Hard Time
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Monday, 9th of August 2010 10:54:19 AM
My home heating system is not operating quite as it should. Not bad, not
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good. l have one radiator that heats on it is lower half and not the upper
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half. Another does not heat at all. The first/ground floor radiators in my
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house seem to work just fine and the two problem radiators are both on the
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second/upper floor. What is going on here?
When l bleed water
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from a radiator does the heating system automatically compensate for this
by taking in new water?
If the water bleed produces discoloured
water does this indicate a problem?
Yes! Go ahead and recommend
a website that discusses this particular problem in detail if you would
prefer.
Thank You !!
duffe luffes
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Wednesday, 11th of August 2010 06:02:35 PM
You don't need a website just read the answer from jojo234 and
duffe luffes
make sure the bleeding valves are not to hot to touch and they are clean
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from built up paint ect.
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Browneyes
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Thursday, 12th of August 2010 10:35:12 AM
first of all, is this a steam system? if it is you don't need
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to bleed it. there probably is a clog. if it is not steam then does the
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heat make any noise like a gurgling? that is a sign of air. most furnaces
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will replenish water but to do this faster there is a valve on the water
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pipe going into the furnace (it will be the cold pipe). the water that
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comes out will probably be brown. this is rust. you can flush the system
until the water comes more clear. this may take several buckets.
jenna bare
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Friday, 13th of August 2010 06:15:44 PM
!. Shut the boiler off & let system completely cool
jenna bare
2. Go to the very last radiator & open the bleeder valve, leave this valve
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3. Go to the very first radiator & open the bleeder valve, allow water to
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flow out until there is a steady stream.
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4. Go to the second radiator & continue the process
5. Go to each additional radiator & continue the process until you reach
the last radiator. when the last radiator has a steady stream of water
coming from the bleeder, close the bleeder
6. Return to the boiler but do not turn it on yet, Locate the high
pressure pop off valve ( High pressure relief valve) & open it, leave this
valve open until a steady stream of water comes out of the over flow tube.
When you have a steady stream of water let it continue to run out for
about 15 minutes to make sure all of the air has been purged from the
system.
7. When you are certian all the air has been purged from the system close
the high pressure relief valve & fire ur boiler
8. After the system has built enough pressure to make steam heat locate
the jocky pump (circulation pump) & make sure it is working properly.
Your problem may not be air in the system, it may just be a bad
circulation pump. If ur circulation pump has gone bad or is not working
properly then you will only get heat to the first one or two radiators in
the line. Also if you have a very old heating system scale build up may
have clogged the line.
If you have discolored water coming from the system when you bleed it then
you need to flush the system until the water shows clear again. Boiler
systems should be flushed periodicly to keep the rust & scale build up
flushed out of the system.
Never ever turn the cold water make up valve on unless you are sure that
the boiler is completely cold unless you want to blow up ur boiler. Cold
water will bust the tubes inside the boiler & possibly cause serious harm
to anyone standing close by.
One last note: Never listen to idiots who have no experience with steam
boiler systems unless you like taking risk with ur life.
You also dont have to trust my advice, you can call an Industrial Steam
Boiler Company & they will be happy to talk with you on the telephone. If
you cant find one in ur local telephone directory then call the nearest
Manufacturing Company near you & ask the Director of Maintenance to
recommend some one who services steam boilers.
Please post the type & model of ur boiler. some systems are hot water
systems & some are steam systems the procedure is differant for each. If
you have a steam system instead of a hot water system then you will want
to flush all of the trunk lines & then make sure all of the water is
drained from the radiators & trunk lines before firing the boiler because
a water flooded steam system will also only heat the first one or two
rdiators in the line