so i made the mistake of assuming i knew how a central heating system worked and i tried to bleed the radiator in my room which was half empty and possibly completely empty now.
anyway, i figured that a radiator has two valves, so all i needed to do is close the outlet, open the inlet, turn the heating on and open the bleed screw and as the water came in, it would just fill the radiator and the hole in the top i opened would allow the air to exit without going into the system.
well it didnt work and i dont know why, so i resorted to google and all of the guides say i should turn the heating off or i could add more air to the system???
this makes no sense to me but i tried it anyway and nothing happened, i would of expected either nothing or more air going into the radiator as surely when the heating is off there is nothing to pump the water up and making a hole in the top of the system would surely just allow the water to drop back downstairs to the tank?
eh, i am totally lost and my mum is going to be ****ed when she gets home if i have broken the central heating and she has to fix it, any ideas where i am going wrong?
anyway, i figured that a radiator has two valves, so all i needed to do is close the outlet, open the inlet, turn the heating on and open the bleed screw and as the water came in, it would just fill the radiator and the hole in the top i opened would allow the air to exit without going into the system.
well it didnt work and i dont know why, so i resorted to google and all of the guides say i should turn the heating off or i could add more air to the system???
this makes no sense to me but i tried it anyway and nothing happened, i would of expected either nothing or more air going into the radiator as surely when the heating is off there is nothing to pump the water up and making a hole in the top of the system would surely just allow the water to drop back downstairs to the tank?
eh, i am totally lost and my mum is going to be ****ed when she gets home if i have broken the central heating and she has to fix it, any ideas where i am going wrong?