My heatings sh!te

[Ant1981]

Captain obvious I know, but are the valves open both ends?

Can of worms.

Valves at both ends are different valves.

There's one for you to control, then the other is the lock sheild. The lock sheild valve, it isn't always the case that it should be fully open, if it is, then it can cock your heating up, as that's for balancing the flow rate of the water, as the water will take the shortest path, leaving other radiators not as hot, or even cold. So the lock sheild should be set to regulate the flow, so that every radiator get's hot water without missing others out if it has an easy path to flow back to the boiler, missing others out.

[justalex81]

i can't be arsed 

[dixie180]

Any luck with the heating m8.?


Rob

[RandomJord]

Yeah, got the dick of a heating engineer coming out tommorow, he has not endeared himself to me over the phone. First he said he didn't service the boiler.... His name and signatures on it.... And also he said that Theres supposed to be air in the system, my response was yes there supposed to be f**king heat aswell!!

[dixie180]

Mmmmm,sounds like you could be ripped off buddy.Air in the system,MY ARSE.If there was supposed to be air in the system then why do you have to bleed the radiators of the air.DUH.Good Luck buddy.


Rob

[[han]]

read this thinking i'd find out how to bleed my radiators... now im just more confused.

oh well.. it will have to wait til december til the boyfriend comes up and then he can bleed it for me.

[RandomJord]

Noooo, it'll be sorted

I don't get ripped off 

[dixie180]

Han,bleeding the rads is easy.You will either have a small bleed screw cap on one end of the radiator at the top, or a small square head screw on the back of the rad at the top(if your radiator is older).You just need to unscrew the bleed screw until you hear air hissing out.Do not take the screw right out.When any water starts coming out of the bleed screw you know you have bled the radiator of air so tighten the screw back up.Simples


Rob

[dixie180]

Noooo, it'll be sorted

I don't get ripped off 

 


Rob

[[han]]

Han,bleeding the rads is easy.You will either have a small bleed screw cap on one end of the radiator at the top, or a small square head screw on the back of the rad at the top(if your radiator is older).You just need to unscrew the bleed screw until you hear air hissing out.Do not take the screw right out.When any water starts coming out of the bleed screw you know you have bled the radiator of air so tighten the screw back up.Simples


Rob

to be fair, i know exactly what to do, my dad was the last person to bleed the rads when i moved in the house and we fitted the brand new boiler and full pipework. i just can't turn the key in the rad, its far too tight!