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An Olde Crone

An Olde Crone Report 21 Oct 2004 00:10

I had this very same problem and got the little man out. It was something to do with there not being enough water in the expansion tank(?), you are supposed to check this before you turn your heating on again. (God knows how, I watched him closely but couldnt work out what he did, other than fiddling about with a srewdriver) Apparently the water evaporated from mine because my roofspace gets so hot in the summer and I must be the only person in Britain who has been told to REMOVE some insulation from the loft!

karen in the new forest

karen in the new forest Report 20 Oct 2004 22:38

ok bob thats gone right over my head im sticking to my cooking lol karen

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 20 Oct 2004 22:37

Its a electrically driven valve which diverts heat from one zone, to another, depending on how the thermostat is rigged/programmed........do you have a programmer? if the centrall heating is demanding heat, then it goes there,..........if the hot water is demading heat then it goes there.............

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karen in the new forest

karen in the new forest Report 20 Oct 2004 22:37

thanks pink diane i hope so to as theres no hot water either,good job iv got dishwasher lol karen

karen in the new forest

karen in the new forest Report 20 Oct 2004 22:34

whats one of those bob? karen

PinkDiana

PinkDiana Report 20 Oct 2004 22:34

hope you are all toasty warm tomorrow night then!! :O)

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 20 Oct 2004 22:31

You might have a changeover valve, which is not working...

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karen in the new forest

karen in the new forest Report 20 Oct 2004 22:27

NUDGE

karen in the new forest

karen in the new forest Report 19 Oct 2004 01:09

hes bled three downstair rads and they are warm boiler in kitchen keeps firing up but goes out again after a few minutes, we are at a loss will have to phone a proffesional tomorrow i think its a bit over our heads . thanks for your help karen

Gerry

Gerry Report 19 Oct 2004 00:42

Karen. It will prob need more than a bleed. The air lock is prob in the pipes and it can be devil to get rid of it. The inly way I know is to let lots of water out as I said. You could do it at the system bleed valve if you know where it is. Will be at lowest point, maybe outside.

karen in the new forest

karen in the new forest Report 19 Oct 2004 00:38

thanks gerry and fred hes bleeding them again as i type karen

Gerry

Gerry Report 19 Oct 2004 00:35

Karen I would go with the airlock. Had similar prob with mine once. We undid the pipe from rad and "pulled" lots of water through to get the air out of the system. Gerry

karen in the new forest

karen in the new forest Report 19 Oct 2004 00:33

hi little kb we did that earlier but like i said they heated for a while so we think its in the pipes .can you get stuff to unbloke the pipes? karen

badger

badger Report 19 Oct 2004 00:32

I would say that either your pump is defective ,or ,you have a blockage somewhere in the system .the only other thing it might be is a massive airlock.Fred.Ptfg.

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karen in the new forest

karen in the new forest Report 19 Oct 2004 00:24

hi does anyone no why are radiators are hot upstairs and stone cold down stairs my hubby has bled downstairs ones came through hot for a while now were cold again and im freezing any suggestions gratefully received. karen cold in hants THANKS EVERYONE WHO ADDED TO THIS THREAD HUBBY TRIED ALSORTS BUT HES GAVE UP AND CALLED SOMEONE OUT TO CHANGE PUMP TOMORROW FOR £70-80 SO NOT TOO BAD. KAREN