Alde heating, balancing?

[jimmyg352]

Swift Elegance 565, near side radiators are ok, offside ones are cool/cold.
Do they require some sort of balancing like some house radiators?
If so, how?

 

[Buckman]

Swift Elegance 565, near side radiators are ok, offside ones are cool/cold.
Do they require some sort of balancing like some house radiators?
If so, how?

It sounds as if the ALDE system needs bleeding. With our caravan we have a radiator in the rear of the caravan. I heat up the heating, lower the front as much as possible and open the bleed screw on top of the radiator. Leave for about 30 minutes and then repeat. Also make sure that the pump is set to between 2- 3. Pump is normally next to the boiler.

 

[ProfJohnL]

The Adle systems I have seen all the radiators are connected in series.

Set the heating to high and run. Leave it for about a 10 min to warm up. Then check the radiators to see if they are hot from top to bottom. If some are still cool at the top , feel the out flow pipe of the radiator, if it's hot then its most likely air in the radiator, and it should be bled.
If outflow pipe is cool, then the pump speed may need to be increased to improve the circulation.

IF this doesn't resolve the issue it may need to be checked by an Alde approved engineer.

 

[Guzzilazz]

There is a pump setting (5) specifically meant for bleeding the system, but you need to turn it down after otherwise the gurgling will drive you mad

 

[jimmyg352]

It sounds as if the ALDE system needs bleeding. With our caravan we have a radiator in the rear of the caravan. I heat up the heating, lower the front as much as possible and open the bleed screw on top of the radiator. Leave for about 30 minutes and then repeat. Also make sure that the pump is set to between 2- 3. Pump is normally next to the boiler.

Thanks for that. Any idea where the boiler actually is? I can’t find anything online or in the handbook.

 

[ProfJohnL]

You should be looking for something that looks like this:-

And they are usually fitted under a bed.

You might find this useful
Understanding Alde heating

 

[jimmyg352]

Thanks ProfJohnL! I’ll have a look under the beds. 👍👍

 

[Buckman]

In our caravan it is under the front bunk on the offside.