RADIATORS DOWN STAIRS DONT WORK !HELP!

by **jimbobain** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 10:00 am

HI HOPE SOMEONE CAN HELP ME MY PROBLEM IS MY RADIATORS ARE WORKING UP STAIRS BUT NOT DOWN STAIRS THE PUMP IS OK BUT I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE RETURN PIPE TO BOILER IS COLD . IF YOU TURN OFF ALL UPSTAIR RADS THE ONES DOWN STAIRS DOES WORK APART FROM ONE COULD THE PROBLEM BE A BLOCKAGE IN THE RETURN PIPE? IF IT IS HOW DO YOU UN BLOCK IT THANKS ,JIM

by **htg engineer** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 12:02 pm

Check pump.

htg

by **jimbobain** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 12:45 pm

THANKS FOR YOUR REPLY , THERE WAS A NEW PUMP FITTED AT THE START OF THE YEAR.

by **Steve the gas** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 4:57 pm

Hi Jim,

Please turn your caps lock off.

Pump airlocked, take screw out of middle (water) to bleed.

by **jimbobain** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 2:05 pm

thanks for your reply pump was bled but still same problem when the pump was changed it was from a grundfos selectric 15-50 to a flowson, spec for both are the same ( but flowson cheaper) could this be the problem?hope you can help cheers

by **Steve the gas** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 4:55 am

If you mean it was bled when it was fitted,then that was a while ago.Try bleeding it again -could be air in it now

by **jimbobain** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 9:19 pm

EEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAAAA SORTED IT WAS A FAULTY PUMP NEW ONE FITTED AND IT NOW WORKING OK ,THANKS FOR YOUR HELP LADS KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK ,JIM

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RADIATORS DOWN STAIRS DONT WORK !HELP!