rural_engineer
In the Trades
I had a pump go out on my boiler a few weeks back. My oil company came out and replaced it. Just recently, I noticed that my attic office was getting cold. I tried to bleed the radiators, figuring that there was some trapped air that worked its way into the attic after the repair.
The bleeder hissed for a moment, then stopped with nothing coming out. I went down to the basement, poked around, and found that the ball valve leading to the auto filler was closed. I opened it, and the system pressure popped up to 25 PSI. I bled the attic radiator, and everything seems to be working now.
Here's my question: Is there any reason that ball valve would have been left closed? Do I need to check anything after doing this?
The bleeder hissed for a moment, then stopped with nothing coming out. I went down to the basement, poked around, and found that the ball valve leading to the auto filler was closed. I opened it, and the system pressure popped up to 25 PSI. I bled the attic radiator, and everything seems to be working now.
Here's my question: Is there any reason that ball valve would have been left closed? Do I need to check anything after doing this?