Help...urgent...kids pulled radiator from wall!!!

[paulb47]

Gas central heating system, I have managed to put the radiator back on to the pipe coming out of floor and have stemmed the flow of water out.

Question:

If my gas boiler is switched off, is it possible to simply drain the radiator system completely or will water continously flow into the radiator system?

Can i operate a the immersion heater for hot tap water whilst the radiator system is drained?

thanks for any help

paul

 

[nickso]

is your heating system a sealed system or open vented? you may have a large tank in your loft for the hotwater cylinder, is there a smaller one near it?

you can use your immersion while the heating system is drained in most cases.

 

[Mike2007]

You can still use your immersion whilst the central heating system is stopped, so far as I can see!
If you have a small plastic header tank in loft for central heating, lift the ball-cock arm up with wire to stop new water getting into rads!
Find the drain cock on the boiler and attach a hosepipe and drain out all radiator water. Then I would phone a good friend or plumber!

 

[oilman]

I hope they got a good slap

 

[Mike2007]

You can't slap your children these days, you must know this!!

Unless of course you film doing it on your mobile phone and post it on YouTube.

 

[BoxBasher]

You need a length of rubber hose.

Take the hose and thrash the kids with it, that way they will learn not to do it again - far more humane than tying them to the radiator.

 

[Dan Robinson]

Make the little sh1ts hold the radiator there until the plumber arrives, and then give then a slap.