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    Mar 3, 2010, 10:55 AM
    Noisy central heating when I turn it on
    After a few minutes warming up my heating makes a lot of noise,then I hear water rushing through radiators,does this quite often during the day,could it be anything to do with my tanks in my loft,I've had system flushed also a new pump,still the same
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    Mar 3, 2010, 07:53 PM

    Just to be clear, all radiators have both an inlet pipe and an outlet pipe and this is ahot water not steam system, right so far?
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    Mar 4, 2010, 01:22 AM

    Your question is correct right so far
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    Mar 4, 2010, 09:00 PM
    What is the purpose of tanks in the loft? How old is this installation? Is it a conversion from steam to hot water?
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    Mar 4, 2010, 09:04 PM

    Does you system automatically add water if its low or do you have to manually open and close a fill valve? Your system sounds like its very low.
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