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No water from hot water taps.

Anonymous user 15 March 2024 - 2.52 PM

No water at all, even cold....but cold flows fully from cold taps. Central heating hot and fine. All taps are mixers....one of which I just changed and therefore had to turn the stopcock off. Help!

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MJM PLUMBING SERVICES
MJM PLUMBING SERVICES
Rating: 5 out of 555258 reviews
Solihull
If you smother a mixer tap spout, open up the side/ lever which has no water coming through,then slowly open up the lever which has the water coming through. keeping your hand firmly on the tap spout at all times. hold this for around three min if possible. you will force the air pocket out of the system. Hope this helps
Answered22 October 2019
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HOMEFIXPRO LTD
HOMEFIXPRO LTD
Rating: 5 out of 55513 reviews
Covent Garden, London
From your description it sounds like you have an "air lock" An air lock like the name implies is when air is introduced into your pipe works causing a blockage that may be partial or complete. This can be experienced in both mains water supply pipes and central heating pipe work(although the two never mix) There are three methods to address this, two of which you can probably do yourself and a third if all else fails needs to be done by a tradesman. Method 1. Applies to single mixer tapes Cover the tap water outlet. Open the hot tap first! Then open the cold tap. Both fully opened. The cold water not being able to find its normal route will reroute via the hot pipe hopefully forcing out the air lock. Method 2. Applies to separate hot and cold taps. Connect a hose between the two taps. Turn on hot first then turn on the cold tap. Same principle like above applies removing airlock. Method 3. Trades only Drain down of system.
Answered22 October 2019
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Answered22 October 2019
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Anonymous user

It depends what type of boiler you have. If it is a combi, you have left the filling loop open. If not a combi, you have an airlock. I would advise calling a plumber
Answered23 October 2019
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