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Weird noises in range after cleaning

  • 23-12-2016 11:33am
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    demian.smith
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  • #2
    Stove Fan
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    Are the rads getting hot? Sounds like the pump may be jammed. Especially if the heating hasn't been used or property empty for years etc. There should either be a pipe thermostat or manual switch to operate the pump. The pipe stat will turn it on automatically. Is the pump getting very hot and is it this that's screeching? If so you may be able to manually unstick it by removing the central screw slot cover as in bleeding it and using a large flat bladed screw driver turn the inside until free. You may loose some water, if too much put plug back in.
    Stove Fan.


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    Stove Fan
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    Are the rads getting hot? Sounds like the pump may be jammed. Especially if the heating hasn't been used or property empty for years etc. There should either be a pipe thermostat or manual switch to operate the pump. The pipe stat will turn it on automatically. Is the pump getting very hot and is it this that's screeching? If so you may be able to manually unstick it by removing the central screw slot cover as in bleeding it and using a large flat bladed screw driver turn the inside until free. You may loose some water, if too much put plug back in.

    Stove Fan.


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    demian.smith
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    TPM
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    Where is the pipe state located and what is it set at?
    It could be set high or been moved during the cleaning


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    my3cents
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    One thing that you could check is if there is any water in the header tank for the heating system. I would expect there to be a small header tank somewhere as well as the main header tank for the hot water cylinder.

    If their isn't quite enough water in the system (perhaps a valve turned off and forgotten or a stuck ball valve) then when the pump is running you could be sucking air down into the system?


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    demian.smith
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    my3cents
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    Are you in a hard water area? I've heard noises like the metallic one from furred up immersion heaters.

    There really is nothing in a range that isn't made to very loose tolerances so I can't imagine the noise is anything you've put back wrong unless you had to force something to fit. Even then there is nothing you'd need to force in place in a Donard.

    How are you firing the range, I hope you aren't getting it going and then filling it to the very top with a hot fuel like pet coke and leaving it to burn as hot as possible?


  • #9
    Dtp1979
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    The stat may have been accidently turned up too high when cleaning


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    demian.smith
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  • #11
    my3cents
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    Nah thats not over firing, sounds like you know exactly what you are doing. Thought I better mention it as a lot of people have no idea what over firing is.

    afaik there is no stat in the stove, its just a cast iron box with a steel or hopefully stainless steel boiler.


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  • #12
    Dtp1979
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    The stat is usually on the top pipe of the stove. Light the fire. Follow the top/hot pipe all the way to the cylinder. It'll be a small orange, grey or white box with a wheel. Set it to 60


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    demian.smith
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    my3cents
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    Dtp1979
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    demian.smith wrote: »
    Hi all,
    happy to hear I'm not causing over firing. It is something we're concerned about after having spent a year in a house with a clearly burnt stove where the landlord's only comment was "this stove never caused issues" *rolleyes*

    I did find the orange box with the wheel, close to the pump. I believe I have now set it to 60 (hard to tell, there's no "Temperature is set at this point | ). It is connected to what I would call a "flip switch", like you'd have on a socket, but again, no indicator which way is "on" and which is "off", we might have accidentally switched it when moving in, so now I am wondering, how can I tell it is "on"? Heat up to the stove with a fast fire and see which way switches the pump "on"?

    Light a fire. Turn stat to 20 or until you hear a click. You should hear the pump kick in


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