Guest Pauly Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 There's always the possibility that the boiler could've blown-off all it's pressure due to an air blockage or something. Make sure you bleed all your radiators starting with the downstairs ones first. You'll need to repressurise the boiler as you do this as it'll drop while you're bleeding the rads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichD Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 Let the pressure come up, even if you leave it open the relif valve will lift and not allow any damage to be caused. Leave the controls on, let the pressure up, and you will hear the boiler fire. If you lost all the pressure at once BTW, you have a bad leak somewhere which needs sorting, before you gat flooded out. Normally the pressure falls away very slowly over months due to air ingress at radiator valves etc. It sound as if you have a problem here that you will not be able to rectify yourself in the long run. BTW this is a water fault, not a gas fault, when you get someone in, dont get ripped off. Should 1.5 bar not be enough for it to fire properly then? I hadn't looked at the pressure in the 6 months I've lived here, so I'm hoping I didn't lose all the pressure at once. I guess that's a downside to having the boiler in the loft. One thing after another with this house... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichD Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 There's always the possibility that the boiler could've blown-off all it's pressure due to an air blockage or something. Make sure you bleed all your radiators starting with the downstairs ones first. You'll need to repressurise the boiler as you do this as it'll drop while you're bleeding the rads. Damn, that means learning how to bleed radiators.... knew there'd be a catch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pauly Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 I'm guessing you don't have a bleed key for the rad then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artisan Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 Should 1.5 bar not be enough for it to fire properly then? I hadn't looked at the pressure in the 6 months I've lived here, so I'm hoping I didn't lose all the pressure at once. I guess that's a downside to having the boiler in the loft. One thing after another with this house... As Pauly says, bleed the radiators, and make sure the vent screw on the boiler is open, this should be near the top and is self sealing, ie it does not need closing after (confirm this in the manufacturers instructions), After bleeding bring up the pressure again, to the red line and it ought to fire. Check all the time for leaks on the system, you dont want a repeat of what happened to the little girl yesterday. I never like having machinery hidden away in lofts etc. It is much better where you can get at easily in an emergency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artisan Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 Bleed key 90p from wikes or somewhere similar. Just loosen the screw in the end of the radiator until water flows, dont take it out, or you will never get in again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pauly Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 dont take it out, or you will never get it in again. that's good advice. Also when bleeding the rad have a small towel or a handful of tissue underneath the valve as you'll get a slight drip when the rad is full again and you have to turn it off. That water can sometimes get pretty mucky and you don't want it on your carpet matey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Applegrim Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 I found a great Corgi registered plumber yesterday, he worked non stop, not even for dinner, the job wasn't the easiest, but he never moaned and only charged what he said he would,top plumber! His name is Darren of Specialised Gas Services, phone 07883012917 or 07883012922. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichD Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 Phew!! Glad that's sorted. Thanks Pauly!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pauly Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 No worries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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