Potterton Suprima no hot water

[jtsplumbing]

Ball valve lets water into the tank, the pipe coming out tops up the heating system, dirt gets drawn down this pipe and blocks it, usely where it joins onto the heating pipework, you have to drain system, empty small tank and cut into the 15mm feed pipe near the bottom and clear any blockage, check that rest of feed pipe is clear, reconnect pipe use a compression or push fit fitting so you can remove it if any future problems

 

[eccy]

Cheers for that jtsplumbing, i'll give it a go and get someone to fit one of the 2 fittings. Which is the better one or both more or less the same?

 

[Ermintrude]

Undo top nut on side of cylinder. Use a few towels to collect the water as it and the air sputters out

 

[jtsplumbing]

Undo top nut on side of cylinder. Use a few towels to collect the water as it and the air sputters out

If the waters getting in.

 

[jtsplumbing]

Cheers for that jtsplumbing, i'll give it a go and get someone to fit one of the 2 fittings. Which is the better one or both more or less the same?

Depends if you can get at it with a spanner

 

[Millsy 82]

Take the actuator bead back off and manually open the valve.

 

[eccy]

OK guys, new 'issue', the there is still no hot water coming from the taps using just the boiler, but when I have the immersion heater and boiler on the water comes out warm. I have tried the washer pipe airlock trick to no avail, and cannot get hold of a spanner to release the nut on top of the immersion. The pipe coming from the top of the immersion is warm until you get about half way up, which suggests and airlock, but I cannot confirm this.

Any other suggestions or am I just going to have to fork out for a plumber for what could potentially be a simple fix?