Hot water full of air - Help.

tictaff

Hope someone can help. I'm having problems with air in my Hot Water System, main prob is when using power shower, it " coughs and splutters" and sometimes no water at all. British Gas has advised getting a Combi Boiler fitted saying this will solve the problem.

EliteHeat

And how long do you run the shower before it does this?

tictaff

It varies from as soon as you switch it on to halfway or sometimes we have no probs at all.

DVardysShadow

tictaff wrote: »

It varies from as soon as you switch it on to halfway or sometimes we have no probs at all.

When you say half way, do you mean half way through the shower? Or did you not exactly quite answer how long this happens for?

And where is the pump situated?

keystone

tictaff wrote: »

Hope someone can help. I'm having problems with air in my Hot Water System, main prob is when using power shower, it " coughs and splutters" and sometimes no water at all. British Gas has advised getting a Combi Boiler fitted saying this will solve the problem.

And what on earth persuaded them to suggest that apart from the prospect of the commission cheque? What a load of old tosh those guys talk sometimes! Ten gets you five that your existing setup is piped incorrectly and the pump is sucking air down the open vent. Please provide full details of how the water (pipe connections) is supplied to the shower so that an appropriate solution can be recommended.

Cheers.