maybe we're getting our terms mixed up? I'm actually 'purging', which is
done from the boiler area. There aren't any bleed valves in any of the
radiators of the house.

You close the valve to centralize your purging to the zone you want to work
on. so you're purging one zone at a time..

Tim



"Stormin Mormon" wrote in message
...
I've never heard of shutting off a valve in order to bleed. I've always
done
it with the valve open.

--

Christopher A. Young
Do good work.
It's longer in the short run
but shorter in the long run.
.
.


"Diezmon" wrote in message
m...

Are you sure you know how to bleed the system PROPERLY? An air pocket
could
account for one zone working fine and another one being cold.

Well, when I bled each zone, closing its shutoff valve and opening the
purge
valve, the water coming out was solid and flowing. I let it run for a
while, and then bled them again. And yes, I had the supply running.

Tim