Their is a 3 – 5 degree difference between the upstairs and downstairs. New pump (listed above) is installed; new gate valves either side put in as both were stained and corroded System refilled and started up; upstairs rads get hot, nothing downstairs. The above diagram is of an older system that has an expansion tank located above all radiation. We replaced the shower mixer and we had hot water upstairs again. My 5 year old boiler stopped working recently (it had been serviced 3 weeks earlier). The lockshield valve is fully open (I've tried turning it fully both ways and waiting, just in case, but the radiator nor the pipes ever get warm). Radiators Are Hot Downstairs but Cold Upstairs Cause: This could be caused by a blockage in the ball valve, or if there is a lack of water in the feed or expansion cistern. Your roof absorbs a ton of heat from the sun, unless you have a lot of shady tree cover. We just realized that the upstairs is not getting any heat...we have forced hot water with baseboards heating. The house, located in s.e. Heat Working Upstairs, Not Downstairs. We have tried bleeding it and draning the system. The ventilation system, and especially the heating and cooling systems, should already be built to counter this natural force. If you have family living on both levels of your home, now you’ve got a battle over the thermostat, and nobody is happy. This might be in a room downstairs that has the door closed. Our gas heat stopped working downstairs but works fine upstairs. A special metal construction powers the fan with the rising heat. Contact Support at 1-855-733-5465 to find a pro-installer in your area. Glad its Friday Active Member. They said fixing it would only be temporary and trying to get us to buy $11k new … Heat working as it should, problem solved. Page 1 of 2 1 2 Next > alexjb1989 Member. Or perhaps you have a completely different question to ask? Try not to leave any lights illuminated on the second floor when you aren't using the space, and limit the use of heat-generating appliances like hair dryers. You suspect the motorised valve as the problem. I replaced the TACO valve and everything was fine. Use a heat powered Stove Fan. 3. Me thinks your suspicions could well be correct.... Perhaps you could slide the valve lever from Auto to Manual & see if the heat now passes the valve. New to the forum, hoping to find some help with my issue. New Boiler Fitted - some rads (previously working) now not working. Our gas heat stopped working downstairs but works fine upstairs. I have checked to see if the pins on any of the radiator valves are stuck and they are not. Well, it does work downstairs but not upstairs. It starts to get cold and wife is pregnant, have to get it fixed!! Boiler troubleshoot: no heat upstairs. My Heater works upstairs, but not Downstairs when I set the heat on the thermostat. A heat powered stove fan is a fan that you place on top of your stove to distribute the heat. It works for cold air if I turn down the thermostat, but for the heat nothing comes out. The TRV valve pin works fine. Hi there I have a similar problem to the other “zone not warming up” on here. I have also bled the radiators and this is not the problem. The fans you see spinning outside are just for the condensors, they do not actually circulate the cold air in the house. The radiators downstairs are working fine but the radiators upstairs are not heating up at all. Joined: 17 Oct 2007 Messages: 3 Thanks Received: 0 Country: Hi. This is the great part!! Upstairs rads get hot, downstairs wont heat up. Said he would try and find the relay for the brand (Durazone). Maria, you are going to have to post loads more info if anyone is going to be able to help you. the system runs 24/7 and the temperature hovers around the low 80s when the outside temperature is in the 90s. We called repair man and he said it was the relay. YES – There's nothing wrong with your system, but it's not correctly configured. Now only the upstairs radiators are working. Last year around this time I had a new Worcester boiler fitted. The Downstair's Thermostat works when I turned on the Cooling A/C, so what is the issue I need to look into to get the Heat working on Downstairs? Use a zoned heating and/or cooling system in your home to solve this issue. Need to adjust heat vents. If you don’t have an attic space to buffer the heat or your roof isn’t well insulated, this will increase the heat factor upstairs. Well, guess what. And with more heat downstairs, it becomes easier to get more heat upstairs. We have moved in to our new house only 3 weeks ago. The filters are clean and the system has been pressure washed to remove any dirt. For each unit, there is another blower inside the house where the evaporator is to push the cold air out the vents, see if both of these are going. Hi all, So the plasterer was in the other day and took down the roses to do a proper job and now ever since then we have no lights upstairs at all. It sounds like you have 2 air conditioner units, one for upstairs and one for downstairs. Various agents added to system to clear any blockages left for a few days -result still no heat to downstairs rads. Discussion in 'Plumbing and Central Heating' started by dmlfc, 17 Oct 2007. dmlfc. I tried bleeding both radiators downstairs, no hissing, so presumed that wasn't the issue. When you go upstairs in the summer, is it easily 10 degrees warmer than the downstairs? Why Upstairs is Hotter than Downstairs Hot Air Rises. But not before we had British Gas out three times. Yours radiators are working downstairs but not upstairs. Said he would try and find the relay for the brand (Durazone). Sometimes a thermostat control will be placed in a room that is not central to the usual temperature of the house. no heat upstairs