Hello all, has anyone in here had the problem of water being discharged through the hot water air vent to the outside when the tap is turned on, Any advice/tips would be much appreciated , Thanks Sime.
mad max
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Sounds like your automtic air vent (aav)/pressure relief valve (prv) (i might have the wrong name for it) but it.
Basically it lets excess pressure of heated water out of the mh in the event of a boiler overheating the water due to a temp sensor failure,
If you ring Donagheys and talk to the lads they could have one in the post today and it should be an easy swap out
I’m not so sure. If it was the dump valve, why does the tap need to be turned on for it to happen. Surely it would dump the water whether the tap was on or off
I’m not so sure. If it was the dump valve, why does the tap need to be turned on for it to happen. Surely it would dump the water whether the tap was on or off
The frost protection dump valve only dumps what in the boiler.
However, when you turn on the tap, in a system where there's a microswitch in the tap, the pump will run and it's the water from the main tank which is being pumped out the dump valve.
If the water system is a pressurised system where a pressure switch controls the pump and the power supply to the pump is live if the dump valve opens the pump will start running (due to pressure drop) and pump out the main tank and all, then continue running dry. If it's a diaphragm pump, which they usually are, it doesn't cause any damage to the pump it just flattens the battery.
No Guys, its not the dump Valve, It's the air-vent that comes off the knuckle of the hot pipe. I have ordered a new one , but having removed the old one and inspected it, i cant ,for the life of me figure out how it's supposed to work,as it seems to be just a t-piece, I don'r see anything like a valve mechanism in it. I'm obviously missing something.
No Guys, its not the dump Valve, It's the air-vent that comes off the knuckle of the hot pipe. I have ordered a new one , but having removed the old one and inspected it, I can't , for the life of me figure out how it's supposed to work,as it seems to be just a t-piece, I don't see anything like a valve mechanism in it. I'm obviously missing something.
Simon ,Photos if you can?
simonjfoley
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No Guys, its not the dump Valve, It's the air-vent that comes off the knuckle of the hot pipe. I have ordered a new one , but having removed the old one and inspected it, i cant ,for the life of me figure out how it's supposed to work,as it seems to be just a t-piece, I don'r see anything like a valve mechanism in it. I'm obviously missing something.
No Daffy, that elbow goes straight on to a 10mm stainless pipe that comes out of the boiler very near the top.
Maybe it’s because it’s kaput is why it just looks like a tee. Perhaps all will be revealed when the new one arrives. Could be a diaphragm missing out of it or something. Just guessing
eirebus
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Sounds like your automtic air vent (aav)/pressure relief valve (prv) (i might have the wrong name for it) but it.
Basically it lets excess pressure of heated water out of the mh in the event of a boiler overheating the water due to a temp sensor failure,
If you ring Donagheys and talk to the lads they could have one in the post today and it should be an easy swap out
Have you looked at this solution??
the fat controller
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There is a small ball bearing in the valve, that stops the water but allows the air in.
I had a similar issue on my last van and a new valve corrected it
Ahh, now that makes sense , I thought there should be something like that in there. Thanks fat controller, I reckon you've spot on there. Will update when I get the new one.
Hi everybody, just want to let you know I got the Knuckle/air vent by post this morning, and yes , as fat controller had said on a previous reply, there is something like a ball bearing in it that forms a one way valve, this was missing from mine , and so was pumping the water out the overflow pipe. Soo I’m all sorted , and I want thank you all for being so helpful. Cheers for now ,Simon
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