Bleeding central heating rads issue

[moogwai]

I hate peaple who take the micky he knows nothing just to tight to get a good plumber

and there are alot of people out there like that....but at the end of the day are they too tight or just plane skint! one of them ones mate!

 

[Gray0689]

He said he just moved to a new house so makes me think just tight

 

[easyt]

Might be like me. When I have moved house I have used all my spare cash to keep the mortgage as low as possible.

 

[ksareen]

I hate peaple who take the micky he knows nothing just to tight to get a good plumber

and there are alot of people out there like that....but at the end of the day are they too tight or just plane skint! one of them ones mate!

Love people who think they know everything (they don't), yet they are of no help when it comes to real issues. I can understand why you hate people who don't throw money at you for easy jobs as that is all you are capable of!!

Begging might be a better profession for the likes of these ones..

Toddyplumb, Thanks for the reminder, will check and get back to you (unless this thread gets hijacked by these self-styles pros for their contructive judgements).

Might be like me. When I have moved house I have used all my spare cash to keep the mortgage as low as possible.

Hi easyT, cash is not an issue. DIY is my hobby and I get immense joy of learning something new and doing something myself (I am an engineer by education). If you can't cook, the best advise should not be to get takeaway all the time.

I get the same joy when helping others with the skills I possess.

 

[ksareen]

Dont forget to check for pump over

Hi Toddyplumb, checked foor pump over with CH only for 30 minutes, CH + DHW for 30 minutes and DHW only for 30 minutes last night, there is no water coming out of FE tank overhead pipe at the moment, so I suppose removing cold feed blockage solved pump over issues for now?

When the boiler is in DHW only mode, it makes some slushing noises every now and then and 1 radiator is also warming up. Would it be the 3 port diverter valve that needs checking/ cleaning?

I've bled the pump at its central screw and copper cylinder at the union to get rid of air. Is there any other place where this boiler can be bled? Its a Potterton profile 50e.

 

[RoryD]

cut the vent pipe (on the vertical near the tank). Pour water down here along with fernox F3. Bleed the rads and continue filling / bleeding until rads are done. Rejoin the vent pipe using 22mm compression fitting. Run your system and get the cold feed cleaned out / replaced for the winter

 

[ksareen]

thanks RoryD, that's a very nice way indeed to add system cleaner, mine is a Kilrock.

Regarding cleaning the cold feed, I think its clean after I took it apart and cleaned all the pipes n replaced fittings. All the rads are now filling rapidly from the FE tank and clean water is flowing out of rads now after a few drains.

Its working OK, but when the boiler is in DHW only mode, it makes splashing noises, akthough water is getting warm as before. The CH is not coming on now when the setting is only for DHW.