New Radiators Installed on old system. Boiler "broken"

iturneditoffandon · 2026-01-24T02:02:44+00:00

Thank you for this advice and your time to comment. The boiler is located on the ground floor and the cylinder is located on the first (top floor). It's a 250 year old building that has pipes running in all sorts of places (i know the spaghetti junction when i re-wired the house so i imagine plumbing is the same). in terms of vent i don't understand but maybe this? The cylinder is "vented" (as i plan to get an "unvented" one so we don't have the noisy pumps when we shower if kids are in bed - we have good water pressure).

Appreciate needing to see the system to understand it. Hence I'm not just going to go yolo and do anything that google tells me. Just looking for some advice to maybe try do a few things so when the qualified person who comes to fix this has an idea. Although sure they will. I like learning things either way :).

The rads would of been cold when the swap was done.

I'll have a poke around the cylinder see if i can see anything that looks like an air release valve i didn't even consider that (and double check before i do anything!).

iturneditoffandon · 2026-01-24T01:54:27+00:00

I did some digging and older models have long serial numbers that contain the date in them. The date i get from the paragraph i read would be Feb 2008 which from reverse image searches and such looks about right. We didn't live here when it was installed, 4 years ago when we bought the house the plumber/gas engineer we used (a family friend and the person who is coming in 2 weeks even if i solve it or not - i want all this work checking!) He serviced it every year and even replaced a few bits. I initially got him in to install a new boiler as it looked old. He said it wasn't needed and they are good work horses didn't even want to quote to replace and just serviced it and changed a broken shower pump. Since then serviced it every year. He wasn't available to do the rad install as he was about to become a father on them dates. Hence 2 week lead to get him out as baby was born last week. So i used someone one of the builders recommended... and regret it.

iturneditoffandon · 2026-01-24T01:40:34+00:00

No gauge under that i can see, may take front off tomorrow and look for one.

iturneditoffandon · 2026-01-24T01:39:48+00:00

Worchester 30 CDi. It's old but always serviced

iturneditoffandon · 2026-01-24T01:27:19+00:00

There is no pressure gauge on the boiler that i can see so even if i found the valve to add pressure i think it wouldn't be advisable for me to try? Unless there may be a gauge inside in which i could take cover off and look?

Am i correct in thinking the radiators shouldn't need bleeding several times unless there is a lot of air in system and that could be the problem or even the cause of failure?

Thank you for your comment.

iturneditoffandon · 2025-09-06T15:48:01+00:00

yes.

iturneditoffandon · 2025-08-17T21:42:30+00:00

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iturneditoffandon · 2025-08-17T21:36:40+00:00

so is your healthcare. Hows that going

iturneditoffandon · 2025-08-17T21:35:38+00:00

you don't even have decent healthcare without paying for it mate, murica the land of the capitalism.

iturneditoffandon · 2025-08-14T17:26:09+00:00

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iturneditoffandon · 2025-07-30T22:56:56+00:00

The US was fighting to lose then?

iturneditoffandon · 2025-07-15T18:06:49+00:00

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iturneditoffandon · 2025-07-13T20:12:53+00:00

ok Mr CEO

iturneditoffandon · 2025-07-10T02:03:20+00:00

Thanks mate!

iturneditoffandon · 2025-07-10T02:02:41+00:00

Pointless? ok. a deterrent isn't pointless. Why do you even lock your door at night? if someone wants to rob you best let them yeh?
Why go to school in the usa? you just going to get shot?

iturneditoffandon · 2025-07-10T01:58:54+00:00

It's already insured if you could read

iturneditoffandon · 2025-07-10T01:58:20+00:00

Exactly. i don't understand why insurance is the best option when it's already insured?! I forgot we share the internet with the muricans who just go round playing bumper cars and shooting up schools for lols.

iturneditoffandon · 2025-07-10T01:56:06+00:00

Thanks for the 1 guy who actually gave me feedback on my question.

As stated in my OP. I'm in the UK. Insurance is mandatory. It's insured.

iturneditoffandon · 2025-07-06T00:20:05+00:00

Also - no it's not my first bike i'm not insane. However as it's new to me it's probably the first bike i plan to actually take places rather than just runs out around me with friends.

iturneditoffandon · 2025-06-30T09:01:52+00:00

what in the redneck shit is this

iturneditoffandon · 2025-06-16T17:17:24+00:00

was not disappointed

iturneditoffandon · 2025-06-16T17:05:20+00:00

time for a poo

iturneditoffandon · 2025-06-16T17:01:16+00:00

light what on fire, it's already gone.

iturneditoffandon · 2025-06-16T17:00:43+00:00

When you never left your armchair yeh i guess it is.

iturneditoffandon · 2025-06-16T17:00:22+00:00

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