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  1. K

    Why do i have one cold radirator

    Had a combi boiler installed, Power flush as well. but I have 1 stone cold radiator, all the rest through the house get piping hot, thermostat have been changed, inlet valve has been changed, water flows through the radiator, if youy try to bleed it it comes straight out. so no air in the...
  2. R

    single rad is cold following change of water in the system

    Hi I'll much appreciate opinions on the following. gravity system, two floors noise in the pipes best heard in the airing cupboard in the morning. Noisiest on hot water cycle. All rads working fine. attempted to remedy using sentinel noise reducer. drained water from the system, added the...
  3. r1k1n

    Advice needed about cold water copper pipes sweating

    Hello there guys, We've recently discovered (after a drop of water hit my brother on the head!), that a cold water copper pipe is sweating. We thought it might be a leak but have only seen droplets of water on the pipework and after some research have deciphered that the pipe is sweating. The...
  4. KarlAtkins

    Cold radiator

    Hi all, Hoping someone can help me out with this. I have added 3 new radiators to a system and replaced 2, the 3 added are small 400 X 600, initially upon refilling the system all worked fine except one 400X600 which was the furthest from the boiler and one other which was a replacement...
  5. D

    Air lock from cold water storage tank

    Having problems with a recurring air lock in the cold water system which is tank fed. Every couple of months it dribbles out very slowly hot water. Not full flow but just a dribble. I use a wet vac to suck the air out every couple of months but it re occurs. Is it possible it’s due to a faulty...
  6. J

    1 Bathroom upstairs not getting cold water.

    Hi all, New to the forum! So we have 2 bathrooms upstairs in our house, and one half bath on the main floor. This morning the cold water is not working in just one of the bathrooms upstairs (sinks, toilet, tub/shower). It works everywhere else in the house. Also, hot water works everywhere. We...
  7. X

    Towel warmer staying cold after working initially

    Hey everyone! I have a towel warmer that used to work fine for a few months then all of the sudden stopped. As far as I can tell nothing has changed as in nobody fiddled with the balance of the radiators, the pressure in the combi boiler has been fine, etc. So far I have tried: bleeding the...
  8. D

    Constant use of cold water after bathroom/kitchen renovation???

    I renovated my bathroom and kitchen recently and installed new piping+ faucet + thermostatic mixer and new dishwasher in kitchen, the work was done by a professional plumber. I have noticed that during the night I use cold water when all the taps are closed( around 9L each day, it has been a...
  9. L

    Noisy cold water pipe

    Due to our kitchen being refitted the mains cold water supply has been moved to a new location 12 inches from the original location. Now when I use any cold tap in the house I hear a rumbling whining sound. My plumber tells me that he has used the original stopcock and pipe so this sound must be...
  10. B

    shower in loft is cold unless I turn on sink cold tap.

    Hello, I've got a thermostatic shower valve feeding a shower head in the ceiling of my bathroom. The bathroom is in my loft, so 3rd floor. I have a system boiler setup on the ground floor. The shower was running stone-cold whatever the settings so I fitted a new cartridge but even now at it's...
  11. P

    Cold Water only during power cut - why??

    Boiler is Worcester Heatslave external 18/25. We were notified of a pending power-cut for today a few days ago. Electricity was due to be off for 12 hours but fortunately came back on after about 6. I assumed that I'd be able to draw the hot water from the 51 litre tank whilst the power was off...
  12. P

    Sirrus TS1503 cold on start

    I do hope you can help, I have a Sirrus TS1503 shower connected to a combi boiler. Sometimes, not all the time, the shower will be cold to start with and stays that way. if you leave a while and then try again it will be OK warm/hot does not get cold when in use, and temperature is very...
  13. C

    Outside hot and cold tap advice

    Hi everyone, I need your advice about this. So I want to install 1 hot and 1 cold tap outside but not sure which idea to do. Either straight down from where my bathroom is or around the living room window so it’s a more reachable height. There’s drawbacks to both. If I go around the window...
  14. S

    Cold radiator in extension

    I live in a 3 storey 5 bed house. Moved in beginning of March. Every radiator is hot bar one - the double 2m wide 700 high one in extension. Had a heating engineer come out in May, clean system and fit magnaclean. My system is a pressurised cylinder which is on the top floor. I took that...
  15. A

    While one shower is in use, the other receives only cold water.

    Hello team, we just moved into a new house and after a day of cleaning we thought to test the water pressure while both the showers are on (one located in the main bathroom downstairs, one in the ensuite on the first floor). While the pressure was okay (or at least, better than the previous...
  16. K

    Low Cold Only water pressure upstairs in every facuet, tub and toilet

    We have a Culligan Water Softener. We lost power during its regeneration process. Since then we have very little water coming out of the cold water faucets. Just COLD. Hot water is fine. The water pressure came back for a few days after the power outage. But now it is back to having very little...
  17. D

    Cold radiators downstairs; hot upstairs

    Hi all, I've got a bit of a head scratcher with 3 cold radiators downstairs that are full of water. Radiators upstairs are heating up nicely, as are another 2 downstairs that are fed from above. There are two drain points - 1 in the hall on a falling pipe (which drains upstairs) and 1 in the...
  18. A

    Finding a leak - cold water pressure test conflicting results

    Hi, I'm new here and appreciate any help or ideas on the below. I suspect there's a underfloor leak as I have a damp patch on the wall, rotten floorboards and skirting boards between the bathroom and the living room. Leak tracing (gas, thermo, acoustic) concluded there is no leak despite the...
  19. R

    Bath running out of cold water halfway through running.

    Hi all, We have a low-pressure gravity system, with the water tank in the loft. We have always had a problem with cold water running out (i.e. if my wife has a bath and then I have a shower straight after (we have a power shower), more often than not the shower runs out of water halfway through...
  20. F

    Overflow from cold water tank won’t stop

    Please can anyone give me advice. The overflow from my cold water tank started dripping so I changed the complete valve and ball. I set the ball to maximum on the arm and still it continues to trickle water. Would changing the 4 1/2 inch ball to a 6 inch ball help. Any help to stop this...
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