New heating system - radiator noise

[john51]

I recently changed all the rads on my heating and fitted TRVs to all but one. I had a CORGI installer fit a WB Greenstar 30 CDi system boiler. When most of the TRVs close, the system now makes really loud noises in the lounge rads (2x4kw) due to high water flow rate. I assumed that the modulating pump in the boiler would cope with this but it just isn't happening.

I can't actually detect any slowing down of the pump when the TRVs closed, so called out a WB service engineer, who tried to be be helpful but didn't have a lot of information about this boiler. He changed the pump head and the system board but no improvement.

The pump seems to be an OEM version of the Grundfos Alpha and doesn't seem to have any manual control. I don't know whether there is a problem with pump not adjusting to the system requirements, some other problem, or it's something I have to live with. Can anyone suggest where to go from here?

[meow2222]

telling us what kind of noises would help

NT

[john51]

A continuing, loud whooshing type noise like you get when water is travelling too quickly through a small gap - in this case the TRV. If you open the TRV fully it reduces the noise. If the pump is modulating correctly I would have thought that it would reduce the pump speed to compensate.

[<me9]

Have you got a bypass (preferably automatic) on the system? That would help.

[john51]

Yes there is a bypass, but it looks like a manual setting.(Loosen screw and turn numbered setting). The WB engineer played with the setting which may have made a small difference, but did not solve the problem.