TOMO 24,923 Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 any of you chaps out there advise me on the correct method of bleeding rads. do you start at the rad farthest away from the tank , or the one closest. any other advise would be greatfull. cheers TOMO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fireman 10,794 Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 Got bad water works Tomo?,put on your heating on start from the nearest rad to the boiler and work down and away from up stairs,get your rad key and bleed untill a flow of water comes out,if you got air you will hear it hiss first then water will flow. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wink hound 0 Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 what if you have a couple of rads upstairs that you can open the bleeder fullly on but no water ever appaers? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Graham Nicholson 0 Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 Got bad water works Tomo?,put on your heating on start from the nearest rad to the boiler and work down and away from up stairs,get your rad key and bleed untill a flow of water comes out,if you got air you will hear it hiss first then water will flow. I'm a heating eng have sent you a pm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 Just to add, if you've got a combi boiler, make sure you use the filling loop at regular intervals to re-pressurise the system. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JDFrain 1 Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 if its a combi fill the system or any other.... when its cold. not hot as water expands and you will forever be bleeding your rads. were the boiler is situated work from the furthest rad. if you have a towl rad in the bathroom leave this until last. as usually these are the highest point in the system. balancing the system - usually rads closest to the boilers tend to get the hottest quickest. make sure all the valves on the system are open including the return side. then when the system is bled, turn the system on and keep going round all the rads to see which is getting hottest quickest. stick a bit tape on so you remember ehich ones. whilst heating up turn the return valve down say halfway this will push more flow water to rads that are taking longer giving you a nicely balanced system. right thats a £35.00 call out hahaahahahah John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ESS Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 what if you have a couple of rads upstairs that you can open the bleeder fullly on but no water ever appaers? CHEAP VALVES STUCK CLOSED OR NOT PLUMBED IN Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wood smoke 0 Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 There better worked singled handed.... so a couple of plummers would bring each other on with long tails but for bigger stuff be paitient....there slow starters if at all ...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JDFrain 1 Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 ESS. regarding your rads upstairs. tell you what to try. turn both the valves of on the radiators, now start to loosen the bleed nipple see if any water or air comes out. if not take it out all the way and with a thin nail or something push it in the hole to make sure it is clear. then put nipple back in and open valves, then bleed radiator. this is quite a commen fault with myson radiators some how they get blocked during the painting process.... Be warned you sometimes get a blast of water and air come out... John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mad al 146 Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 ESS. regarding your rads upstairs. tell you what to try. turn both the valves of on the radiators, now start to loosen the bleed nipple see if any water or air comes out. if not take it out all the way and with a thin nail or something push it in the hole to make sure it is clear. then put nipple back in and open valves, then bleed radiator. this is quite a commen fault with myson radiators some how they get blocked during the painting process.... Be warned you sometimes get a blast of water and air come out... John Nice to see a bod who can "walk the walk" John................Al. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kash 1 Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 that would be in the wanted section do you want a straight plummer or will a cross do Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JDFrain 1 Posted December 13, 2008 Report Share Posted December 13, 2008 ESS, if that donrt work turn all rads of from both valves that do heat up then put the heating on this will put all the pressure to that part of the system, that doesnt get any heat, may just be a bad airlock. John. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest WILF Posted December 13, 2008 Report Share Posted December 13, 2008 One for KEEPS I think Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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