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Just turned on the central heating and noticed the pressure gauge is
sitting under the 0.7 bar. Opened the valve to try and raise it but it
just sticks. The downstairs radiators are hot but only the bathroom
radiator upstairs gets hot. Tried bleeding but only water comes out.

Any suggestions from anyone?

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Glow worm swiftflow 80 combi
 

On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 09:14:25 +0100, AlanG wrote:

Just turned on the central heating and noticed the pressure gauge is
sitting under the 0.7 bar. Opened the valve to try and raise it but it
just sticks. The downstairs radiators are hot but only the bathroom
radiator upstairs gets hot. Tried bleeding but only water comes out.

Any suggestions from anyone?

Pressure gauge is shot ? Does it rise when the pump starts, or more
gradually as the water in the system heats and expands ?

The one for my boiler is a tenner.

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"AlanG" wrote in message
...
Just turned on the central heating and noticed the pressure gauge is
sitting under the 0.7 bar. Opened the valve to try and raise it but it
just sticks. The downstairs radiators are hot but only the bathroom
radiator upstairs gets hot. Tried bleeding but only water comes out.

Any suggestions from anyone?

--
Alan G


Make sure the pump is running properly, because, if it's been off for a
while, the pump may be gunked up. Keep an eye on the guage and see if it
rises when the system has been running for about thirty minutes or so. If
it rises, then the system is trying to work properly and if a radiator is
still not heating correctly, it is more than likely a local problem, as in
that particular circuit, to the radiator itself. i.e. the isolator valves
not open, the thermostat valve sticking, the pipe work furred up / blocked,
etc. etc.


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On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 08:58:49 GMT, "BigWallop"
wrote:


"AlanG" wrote in message
.. .
Just turned on the central heating and noticed the pressure gauge is
sitting under the 0.7 bar. Opened the valve to try and raise it but it
just sticks. The downstairs radiators are hot but only the bathroom
radiator upstairs gets hot. Tried bleeding but only water comes out.

Any suggestions from anyone?

--
Alan G


Make sure the pump is running properly, because, if it's been off for a
while, the pump may be gunked up. Keep an eye on the guage and see if it
rises when the system has been running for about thirty minutes or so. If
it rises, then the system is trying to work properly and if a radiator is
still not heating correctly, it is more than likely a local problem, as in
that particular circuit, to the radiator itself. i.e. the isolator valves
not open, the thermostat valve sticking, the pipe work furred up / blocked,
etc. etc.



Thanks to those who replied. I've tried everything again and the
pressure gauge is now working. Looks like sticking thermostatic valves
on the radiators:(



--
Alan G
"The corporate life [of society] must be
subservient to the lives of the parts instead
of the lives of the parts being subservient to
the corporate life."
(Herbert Spencer)