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| message from mp on 19 May 2004 |
Hi All
Some help plz.
Just installed 2 radiators in the kitchen, replacing the 2 old ones.
One
was a simple changeover and the other required new pipe work , but all
pretty simple. I took care to match the inlet/outlet with the new
radiators. House is 14 years old and water more clean than dirty.
Powered up the heating and whilst there is water in the radiators,
it's
stone cold. Even the pipes are cold.
All the other rads are hot (except one in the lounge which has hot
pipes but
cold rad).
The previous rads worked v. well but now its cold.
I replaced lockshield for lockshield and put turn valves on the right
pipe.
Any idea's or checks I should be doing. I even tried the pump on high
speed.
Actually took out the air vent for hot water to slowly (very slowly)
start to seep through. Once the vent was closed it cooled down again.
Pipe work was mainly couplers with solder inside + 1 compression
fitting.
Any help appreciated.
Matt
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| Christian McArdle replied to mp on 20 May 2004 |
You've probably got an airlock. If your radiators pipes drop from the
ceiling, you may find you have bleed valves somewhere on the floor above.
Alternatively, do as others say and turn off all the other radiators (and
possibly any bypass valve too) to blast the air away. Remember the positions
of any valve you touch.
Christian.
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| Andy Hall replied to mp on 19 May 2004 |
You almost certainly have an airlock.
Turn on the heating and go round to all other radiators and turn off
their TRVs or wheel valves (normal controls)
With luck, the pump will push the air round and the new radiators will
fill. Turn up the pump if you need to do so.
Don't forget to add inhibitor when you have done, or next time the
water won't be so clean......
.andy
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| MattP replied to mp on 20 May 2004 |
Many thanks to all your advice.
I turned off all the hand valves and switched pump to hi setting and loand
behold hater water came through. I've got cleaner running around inside and
then will replace with inhibitor.
Thnx again.
Matt
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| Dave Plowman replied to mp on 19 May 2004 |
Close down all other rads and see if they now work. If they do, the system
needs balancing. See FAQ for details.
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