Help no hot water

kristian12

We've got no hot water depite having kerosene and having the heating on as we normally do to get the hot water. Any suggestions on where we can start because the idea of no hot water until Tuesday is not a good one with 2 smelly teenagers in the house. :eek:

Wearb

With "the heating on as we normally do to get the hot water" check your hot press for some motorized valves. It will look something like the one I will attach to this post. Touch the pipe or connection on either side of the valves that you see. See if one of the valves has a cold side. If you find this then manually open it and see if your hot water heats up. They have an almost hidden manual leaver to open them. If you get it working this way you leave it open until next week when you should get someone to look at it, or just leave it open for an hour before you need the hot water only. If this doesn't sort the problem, make sure to put things back as you found them before.

nmacc

Basically what Wearb said.

But it could also be air in the system. Your cylinder has a coil inside that acts like a radiator, except that it heats the water in the cylinder. It can collect air in the same way as a radiator. If the cylinder is the highest point in your heating system, then it can collect so much air that the water doesn't heat, but the radiators do.

Look for a small brass can with a little cap on top on the pipework near the cylinder. The cap should be loose. If not. loosen it & see if air comes out. If water comes out, tighten it!

Wearb's answer is more likely however.

Wearb

Must have bought an air freshener

kristian12

Wearb wrote: »

Must have bought an air freshener

Thanks Wearb, did as you said with the valve and it worked . Couldn't get back onto net to thank you.