How to Remove an Airlock from Your Hot Water System

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Ever switched off and drained your hot water system to fix a leak, only to turn on your water and find no hot water?

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    If the cold water runs OK, but the hot water doesn't, or runs slowly then trickles off, then you may have an airlock, which is when air in the pipes isn't being moved by the hot water, thereby blocking the pipe.
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