Heating not firing up when turned on

[newtoplumbing]

Hi, I am in the process of changing my kitchen around and have removed two radiators which are no longer needed. Prior to removing the radiators I drained the system as I wanted to cut the pipes shorter and hide them out of the way. I put stop ends on the end of the cut pipes and refilled the system. I filled and bled the radiators and tried to bleed the pump but no air came out. I have since turned on the heating system but the boiler is not firing up and I don't know what to do next.

The heating system is "open" type, the pump is running but getting hot so I turned it off.

Do I need to join the cut pipes together to ensure the water flows through the system?

Should I force cold water into the system to try to remove a blockage?, if so what would be the best point to start? is it better to repeat at several places?

Thanks Nick

 

[ChrisR]

Boiler is????
Pilot???

 

[Agile]

Have you checked that there is water in the header tank?

If so then have you reversed whatever you did when you drained the system ???

Tony

 

[newtoplumbing]

The boiler is an "Ideal", and the pilot light is on.

I have checked the F/E tank and there is water in it.

I can't reverse what I did when I drained the system as I have now cut the pipes and put stop end on them. But other than that I filled the syetem, then bled the radiators and pump and then turned on the controller.

 

[ChrisR]

Look for a reset button on the boiler. Hundreds of Ideals...
Possiblilty is Lack of water >> Overheat cutout.

 

[newtoplumbing]

Thanks Chris,

I have checked the water levels, there is water in the tank but none in the pipes. The 15mm pipe coming down from the tank connects to a 22mm pipe which goes into the pump. I haven't taken off the pump yet but will try this tonight if you think it is a good idea. There is no water in any of the pipes.

Thanks Nick