Screw it onto the thing it fits onto.
Turn it, and when the hiss stops and the water starts, turn it back off again.

Easy.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Thu 18 Nov 2010, 20:38, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

i guess I need to turn the heating off first
so that it's not hot water, right?
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Thu 18 Nov 2010, 20:39, Reply)

Yes
Don't do it whilst the system is under pressure.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Thu 18 Nov 2010, 20:41, Reply)

what does that mean?
do I just turn it off for a bit?

(thanks BTW this is really handy)
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Thu 18 Nov 2010, 20:42, Reply)

Just saying but you can get info about this off the internet.

( girlinthehole, Thu 18 Nov 2010, 20:44, Reply)

this is true
I was gonna look it up at the weekend
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Thu 18 Nov 2010, 20:45, Reply)

But then again the internet can answer back to questions you may have.

( girlinthehole, Thu 18 Nov 2010, 20:48, Reply)

Turn it off first
Then bleed.

Do you have a combi boiler? If not I'd leave it for about ten minutes.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Thu 18 Nov 2010, 20:48, Reply)

combi

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Thu 18 Nov 2010, 20:50, Reply)

Right.
Turn off, find the right shape on the highest radiator - or the one furthest from the boiler - turn. KEEP THE KEY ON THE SHAPE!

You'll hear a lot of air hissing and that's what you're getting rid of. As soon as the hiss turns to bubble and water starts coming out turn back.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Thu 18 Nov 2010, 20:54, Reply)

cheers
totally bookmarking this. This is my weekend achieving plan
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Thu 18 Nov 2010, 20:56, Reply)

Yay! our resident handyman is here.
My toilet cistern keeps making a screaming noise now and again. I think it's something to do with the water pressure.
( girlinthehole, Thu 18 Nov 2010, 20:40, Reply)

Sing it a lullaby
Simple.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Thu 18 Nov 2010, 20:43, Reply)

It's not your expelair again is it?
We've been here before.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Thu 18 Nov 2010, 20:49, Reply)

*laughs*
No. Turns out it was the cistern. Haven't got round to getting a plumber yet. The bloody thing keeps waking me up in the middle of the night.
( girlinthehole, Thu 18 Nov 2010, 20:50, Reply)

Don't know
I'd offer to pop over and have a look but I'm busy the next three weekends.

If it's not pissing water out of the overflow it's not serious.

A quick fix might be giving the elbow joint off the handle a blast with WD40.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Thu 18 Nov 2010, 21:02, Reply)

I wasn't expecting you to come and fix it : )
I'll get someone in.
( girlinthehole, Thu 18 Nov 2010, 21:16, Reply)

Don't waste your money
There's not much that can go wrong with a cistern.

I can't quite understand why it's doing what it's doing unless it's not filling properly until the water pressure rises.

Take the lid off, give it a few flushes and see if the mechanism works smoothly.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Thu 18 Nov 2010, 21:21, Reply)

I think it might be filling a bit too much and that might cause it.
If I turn the tap on for a short while the noise goes.
( girlinthehole, Thu 18 Nov 2010, 21:23, Reply)

So the ballcock isn't sitting right.
Again, WD40 is your friend.

Turn the main stopcock off, flush the bog and give all the moveable joints a good blast.

Give it 30 minutes, turn the stopcock on again and see what happens.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Thu 18 Nov 2010, 21:29, Reply)

I'll try that this weekend.
I can get some WD40 from work.

Thanks.
( girlinthehole, Thu 18 Nov 2010, 21:30, Reply)

It's haunted

(Zoz prayed for twink on, Thu 18 Nov 2010, 20:51, Reply)

That did cross my mind at the beginning.

( girlinthehole, Thu 18 Nov 2010, 20:55, Reply)

Next time you need to flush
stand there shouting: THE POWER OF CHRIST COMPELS YOU!
(Zoz prayed for twink on, Thu 18 Nov 2010, 20:57, Reply)

This technique can also be used on stubborn floaters.

(Zoz prayed for twink on, Thu 18 Nov 2010, 20:59, Reply)

Hahaha!

( girlinthehole, Thu 18 Nov 2010, 21:16, Reply)