plumbing

[l15a27]

hi after having a radiator replaced and a new bath fitted i have two problems i have an air block somewhere thats stopping two radiators downstairs from working though upstairs are red hot but when trying to bleed them get no water?????

and hot water pressure on bath has gone slow?

please help as i cant get hold of plumber for 2 weeks!!!!!


l15a27 19/02/2006

[stanleyman]

Try turning off the hot radiators so that the water is pumped to the cold rads only, they will eventually clear. It could also be air trapped at the boiler or low pressure. For the hotwater problem try checking all valves are fully open, there may be service valves under the bath taps.

[woofgang]

We found the same thing and have found out why it is in our case. New bath taps may look as big as the old ones at the faucet end but if you look at the actual diameter of the plumbing, you may find that actually they are much smaller, the same size as sink taps, I think this is to save on production costs.

In addition to stanleyman's good advice, was your system drained to fit the new radiator? If it was, was furnox or equivalent added when the system was refilled? It might be worth chucking some more in as this helps to dissolve scale and keep the rad water flowing

[l15a27]

whats furnox?

[l15a27]

cheers just checked ebay for fernox will try it and will try any other suggestions too just hope it works will let you know soon

thanks all