Help i have no heating- overflow pipe constant leak

kinnear

Help, I have a combi boiler with a tank in my airing cupboard, Ive called my insurance and they have left me for days with no heating or water with kids in the house and still cant get a plumber to attend! We can see water flowing through the over flow pipe constantly and running outsiede, the pressure bar is still at 1.5 but the rads on the third floor arnt heating up. I need to know if its safe to use this system to put the water or heating on as Im freezing and hoping they will turn up Friday!
We have a tribune tank with a red pressure tub the pressure is 1.5bar.

Oldsoak

Have you tried bleeding the radiators on the third floor, as you may have an air lock? The tank will show the pressure for your hot water system. The combi will show the pressure in the boiler.
If you bleed the rads on the third floor you will need to re-pressurise the boiler (usual cold pressure is between 1.0 and 1.5 bar).
Try this first.
The overflow running if it is not constant will be the condenser and not a problem.
Good luck.

EssexExile

kinnear wrote: »

still cant get a plumber to attend!

I fell your pain! Heating packed up Saturday, eventually got a plumber today, might be working tomorrow (might not).

Update: Blockage removed, system working,house warm, bring on the cold weather!