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lady in distress

tasha
tasha Member Posts: 3
in THE MAIN WALL
ok so i have a stupid big heater in my room... one of those old kind that takes up half the wall.. and it doesnt let too much heat out but every other one in the house does... is there something i can do to fix it?? im so lost...

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  • Bob Bona_4
    Bob Bona_4 Member Posts: 2,083
    I

    hate those kind of heaters too:) We need a little more info..assuming this is a radiator, is it steam? Or is it hot water?

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  • tasha
    tasha Member Posts: 3


    i think its a hot water heater... im pretty sure thats what it is...
  • Bob Bona_4
    Bob Bona_4 Member Posts: 2,083
    if

    it is hot water, the first thing I would try (the simplest) is to locate the bleeder valve on the radiator-a little stub with a screw head, square or flat inside. Once you've found that, try to crack it open a little bit and see if water or a hiss of air comes out. Air comes out, let it out until water spurts out, then close. Of course this is assuming all other components on the system are up to snuff.

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  • tasha
    tasha Member Posts: 3
    ok! will try this

    ok i did that .. and air came out.. and so i let it out until water came out... lets hope this works! thanks for your help i appreciate it... im soo cold!!!
    tasha
  • Bob Bona_4
    Bob Bona_4 Member Posts: 2,083
    you

    may be set! Good job:) Might be a good idea to have a pro check the boiler sometime to see if there was a reason the radiator got airbound, and to inspect the overall system.

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  • Tom Meyer
    Tom Meyer Member Posts: 300
    Appearing out of \"thin air\"

    Bob's right. Usually there is a reason for air getting into a system.

    Having your hydronic (hot water) system inspected by a qualified professional at least once a year is a good thing.

    If there is air in the system, and you have a system designed to not have air in it (closed loop), other very nasty things can be happening.

    Better to have it checked out now than start to have more serious problems down the road.

    Tom Meyer
    Senior Designer/Trainer
    Precision Hydronics
    www.precisionhydronics.com
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