Filled the van this morning in preparation for its first outing since September. I’d drained the van down for the winter and decided that, as we were only going 100 miles or so from home, to a site with water available, to only put in about 20 litres. We’re so old fashioned that we still use an Aquaroll to fill fresh water. Anyway after filling with one aquaroll, we made sure the boiler dump valve was closed and turned on the pump to bleed the taps. Much spluttering and farting (the taps
) and only a little water came out of the taps. But there was a loud gurgling sound never heard before and I checked to see whether water was gushing out of the boiler, pump or elsewhere, but no.
So, after turning everything off and scratching my head, thought that maybe there simply wasn’t enough water in the tank. So filled it to over 50% and tried again. This time, after a few minutes of spluttering and air venting (again the taps) had a good stream from both hot and cold on all taps and the shower.
The key therefore is to ensure that there is enough water in your tank before you start filling the boiler and venting any air in the system. Maybe this will help someone like me who’s filling their water tank after the winter break.
) and only a little water came out of the taps. But there was a loud gurgling sound never heard before and I checked to see whether water was gushing out of the boiler, pump or elsewhere, but no.So, after turning everything off and scratching my head, thought that maybe there simply wasn’t enough water in the tank. So filled it to over 50% and tried again. This time, after a few minutes of spluttering and air venting (again the taps) had a good stream from both hot and cold on all taps and the shower.
The key therefore is to ensure that there is enough water in your tank before you start filling the boiler and venting any air in the system. Maybe this will help someone like me who’s filling their water tank after the winter break.
