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Post by endfeed on Mar 9, 2018 22:51:40 GMT
That should of said, today I was the pigeon, found some scrap in boxing in  |
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Post by tomplum on Mar 9, 2018 23:10:39 GMT
thats the life of a plumber mate, 1787034013 yippee
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Post by endfeed on Mar 10, 2018 15:29:26 GMT
got one of those cheap pumps for this job, I expected a 2 hour job, first of all the pump vavles would not shut off, so a drain down is required and new pump valves,, so far so good View Attachmentbugger would not fill, on investigation the header tank is just about cylinder, View Attachmentand fed from the hot water storage, so no force behind it, View Attachmentdid you have to hunt around to find the pump,tom? Or did the Tennant know were it was? |
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Post by tomplum on Mar 10, 2018 17:29:24 GMT
the tennant knew where it was, I did one a while ago when they did't, I looked everywhere and finally found it in the bathroom floor, under the boards, which were tiled, another nightmare pump, downloadlove
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Post by endfeed on Mar 10, 2018 17:51:24 GMT
Have you ever seen a f&e tank placed so low,or is that a one off? Would you recommend blasting mains Down the vent to remove air locks? Seem like a good idea to me👍
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Post by tomplum on Mar 10, 2018 18:36:42 GMT
the reason the F&E is so low is because the house is a maisonette, meaning there is no loft/attic, its a flat roofed house, I used the vent to pressurize the system because thats the easiest way in that sitation, It worked in filling up the upstairs rads, the tank is just a couple of inches higher so gravity from the tank in 15mm will struggle, My next move on Monday is to pressurize the cold feed coming from the F&E, the feed from the tank is direct to the boiler bottom tapping, If that don't work, its head scratching time, its a basic heating with no controls from a glowworm free standing boiler, installed about the 80's Attachment Deleted |
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Post by endfeed on Mar 10, 2018 18:58:11 GMT
niceone,cheers tom
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Post by battle1066 on Mar 10, 2018 19:22:36 GMT
the reason the F&E is so low is because the house is a maisonette, meaning there is no loft/attic, its a flat roofed house, I used the vent to pressurize the system because thats the easiest way in that sitation, It worked in filling up the upstairs rads, the tank is just a couple of inches higher so gravity from the tank in 15mm will struggle, My next move on Monday is to pressurize the cold feed coming from the F&E, the feed from the tank is direct to the boiler bottom tapping, If that don't work, its head scratching time,  its a basic heating with no controls from a glowworm free standing boiler, installed about the 80's So could it not be that draining down has pulled the sludge together and you've now got a blockage of magnatite? |
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Post by tomplum on Mar 10, 2018 19:54:43 GMT
could well be battle, it might have bunged a tee somewhere stopping the circulation, my only hope is blasting with mains pressure, repiping will cost a lot and she's an old dear with no funds, but one way or another i've got to get it working,  |
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Post by endfeed on Mar 10, 2018 20:00:55 GMT
Looking forward to the outcome of this one, plenty of pics tom😀
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Post by tomplum on Mar 10, 2018 22:39:46 GMT
okay dokey, she phoned earlier today and i thought " she's going to tell me its cleared its self ", but alas no, she's told me she's got the grandkids so can i come Tuesday instead, So Tuesday it is,, greensmilies-010
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Post by endfeed on Mar 10, 2018 22:52:38 GMT
Would p.b's jamming the pump whilst running shift those air locks?
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Post by endfeed on Mar 10, 2018 22:58:11 GMT
the reason the F&E is so low is because the house is a maisonette, meaning there is no loft/attic, its a flat roofed house, I used the vent to pressurize the system because thats the easiest way in that sitation, It worked in filling up the upstairs rads, the tank is just a couple of inches higher so gravity from the tank in 15mm will struggle, My next move on Monday is to pressurize the cold feed coming from the F&E, the feed from the tank is direct to the boiler bottom tapping, If that don't work, its head scratching time, its a basic heating with no controls from a glowworm free standing boiler, installed about the 80's View Attachmenthow does she get h/w without the heating on with this type of system,tom. |
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Post by tomplum on Mar 10, 2018 23:16:27 GMT
jamming the pump did not work on this one, she can not have water only, in summer she uses electric shower for washing and kettle for dishes, she lives on her own so thats not a bad way to do it,
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Post by crowsfoot on Mar 11, 2018 7:31:35 GMT
I'm wondering if it's ever worked right tom and she's keeping quite about it. Was the old pump totally shagged?
Will that expansion tank squeeze in - next to the domestic feed tank at the higher level?
Probably not, that's why it's where it is!
I'd be recommending some further work and renewing both feed tanks and making that domestic tank smaller so you can get the expansion tank higher up along side it and possibly renewing that heating cold feed in 22mm along with it.
The trouble is it's now become a bigger job than the original job that you came to do.
My very first gaffer once said to me to never have a business tappy.
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