have a rag handy

 

[Clueless2007]

undo the silver screw in the middle and see if the shaft is turning

there will be a slight water leakage that may be hot so have a rag handy

When the CH is on or off? Sorry just have no idea!

 

[kevplumb]

on

 

[doitall]

Don't forget to have a bowl under it to catch the water.

 

[kevplumb]

hope you mean the pump john considering the condition of the OP

 

[Clueless2007]

OK, I unscrewed the thing and saw the shaft inside not moving so I gently poked at it with my screwdriver and it started turning intermittently, I carried on poking it a little and it started turning even more, water bubbling so I screwed it back up and checked the boiler. The boiler is now making the usual noises and the radiators are starting to get hot.

Have we cracked it or does it sound like the pump is on its last legs?

 

[kevplumb]

you have cracked it for now but get the pump changed ASAP

don't want the sprog being cold do we

 

[Clueless2007]

ok thanks for all your help

 

[doitall]

hope you mean the pump john considering the condition of the OP

Must choose my words better Kev

Still looking on the bright side if it's a boy she can call it.


"Kevplub"

 

[kevplumb]

yer sound like your arch enemy