Add another problem to the list... this morning I got out of bed and was about to get into the shower when I noticed the sound of water running somewhere in the house. I started a quick check of the premesis, and found nothing amiss upstairs... so I went downstairs.
Stepped off the last step, and my foot squished into VERY wet carpet. Aw,
FUCK. Opened the door into the back room, where my wife keeps some of her pets (some guinea pigs), and a water line had burst, spraying cold water all over the place. I shut off the valve, but it had been running for hours, and had already drowned many of her animals, and made a big wet mess. After several hours of wet/dry vaccing, and a quick water line replacement, the mess is reduced, but it will take a few days to get things back to normal. Bah.
I hope ditto and megmeg aren't too sick of me complaining about my house. Poor bastards.
So, back to my boiler problem. Thanks for the info, guys. I was going to look for bleeder valves today, but the other events prevented it, so I'll look tomorrow. I'll also try to ascertain if the line is copper, galvanized steel, or cast iron.
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Originally posted by Archer
Was the system running ok before the tech came out? I'm assuming that you may not know since you bought the house at the end of the last heating season.
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I am certain the tech didn't cause my current problems, if that's what you mean. The heat worked great when we first moved in... in fact, one section valve was stuck open (the one I've since had replaced), and it made things uncomfortably warm in that area of the house. I then shut off the boiler's power and gas supplies for the warm season, as per the manual's instructions, and it never worked very well again since I started it back up when things got chilly.
Thanks a shitload for the help, guys. Air sounds like a big possibility, I'll hunt for bleeder valves tomorrow, and let you know what I find.