Hot water help needed

[Dc19910]

Hi all! Just wanting some help with a hot water problem i have. I would normally just wait and call a plumber out but its Sunday and i really cant wait till tomorrow as i have the first day of my new job tomorrow and really need hot water for shower! Anyway back to the problem.
I have a vallant eco tec plus boiler and the hot water taps and shower is not letting any water out. Cold water is flowing from the taps but thats it. It was fine untill i used the gage under the boiler to raise up the pressure as it had dropped a little, does this often. I forgot which gage it was so i turned both. Then i put them both back so it says close. I have triple checked that i have defiantly closed them. Ever since then my hot water has stopped running. My heating is fine though no problem with that. Any suggestions or advice would be amazing please.

Many thanks.

 

[Scott_D]

Cold water from the hot taps or no water from the hot taps?

 

[Dc19910]

No water from the hot water taps.

 

[Scott_D]

You may have shut the cold supply to the boiler
Post some pics

 

[joni os]

In pressurising boiler you may well have turned off cold water feed. Check this is open, slot inline with pipework. Other than that, boil kettle, shower from bucket, and call gas safe engineer tomorrow.
The cold water feed will be 15mm pipe. From memory, where it enters boiler the valve has square head with slot. Slot should point to boiler.

 

[Dc19910]

Thank you. I have took some pictures they are down as attachments.

 

[joni os]

Second pipe from right is cold water feed. Ignore white plastic levers and look for isolation control where 15mm pipe connects to boiler.

 

[Dc19910]

Is this the bit that you mean or open the boiler up and look?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

dont open the boiler up and look and did you mess with them ?

also have you got hot water coming out the kitchen tap? / any taps flowing water through the hot side

 

[Old Account]

Is this the bit that you mean or open the boiler up and look?

Do not open the boiler at all.

That's what he meant ... The white plastic buttons are to fill the system. Now they are closed which is ok.

You may turned your cold water supply off to the boiler just check what you have closed and opened.

 

[Dc19910]

No hot water through any taps. And only switched the 2 white taps on for 2 seconds then put them back on closed. Not messed with anything else.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

No hot water through any taps. And only switched the 2 white taps on for 2 seconds then put them back on closed. Not messed with anything else.

when was the last time you had hot water and has anything been done from then till now that you know of ?

 

[Old Account]

No hot water through any taps. And only switched the 2 white taps on for 2 seconds then put them back on closed. Not messed with anything else.

Do you have any water coming out of the hot taps site ?

 

[Dc19910]

when was the last time you had hot water and has anything been done from then till now that you know of ?

Hot water was on before i turned the 2 white switches under the boiler to get the pressure up as it was low. Then since i turned them no water through the hot taps at all.

 

[joni os]

As in picture next to white lever. With a hot tap open. Close and open brass quarter turn valve. Not plastic handle. It is possible debris lodged in valve, opening and closing with hot tap open will allow mains pressure to clear. Also check there are no lever valves on the incoming supply, prior to boiler that may have accidently been knocked closed.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

with a hot tap open open the cold white lever do you get cold/ hot water through the tap/ boiler fire?

 

[Dc19910]

As in picture next to white lever. With a hot tap open. Close and open brass quarter turn valve. Not plastic handle. It is possible debris lodged in valve, opening and closing with hot tap open will allow mains pressure to clear. Also check there are no lever valves on the incoming supply, prior to boiler that may have accidently been knocked closed.

Just tried this had a tiny bit of water come out then stopped again. Only really fine drizzle for 5 seconds though.

 

[Dc19910]

with a hot tap open open the cold white lever do you get cold/ hot water through the tap/ boiler fire?

Really sorry but dont know which lever you mean i have the hot and cold black levers or the 2 white taps under the boiler with the word closed on.

 

[Old Account]

Really sorry but dont know which lever you mean i have the hot and cold black levers or the 2 white taps under the boiler with the word closed on.

I guess shaun meant the plastic white leaver

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Really sorry but dont know which lever you mean i have the hot and cold black levers or the 2 white taps under the boiler with the word closed on.

the right on as you look at it shouldnt do anything but stranger things have happened

 

[Dc19910]

Yeah unfortunately nothing happened.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Yeah unfortunately nothing happened.

sounds like you need a gas safe engy sorry to say

 

[joni os]

OK now need to check you have cold water feed to boiler. Safe way, without undoing pipes. Boiler pressure is high, needle at 12.00 next to red section. Reduce pressure by bleeding convenient rad until needle at 9.00. Then open up white lever valves and see if you can move needle to 10.00 if yes then water is reaching boiler and you're going to need plumber.

 

[jonnyswamp]

Sounds like you have one valve open and one shut (the plastic levers with closed on)
Undo the phillips screw on the valve head and remove the levers, then check if the brass spindles are actually moving turning
The levers could just be turning on the spindle and not turning them
Make sure the left hand one is off and try and turn the spindle on the right hand one (this is the one on the cold main in to the boiler)
You should here water movement if the valve is working ok

 

[Dc19910]

Sounds like you have one valve open and one shut (the plastic levers with closed on)
Undo the phillips screw on the valve head and remove the levers, then check if the brass spindles are actually moving turning
The levers could just be turning on the spindle and not turning them
Make sure the left hand one is off and try and turn the spindle on the right hand one (this is the one on the cold main in to the boiler)
You should here water movement if the valve is working ok

Just taken them off. And they are facing different ways. I am having trouble turning it to the correct direction though as the whote switches arent doing and neither is any of the screwdrivers i have slotted in there and turned. Any ideas?

 

[jonnyswamp]

turn it with pliers/grips

 

[Dc19910]

Perfect got it working thankyou everybody!

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Perfect got it working thankyou everybody!

was it the valve head in the end?

 

[jaydebruyne]

Try opening the grey knob that you open to top up pressure (just the one on the right hand side). Open up a hot tap. Do you get any water coming out?

I had a vaillant boiler where if you shut that off it shut off the cold supply. Very strange!! Let me k is if that's works please.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Try opening the grey knob that you open to top up pressure (just the one on the right hand side). Open up a hot tap. Do you get any water coming out?

I had a vaillant boiler where if you shut that off it shut off the cold supply. Very strange!! Let me k is if that's works please.

it was jay but the head/plastic lever was stripped

 

[jaydebruyne]

it was jay but the head/plastic lever was stripped

Aaah ok. It's a strange vaillant phenomenon I think lol