Airlock In Hot Water System

You may have an airlock in your internal pipework.

Airlock in hot water system.

Down here turn the hot water outlet off leaving the cold one in the on position. Cold water running fine. Just below we explain the most asked questions the further below we answer all the questions that people are. For plumbing spares visit my amazon.

No air gushing or sounds. Attic f e tank ball cock working normally. I have an airlock in my hot water system. If the cold water runs ok but the hot water doesn t or runs slowly then trickles off then you may have an airlock which is when air in the pipes isn t being moved by the hot water thereby blocking the pipe.

In the morning there is some water coming through but runs dry after a few seconds. As this occurs the water in the shower head will create pressure that will go back down the pipe and break apart the air lock. While an airlock in the central heating system will result in some or all of your radiators failing to heat up properly. Turn on the hot then the cold this order is important to prevent confined mains pressure from forcing your hand away from the tap outlet.

Check for water outages in your area caused by maintenance work or supply issues by visiting our water supply updates section. Hot water airlock problem cures. The cold supply now unable to exit from the hand blocked tap outlet will instead flow across to the hot water pipe causing a backflow in the hot water system clearing the airlock. The cold water tap in your kitchen sink works but the hot water tap or your bathroom taps do not.

It is probably not an airlock. If you have an hot water airlock problem but no way to understand on how this happened or how to get an airlock out of the hot water system then carry on reading below as martin an experienced emergency plumber in manchester explains all the cures. Attic header tank full and ball cock working normally. If you suffer from this problem this video takes you through all the steps to restore your hot water or central heating.

Central heating works fine.