radiators downstair cold, upstairs red hot

[jarvis0808]

hi please help

worcester condenser boiler fitted, pressure was 2.5 so i drain all system off using pressure relief valve. Re filled and topped up to 1.2 but radiators up stairs red hot but downstairs cold, what have i done wrong

rachael

 

[desrob]

try balancing the rads,could simply be an air lock.

 

[doitmyself]

try balancing the rads,could simply be an air lock.

I think you mean bleeding the rads.

 

[WOLDEN]

jarvis , never use prv to drain . could cause you prob,s with dirt on prv seals . meaning dripping prv .

 

[jarvis0808]

how should i have released too much pressure then??

hi thanks for quick reply, would that mean it would drip through pipe on outside then, and if so do i need to replace prv seals (how many are there ?)

 

[johnmcginty]

how should i have released too much pressure then??

hi thanks for quick reply, would that mean it would drip through pipe on outside then, and if so do i need to replace prv seals (how many are there ?)

Try and see if there is a drain cock on any of the rads downstairs or under the floorboards and simply drian some water out of it to relieve pressure. Turn all the valves on lockshield aswell and bleed with bleed key on every rad repeat and re pressurise.

 

[doitmyself]

Turn all the valves on lockshield as well and bleed with bleed key on every rad repeat and re pressurise.

Remember to count how many turn you open the LS valves so you can reset them to the correct position afterwards. Otherwise you will put the system out of balance.

 

[stevetheplumber]

shut down the working rads see if it works downstairs

 

[so-solar]

Heat upstairs cold downstairs?= new pump!