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No heat in d/stairs radiators

  • 27-03-2014 11:37pm
    #1
    scotchie78
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12 ✭


    Evening All,
    I just moved into a house and don't seem to have any heat in the d/stairs rads. and some of the upstairs rads as well.
    I've tried to trace the heat in the pipework as i started the boiler to see if I could find the source of the problem. I'll outline the pipework as I traced the heat from the boiler.
    Boiler is connected to the gas mains heater in d/stairs utility room.
    Feed goes up into the upstairs hot press and T's off into a manifold feeding the rads and main feed into immersion tank.
    Feed out of immersion tank back to d/stairs boiler.Out of the immersion tank there is T from another manifold presuming again from the rads.
    Also when the boiler is running there is a periodical gurggling from the pipework in the hot press and the rads upstairs are warm not piping hot.
    I think i know the issue but I'm fishing here to see if I'm on the right wave length. I've just got the boiler services today so I know its functioning right.

    thanks in advance
    S


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  • #2
    the_syco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,316 ✭✭✭✭the_syco


    Any heat in the pipes leading into the radiators? Bleed the radiators, as they may be full of air.


  • #3
    alancar89
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 70 ✭✭alancar89


    Sounds like the system is low on water pressure and needs to be topped up and rads bleeding


  • #4
    Dtp1979
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,870 ✭✭✭✭Dtp1979


    the_syco wrote: »
    Any heat in the pipes leading into the radiators? Bleed the radiators, as they may be full of air.

    What is the pressure gauge reading on your boiler ?


  • #5
    scotchie78
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12 ✭scotchie78


    I should of mention I checked the rads d/stairs but not upstairs: rookie mistake I think....

    I talked to the plumber who services the boiler and the gauge was reading around 1 bar(g) when he services it yesterday morning. When I was checking last night the gauge had fallen nearly back to zero.

    I'm going to prime the boiler with water again this evening and bleed off the rads again as it seems to be just badly airlocked speaking to the plumber....


  • #6
    Fries-With-That
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 776 ✭✭✭Fries-With-That


    Why didn't the plumber check that the system was working correctly, after servicing the boiler. Maybe I am being naive but I would have thought that ensuring the system was working properly was an integral part of servicing.


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  • #7
    alanc2003
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 442 ✭✭alanc2003


    im a having an issues with my rads aswell. im living in an apt. two of the rads(the last two) have no heat going to them, i have bled them and still no joy. i have had the heating on and bled them and only cold water comes spurting out even though the rest of rads are boiling. What do i do? any advice?


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