how to unblock an airlock in water system

Leo grabbed a short length of garden hose and a pair of washing machine connectors. “We need a bridge,” he said.

The bathroom tap upstairs? Worked perfectly. The garden hose? A gushing torrent. But the kitchen tap was as dry as a bone.

“Well, how do we get the cork out?” grumbled Higgins.

Higgins did. The water had nowhere to go because the rag was blocking the spout. It couldn’t flow out, so it did the only thing it could: it flowed backwards down the hot water pipe, pushing the airlock all the way back to the tank.

He disconnected the flexible metal pipe under the kitchen tap. Then, using the connectors, he attached one end of the garden hose to the cold water valve and the other end to the hot water valve. He turned on the hot tap upstairs (so the air had somewhere to run away to).

A moment later, Leo pulled out the rag. They turned on the tap, and whoosh — perfect pressure.

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Leo grabbed a short length of garden hose and a pair of washing machine connectors. “We need a bridge,” he said.

The bathroom tap upstairs? Worked perfectly. The garden hose? A gushing torrent. But the kitchen tap was as dry as a bone. how to unblock an airlock in water system

“Well, how do we get the cork out?” grumbled Higgins. Leo grabbed a short length of garden hose

Higgins did. The water had nowhere to go because the rag was blocking the spout. It couldn’t flow out, so it did the only thing it could: it flowed backwards down the hot water pipe, pushing the airlock all the way back to the tank. Worked perfectly

He disconnected the flexible metal pipe under the kitchen tap. Then, using the connectors, he attached one end of the garden hose to the cold water valve and the other end to the hot water valve. He turned on the hot tap upstairs (so the air had somewhere to run away to).

A moment later, Leo pulled out the rag. They turned on the tap, and whoosh — perfect pressure.