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    How to change leaking valve when other radiator valve stuck open

    I have a towel rail style radiator in the bathroom with straight through taps. I have noticed tonight one of the valves has started dripping. I can sort some new valves but the other valve that isn't leaking appears to be stuck open. How do I best drain the radiator to change the valves given...
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    Can a trv be added to radiator at the end of the loop?

    I had my combi fitted approx 10 years ago, Trvs fitted to all rads apart from one in the bathroom and the end of the loop before the return, installer said that that radiator could never be turned off because it would prevent return flow, I understand that, however can i fit a Trv on it to...
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    No air or water - noisy radiator

    Hi, hoping for some advice with radiators that I don't seem to be able to bleed. This is my second winter in a new build. The towel rail was making a knocking/pinging noise last winter so when I recently had my boiler serviced the engineer adjusted some screws on the rail itself and it's...
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    Radiator size and return to boiler temperature

    Afternoon, Recently had a new boiler fitted with new radiators, old radiators were the old steel type. The installer recommended reducing the size as the new panels are more efficient, which we were happy to do. Now, I believe that for the output of the boiler the radiators are too small/not...
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    Bathroom radiator won’t heat up/manual valve

    Hello, Can anyone give any advice please? Our bathroom radiator won’t heat up. It’s a column radiator from Victorian Plumbing - only 2 years old - and has manual cross-head angled valves. it’s been like this for a while and we are trying to fix it. We’ve previously removed the radiator and...
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    What size radiator tails are these?

    Hi I live in a new build does anyone know what size radiator tails these are? And where I can get the same ones from? Thanks :)
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    Can't get one radiator hot - what can I try next?

    I'm sure this sort of topic has been discussed to death & believe me, I've tried everything to resolve it, but failed... Bosch 30CDi system boiler, S-plan with12 radiators. All radiators heat up as expected apart from one in the kitchen. If the boiler runs for a fairly long period, the...
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    loud noise/vibrating from radiator pipe

    when the heating has been on for ages the bedroom radiator/pipe make a really really loud noise and vibrates. it stop when i turn the radiator off or turn the hot tap on. often having to leave the radiator off so it doesn't scare the family to death when they've gone to bed. any ideas?
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    Radiator Not Working Consistently

    Hi all, Just found this forum and it looks great! Forgive me if I could have found this answer by looking longer—I've searched for a while. I am in a cold walk-up apartment on the 4th floor of a turn-of-the-century building in Brooklyn. Not sure how old the heating/boiler system is. In my...
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    Towel radiator not heating

    Hi all,just an update from yesterdays post,the towel radiator has miraculously fixed itself!it is now red hot,I still don't understand how after bleeding full system including new rad,it should suddenly fix itself,May be some of you clever people out there could explain, cheers
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    Turning a Reina Neva White Vertical Double Designer Radiator

    Morning! Can a Reina Neva Vertical Double Designer Radiator 1800x472mm which is labelled front and back be turned around and still function optimally? I have one which is dented on the front so would like to turn it front to the wall. I have been given conflicting advice whether this is...
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    How do I shut off a bathroom radiator with angles valves?

    My bathroom radiator is very hot in a small room and I would like to shut it off but can’t work out how. There are two valves one at each side at the bottom with a small prong sticking out of each one. I don’t know what the difference is between them or even if that is what I have to turn or how!
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    How do you find out what side is the inlet and outlet on a radiator?

    Hi, I have a radiator with two lockshield valves how do I tell what side is the inlet and what one is the outlet ?
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    Problem finding thermostat for Purmo radiator.

    I am having problems finding a thermostat for my radiator. The radiator is a Purmo radiator and is about 15 years old. I have tried two replacements but none have fitted.
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    When installing double radiator boiler pressure drops.

    When replacing 500x900 ( single) radiator with exactly the same size but double the boiler pressure drops. Is this because the radiator requires more water than the original?
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    Pipe size on radiator any help would be nice

    Hi, does anyone know what size pipe this is? And what elbow I would need for a like for like swap?
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    Changing a radiator.

    Hi, I want to change my bedroom radiator (900x500) single. Too exactly the same measurement but a double is it literally a case of one off new one on? I want to check before I buy it. Any advice I will appreciate thanks :)
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    No heat after radiator removal

    Good evening all, Today I removed a bedroom radiator and capped off the ends. I started with the full works - boiler switched off, drained system, removed radiator and then filled up the system. I then bled the radiators and returned the boiler pressure back to 1.5. Turned the boiler back on...
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    Looking for engineer to change radiator valve

    Looking for a Heating Engineer in Westbury, Wiltshire (BA13) to change a Radiator valve in our kitchen. It was leaking, have tightened but it is not sitting correctly against the pipe. Also to check as now getting lots of 'gas' in the system
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    Automatic bypass valve versus open radiator

    Hi I have an Evohome which maintains the set temperature and so when it powers the boiler most of the radiator valves are closed with one or two slightly open, basically just "topping up" rather than heating fully. This means that the automatic bypass valve (ABV) has to open as well. Now...
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