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My hot water is cold!

Friend Or Defoe
Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,067
edited December 2009 in Troubleshooting
ARRRGGGHH!

There's water in the tank, the boiler turns on and the hot pipe from it feels hot but the pipe to the taps is cold and only cold water is coming out.

Any ideas?!

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  • WSS
    WSS Posts: 25,070
    Lol - how long you been in your new place?

    Thats a couple of grand for a new boiler already!
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,067
    Not very long...

    Pretty sure they turned the hot water off and all I have to do is turn it back on somehow! Yesterday I manage to get water to come out of the hot tap which is a start!
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,343
    Try the cold tap???
  • Stone
    Stone Posts: 3,026
    edited December 2009
    This is brilliant. I'm in stitches here :-)

    edit: I've just seen the topic. TROUBLESHOOTING LOLOLOLOL
  • March51
    March51 Posts: 3,256
    Is your hot water provided by an immersion heater in the h/w cylinder? If so, is it switched on?
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,067
    I take it that's it's something very simple, could someone please help.
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,067
    edited December 2009
    [cite]Posted By: March51[/cite]Is your hot water provided by an immersion heater in the h/w cylinder? If so, is it switched on?
    Yeah, It's switched on. The pipe from it is warm so the boiler is clearly doing it's job.
  • valleyaddick
    valleyaddick Posts: 112
    probably a control / timer problem, check its not switched off there first
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,067
    Problem solved, it was to do with an air lock in the hot water pipe. I fixed it by connecting the cold hose from the washing machine in to the hot valve under the sink which connects to the washing machine, then I turned on the valves and pushed the air lock out of the hot pipe!

    I also thought that Charlton life was a helpful forum, this thread has been certainly been an eye opener, not sure how someone not having hot water can have you in the stitches stone.

    Cheers to those who tried to help, I'm off to buy a mop which I'll follow with a nice warm bath!
  • northstandsteve
    northstandsteve Posts: 14,327
    its a bit of fun you muppett
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  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,587
    [cite]Posted By: northstandsteve[/cite]its a bit of fun you muppett

    Says Lord Cheery of Happytown!
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,067
    [quote][cite]Posted By: northstandsteve[/cite]its a bit of fun you muppett[/quote]
    I know! I'm just a bit surprised with stone's post!

    I've just filled up a whole sauce pan with water!
  • bingaddick
    bingaddick Posts: 8,181
    How long have you run the tap for?
  • bingaddick
    bingaddick Posts: 8,181
    Maybe its an air lock......ah just seen your latest post...;-)
  • ken from bexley
    ken from bexley Posts: 5,083
    If you have an airlock you need to bleed the system. Go to the nearest rad to the immersion or boiler and bleed the rad........ make sure that the rads are balanced by turning them off then on minus a small half turn.
    Check your expansion tank has sufficient water, and that there is not too much crap in it. Check the motors in the timing switches are working. Does not sound too bad but I am not a plumber but my son is...... goodluck mate
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,067
    Cheers Ken, my heating is electric but I will check the tank.
  • Stone
    Stone Posts: 3,026
    Sorry FOD. I just thought it amusing as I'd just call a mate I thought could help if I had a problem I couldn't solve.

    Glad you got it sorted anyway. :-)
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,981
    If it's an air lock connect a hose from cold tap to hot tap and turn the cold tap on. This should force the water up the hot and remove the air lock.

    Health warning - (I think I've done this before, but I'm certainly no plumber).
  • northstandsteve
    northstandsteve Posts: 14,327
    thats what he did cant you read ;-) LOL
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,981
    [cite]Posted By: northstandsteve[/cite]thats what he did cant you read ;-) LOL

    Yeah, but leave out the washing machine bit. Just do the hot and cold taps over the downstairs sink . :-)
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  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,067
    edited December 2009
    [cite]Posted By: Covered End[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: northstandsteve[/cite]thats what he did cant you read ;-) LOL

    Yeah, but leave out the washing machine bit. Just do the hot and cold taps over the downstairs sink . :-)
    That method would of involved a lot less mopping up, but I haven't got a hose!
  • Ketman
    Ketman Posts: 6,796
    Feck me you must have a spell to sort out Hot Water :-)
  • Medders
    Medders Posts: 5,572
    'my hot water is cold'. Something curiously odd about that statement...
  • Medders
    Medders Posts: 5,572
    P.S Cold potatoes aren't hot...
  • Stu_of_Kunming
    Stu_of_Kunming Posts: 17,116
    [cite]Posted By: Ketman[/cite]Feck me you must have a spell to sort out Hot Water :-)


    hahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahaha

    oh my god

    i cant believe how much that made me laugh

    my stomach is actually hurting
  • RalphMilnesgut
    RalphMilnesgut Posts: 1,751
    Move house NOW I think you may have an infestation of pixies!

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