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« Reply #15 on: Wednesday, June 22, 2011, 14:25:14 » |
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In fact for you to have not got to the point where he mentions that he's bled the radiator, you couldn't have made it beyond the first sentence.
Did you read the bit where Chubbs said "I have a problem with the radiator" and thought "Yeah, needs bleeding"
It's not good enough, Ralphy!
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« Reply #16 on: Wednesday, June 22, 2011, 14:44:36 » |
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I've had the same thing with one particular radiator in the lounge for a couple of years now. I'VE ALREADY TRIED BLEEDING IT (for Ralphy!), and then tried turning off all other radiators in the house - when I do this it works fine. I think theres a problem with the pressure or the pump not quite being up to it, so after a bit of trial and error, by gradually turning down other radiators in the house (I haven't got thermostatic rad valves) I can get enough heat out of it to keep the wife happy. Not perfect, but good enough
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« Reply #17 on: Wednesday, June 22, 2011, 14:52:59 » |
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I've had the same thing with one particular radiator in the lounge for a couple of years now. I'VE ALREADY TRIED BLEEDING IT (for Ralphy!), and then tried turning off all other radiators in the house - when I do this it works fine. I think theres a problem with the pressure or the pump not quite being up to it, so after a bit of trial and error, by gradually turning down other radiators in the house (I haven't got thermostatic rad valves) I can get enough heat out of it to keep the wife happy. Not perfect, but good enough
ive got a few hours to spare so will give it a bash. |
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« Reply #18 on: Wednesday, June 22, 2011, 14:57:17 » |
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I'm sure you will, but the radiator needs fixing.
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« Reply #19 on: Wednesday, June 22, 2011, 14:58:24 » |
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Have you got a thermostatic valve on it? Could be that it's just that this is stuck... you'll be able to turn it but remove the thermostat cover and see if you can push the needle valve up and down - if its stuck may just need a pair of pliers to gently pull it up and free it (it normally happens after they have been switched off a while)
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« Reply #20 on: Wednesday, June 22, 2011, 15:29:27 » |
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i had exactly this problem and the fella i used balanced the radiators.problem solved.
i was at work so don't ask me how he did it.you deffo need someone out who knows what they are doing.
why the fuck are you putting your heating on anyway?
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« Reply #21 on: Wednesday, June 22, 2011, 15:35:33 » |
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So, did you try bleeding it ?   |
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« Reply #22 on: Wednesday, June 22, 2011, 17:08:44 » |
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i had exactly this problem and the fella i used balanced the radiators.problem solved.
i was at work so don't ask me how he did it.you deffo need someone out who knows what they are doing.
why the fuck are you putting your heating on anyway?
dont you read either? its the missus, not me. I'm a stingy fucker and dont like putting the heating on in the winter. :-) |
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« Reply #23 on: Wednesday, June 22, 2011, 18:23:24 » |
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ok, so this seems to have turned into something more serious.
it would seem since bleeding the one radiator, the pressure has died and is siting at 0 bar. no hot water and no heat in any radiator. any ideas?
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« Reply #24 on: Wednesday, June 22, 2011, 18:31:11 » |
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ok, so this seems to have turned into something more serious.
it would seem since bleeding the one radiator, the pressure has died and is siting at 0 bar. no hot water and no heat in any radiator. any ideas?
yeah, dont fix it yourself! call a chap in to do it, thats serious to lose all pressure. |
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« Reply #25 on: Wednesday, June 22, 2011, 18:31:58 » |
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ok, will do. cheers
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« Reply #26 on: Wednesday, June 22, 2011, 18:33:23 » |
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ok, so this seems to have turned into something more serious.
it would seem since bleeding the one radiator, the pressure has died and is siting at 0 bar. no hot water and no heat in any radiator. any ideas?
there should be a knob to put more water into the system, thus putting the pressure back up, watch the gauge and stop it around 1.5, the level must have been really low before you bled it i take radiators off most days, its not uncommon for this to happen  |
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« Reply #27 on: Wednesday, June 22, 2011, 19:05:20 » |
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there should be a knob to put more water into the system, thus putting the pressure back up, watch the gauge and stop it around 1.5, the level must have been really low before you bled it i take radiators off most days, its not uncommon for this to happen i'll get in touch with a a professional, i dont trust myself to do these things. |
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« Reply #28 on: Wednesday, June 22, 2011, 19:06:19 » |
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there should be a knob to put more water into the system, thus putting the pressure back up, watch the gauge and stop it around 1.5, the level must have been really low before you bled it i take radiators off most days, its not uncommon for this to happen When you coming to get your bag of plaster? |
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« Reply #29 on: Wednesday, June 22, 2011, 19:08:41 » |
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If i was you i would call them quickly mate.
They reckon it will be as low as 10 tonight.
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