We have a small Cape style house....downstairs has 2 bedrooms, kitchen, bath, family room and the upstairs has 2 bedrooms. Faulty ductwork. For the past couple of nights the heating in my house has been working fine upstairs (all the upstairs radiators heat up properly) but nothing is happening downstairs (none of … - fluid is clear. Hot air rises, and your upstairs deals with the consequences. Now, the system can cool or heat … No lights working upstairs. All radiators work other than one in the kitchen, downstairs. Go to your thermostat Because heat rises, the temperature on the second floor rises first, causing the second floor to feel warmer than the first floor. Cause: This could be caused by a blockage in the ball valve, or if there is a lack of water in the feed or expansion cistern. Oftentimes when a boiler stops working, the higher levels of the structure stop heating. The 2nd floor is heating normally, … They called the next day and came by with prices. I have a rental property with a one zone boiler system that has been problematic in the past, but was working fine up until a few weeks ago when I had to replace the water heater. 17. This cycle of cooling down and heating up is one of the main reasons homes with forced-air heat never truly enjoy a consistent temperature, but there are some things you can do to minimize the upstairs/downstairs difference. Your second floor will naturally be warmer than the first, so there's no need to exacerbate the issue by creating more heat upstairs. Just one of those things. maria_oichen, Nov 16, 2015 #1. Quick Fix: Check the ball valve and expansion cistern for blockages, and bleed the radiator to remove any air that could be causing issues. Thanks At some point last night, my entire heating system failed. Despite the fact that both thermostats are calling for heat, the boiler is not firing and no heat is being produced on either upstairs or downstairs zone. But the difference to regular fans is that you don’t need to power it directly. I have a Worcester Greenstar boiler upstairs. They said fixing it would only be temporary and trying to get us to buy $11k new … Pump reversed - system bled still no heat downstairs heat to upstairs fine. pa, has a geothermal system with the airhandlers for the 2nd floor in the attic. Reduce Sources of Heat Upstairs. When we turn the heating on the upstairs radiators were working fine but the downstairs radiators were ice cold. Obviously haven't really had the heating on through summer so hadn't clocked this. I have central gas air and my downstairs is working, blowing heat, whereas the upstairs stopped working. At night, we have the portable thermostat in our bedroom. Is your heat working at full force (not weak)? So, during the day, the thermostat that is mounted downstairs is in control. You try turning your thermostat down, but now your downstairs starts to freeze! All good. When I turn on the Heat on the Thermostat, it says on, and all I hear is a Fan, but it's not heating up. If your boiler seems to be working and your hot water supply is still functioning, but your central heating is not working, then the problem is either down to the settings on your boiler and central heating system or because a component of the boiler – almost certainly the motorised diverter valve – is broken. He took the relay from zone 2 and put on zone 1 and heat came on downstairs. In our case it turned out to be that a mixer tap upstairs had failed and was allowing mains pressure cold water upstairs to cross over into the hot supply. I have tried bleeding the radiator - no air or water comes out. Underfloor heating not working upstairs, it's fine downstairs.-pressure gauges stay at 40-pump working-tried restarting by pressing button on limit thermostat, but it still doesn't work any ideas to what the problem is? Why is my heating working upstairs but not downstairs? If we turn the radiators off upstairs than we do have heating downstairs. I have bled the system numerous times, but the same problem keeps happening. Most multi-story homes are designed with this in mind. Somebody is bound to be uncomfortable. I called the guy who did the service out and... Radiators downstairs not working. In addition to sidestepping the all-too-common issue of stratification—too little heat downstairs, too much upstairs—radiant heating also offers a range of other performance benefits. Downstairs radiators not coming on, upstairs fine? Quick Fix: Check the ball valve and expansion cistern for blockages, and bleed the radiator to remove any air that could be causing issues. … So moving the thermostat control or regulating whether the room is closed off may help. I would be very grateful for any suggestions. NO – Continue to the next step. Why do I have heat downstairs but not upstairs? How do you move heat from upstairs to downstairs? Only one thermostat and it is located in the family room. Pump stops working, no heating, left alone for the summer. We called repair man and he said it was the relay. The lower level may have warm radiators but all the higher levels have cold radiators. The most basic answer. When your HVAC system is not able to maintain the same temperature upstairs and downstairs, you end up with these inconsistent temperatures between floors. Discussion in 'Electricians' Talk' started by alexjb1989, Aug 23, 2018. All the ones downstairs work...Not blaming him at all. Radiators Are Hot Downstairs but Cold Upstairs. He took the relay from zone 2 and put on zone 1 and heat came on downstairs. All that hot air moves through your roof, into the attic and ultimately into your top floor. The feed pipe isn't hot. Why is my heating working upstairs but not downstairs? We have a chateaux and Maury se80 combo boiler. They called the next day and came by with prices.