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radiator

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  1. E

    Smart Radiator Thermostats

    Can anyone recommend the best smart radiator thermostats for me? I have a total of 6 radiators in the house.
  2. T

    Would one radiator in this space be enough for 6.5 x 3.8m room?

    Hi all! So I've got a 6.5m x 3.8m front room, it's an extension incorporating half of the original living room. I've worked out the BTUs needed but my question is will one rad in this space be enough? Putting two in at half the BTUs each will be a awkward mission but I'm a little apprehensive...
  3. R

    Radiator advice

    Hi was looking for some help, I am looking to change out a radiator in my Hallway, my issue is the center of my pipes to the skirting is 35mm and I cant seem to find any radiator with his minimum clearance let alone any nice designer style ones, can anyone help me out please
  4. rwb196884

    Replacing one central heating radiator with two

    I want to replace one radiator underneath the window (which is useless when it's cold and dark becuase it's behind the curtains) with one tall radiator at each side of the window. I imagined plumbing them in parallel like this. (The dark squares in the middle are where the existing pipes go...
  5. L

    Which manufacturer makes "full bore" radiator valves?

    Which manufacturer makes "full bore" radiator valves? Thanks
  6. S

    SoHole in radiator pipe solutions please

    Hi there My radiator came off the wall today with weak wall plugs. There was one screw that was acrewed into the wall without a wall plug. When I’ve unscrewed said screw. I was mean with a really squirting. I’ve taken a bit of the plasterboard away and I can see the hole that some idiot...
  7. Jock Spanners

    Can I fit a modern radiator to a gravity fed radiator?

    Evening All, I turned up to change a radiator last week only to find an ancient rad connected to a big old steel one pipe system with no return. Is it possible to connect a modern rad and valves? Would I need to pipe it top to bottom? There's copper tails coming off the steel pipe tees. Thanks...
  8. D

    Pop quiz, does anyone recognise this radiator valve?

    Hi Does anyone recognise the make/brand of the radiator valve. It leaks when closed and Iam hoping I can replace a seal etc?
  9. M

    What's happening to this radiator, paint flaking off?

    Rad is only a few years old. Paint is flaking away at the top curved section and it looks like faint spots of rust where the rad is now bare.
  10. S

    Regular radiator bleeding

    Oil boiler (now~15 years old) unvented system with 17 radiators. We moved in 5 years ago and I had to keep bleeding the same radiator. The bleed gas could be burned with a blue flame and the water was acidic (pH 5.5). Since then system has been chemically flushed (it was not too bad) and the...
  11. D

    Radiator return valve shutoff issue

    Hi, I need to remove some radiators for redecorating and went to try and shut off the valves either side of my rad. I have TRV on one side and on the other side I noticed a blank top with no valve or peg sticking out that allows you to turn on or off (see pictures). I checked the other rads in...
  12. N

    Replacing a Radiator Valve on a Boilermate 2000 system.

    My daughter's place has a small water leak on a ground floor radiator valve. The radiator pipework is small diameter.i.e 8 or 10 mm. A plumber is coming back in a day or so to make necessary repairs. I am a little concerned as the house has a Boilermate 2000 on the upper floor and the...
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  13. Johnny1973

    Weird, nonsensical radiator problem. Out of ideas...

    Hoping somebody can help, So, in a nutshell… Standard 90s Westbury home – condensing boiler, pump, wall thermostat, etc etc... Normal, common or garden, run-of-the-mill British housing estate CH setup. Downstairs radiator, 1 of 2 in our living room, went cold one evening mid-November last...
  14. J

    Swapping K1 radiator to a bigger P+ one

    I want to swap a K1 radiator with a P+, the same size on a combi system. Can i turn off both valves, remove the existing radiator, put the new one on the existing brackets, and reconnect the existing valves, and then top up. Would draining the entire system be necessary? If draining is not...
  15. M

    Radiator Not Heating Up

    Hi, Sorry if question already answered in previous posts, but I can't find a solution to the below: We recently moved house to a new home that has previously been extended. In one of the bedrooms that has been extended there are 2 radiators, one which looks like it was fitted when the...
  16. M

    Radiator half hot and half cold

    Hi all. I noticed this winter my living room rad only get hot in the top half. Radiator is 1600mm(DP SC) double panel single convector. System was flushed just last year. Both flow and return values are fully open and don't stick. Boiler is serviced each year. Baxi combi boiler about 8 ton9...
  17. J

    Undersized radiator opinion

    I have a slightly undersized radiator in my living room. The calculation says 6315 btus and my rad is 6019 btus. It was a replacement radiator, the same size as the previous one (so pipes were in the right place). There is a gas fire in the room as well. Should this undersizing cause a problem...
  18. D

    Radiator Heat Up Order

    I am trying to workout in what order my radiators heat up in order to then balance them. I am able to figure out which radiator pipe is the flow/return on each radiator so that I can then grab the right pipe to check which heats up first. There has been an extension done on this house at some...
  19. F

    Vertical Radiator Makes A Bang When Heating Up & Cooling Down

    Hello, I have a customer with a modern anthracite vertical radiator and a modern TRV and lockshield. The radiator makes a loud metallic bang from within the radiator, when it heats up and cools down. I have opened the lockshield fully, lowered the boiler pressure from 2.5 bar to just over 1...
  20. R

    Broken Radiator Valve, what's the solution?

    Hi Everyone, The metal spindal on the top of one of our radiator valves is snapped off and the radiator is always off, is there a quickish fix for this or will I have to drain the whole system to replace it, pictures inculded, thank you!!
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