Tell if thereis a backboiler ?

cj maxx

Hi , im living in rented accomadation and the heating has stopped . I was going to light a fire but dont know if there is a back boiler installed and if there is , is. It ok to light a fire. Not wrried about heating rads just the room . Landlord cant be reached so would it be safe to light a fire

Dtp1979

cjmc wrote: »

Hi , im living in rented accomadation and the heating has stopped . I was going to light a fire but dont know if there is a back boiler installed and if there is , is. It ok to light a fire. Not wrried about heating rads just the room . Landlord cant be reached so would it be safe to light a fire

Take a pic of the fireback or hotpress

cj maxx

Dtp1979 wrote: »

Take a pic of the fireback or hotpress

Ope this hellps

cj maxx

cjmc wrote: »

Ope this hellps

Not a good photo so illyry another one when i get the chance

corkgsxr

I think you might alright

scudo2

GRANT back boiler.
Make sure the pump is working.


To others:
What part of the GRANT lable did you miss. ?

Dtp1979

scudo2 wrote: »

GRANT back boiler.
Make sure the pump is working.


To others:
What part of the GRANT lable did you miss. ?

Didn't miss it at all. And if it's plumbed properly then the pump isn't essential for the lighting of the fire. It should heat the cylinder at least. If the pump is working then it'll heat the rads

corkgsxr

scudo2 wrote: »

GRANT back boiler.
Make sure the pump is working.


To others:
What part of the GRANT lable did you miss. ?

Looked at it on the phone. Slightly obvious when you zoom out properly

cj maxx

scudo2 wrote: »

GRANT back boiler.
Make sure the pump is working.

Ok , the story is , just moved in a few weeks , then heating oil ran low so got a refill and downstairs rads and one upstairs stopped heating up
Bled the them and upstairs rad heats ok but cannot get the 3 rads downstairs to warm up . One rad ( closest to burner) seems like it completely full of air on one side ( its a double) even taking the screw out it only air coming . I cant get up to the header tank ( if there is one) and i bled the burner . Just want to know im not gonna blow the anything

scudo2

You have a header tank.
Keep bleeding the rad till water comes out, it can take a while, be patient and don't remove the screw fully.
Sounds like the pump is not working.
Call the landlord.

cj maxx

Lit a fire this morning as the kiddies would freeze, rads upstairs boiling but nada downstairs.
Will try to keep bleeding but bled for 20
mins and just air !

scudo2

Leave it off till you get the landlord to get someone to have a look at it.
So much air and no pump is dangerous with a back boiler.
Not much more advice we can give I'm afraid.

Dtp1979

cjmc wrote: »

Lit a fire this morning as the kiddies would freeze, rads upstairs boiling but nada downstairs.
Will try to keep bleeding but bled for 20
mins and just air !

Don't bleed the rads when the fire is lit as the pump could be running and could potentially be sucking air in and not bleeding it. It sounds the same but difficult to tell which way the air is going.

cj maxx

Dtp1979 wrote: »

Don't bleed the rads when the fire is lit as the pump could be running and could potentially be sucking air in and not bleeding it. It sounds the same but difficult to tell which way the air is going.

Was begining to think it was sucking air in because of the time it took bleeding but didn't think it could !
No problems with the back boiler ( its heating upstairs rads) just trying to heat these bloody downstairs ones !!!

Dtp1979

cjmc wrote: »

Was begining to think it was sucking air in because of the time it took bleeding but didn't think it could !
No problems with the back boiler ( its heating upstairs rads) just trying to heat these bloody downstairs ones !!!

Is there a zone valve turning off downstairs. Take pics of the hot press pipework

Wearb

Dtp1979 wrote: »

Is there a zone valve turning off downstairs. Take pics of the hot press pipework

Or a circulating pump acting up.

Dtp1979

Wearb wrote: »

Or a circulating pump acting up.

True but why would upstairs heat. I doubt the rads are piped gravity circuit

Wearb

Dtp1979 wrote: »

True but why would upstairs heat. I doubt the rads are piped gravity circuit

Would be common enough for upstairs to heat like this, especially seeing they are not competing with downstairs.

Dtp1979

Wearb wrote: »

Would be common enough for upstairs to heat like this, especially seeing they are not competing with downstairs.

I suppose it's fairly possible alright

cj maxx

Dtp1979 wrote: »

Is there a zone valve turning off downstairs. Take pics of the hot press pipework

Heres the pics

Chalkitdowndiy

Also, if you are bleeding the rads thought that had to be done while there cold.

ChalkItDown

Dtp1979

cjmc wrote: »

Heres the pics

Is there a pump anywhere?