I bled one of my radiators as it was cold at the top but warm at the bottom, a fair bit of air came out, but no water, which I expected. The boiler started to howl after about 5 or 10 mins so in a panic I turned it off. I then plucked up the courage to turn it back on... the howling continued for about a minute and then stopped, but I noticed the light indicating the pilot light is lit wasn't on. I now have no hot water or central heating. I have noticed the pressure indicator on the boiler is at zero, so I guess I just need to "recharge," the boiler, I've done this on an older one before, which had a black lever under the boiler, but this boiler has no such lever. Removing the bottom cover off the boiler I notice it has a space to keep a "Recharging key," but no recharging key is there!
I'm freezing cold and have turned the grill and all my gas hobs on to try and make some heat.....
can anyone help me?

Jonny, December 2008

I have the same boiler and this just happened to me. I bled the upstairs radiators and the heating and hot water stopped working, no BAR showing on the indicator. I consulted the WB website and found I had to recharge the boiler. In my case there was a key underneath a white pannel under the boiler that I used to open valve (laymans). You need to line up the notches on the key to the open padlock sign then turn the ket toward the locked padlock sign. You can tell if this has worked by trying to pull the key out, if it doesn't then your're set. Open the white nut beside the valve you just opened. This will open the water supply and refil your system. Keep an eye on the Bar inndicator and set it to 1.5, takes a minute or so.

This saved my bacon as the missus was not happy

Paul, January 2009

the pipe may be blocked

b, December 2008

no I can't hear any water, I've opened both the taps what seems to be all the way and will keep an eye on the pressure... any other suggestions?!?

jonny, December 2008

can you hear water running when you turn them.
the pressure may take some time to go up

b, December 2008

I found the hose, the "taps," look a little strange, more like nuts, which have places for your thumbs to screw them, I loosened both of these, but still the pressure hasn't gone up!!!!
Any other ideas? I think I may have to call out a pro tomorrow, thanks for your help though!

jonny, December 2008

its a silver fexible hose with a tap at each end open one tap then open the other untill the pressure go's up

b, December 2008

sorry, I also forgot to say I'm completely clueless when it comes to anything practical like this, and I have no idea what a filling loop is, or what one would look like, but I can't see anything attached to any of the pipes that are going into the boiler

jonny, December 2008

maybe it has a filling loop fitted near the boiler

b, December 2008

I forgot to say m boiler is s worcester greenstar 24i junior

thanks

Jonny

Jonny, December 2008

i take it u have a worcester

b, December 2008