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    New house, 1 cold radiator, I've run out of ideas, help!

    Moved in to bungalow recently and 1 radiator is cold. All the others get really hot when turned on. Gas system boiler, header tank in loft. I tried balancing, turning off other radiators, increasing pump speed, but best I could get at high pump speed is a tiny bit of heat in radiator, barely...
  2. 2

    Swapping a manual radiator valve for thermostatic.

    Hi, I hope this is the correct place to ask this. I've been given a bunch of smart TRV's to put on my radiators at home. Mostly they've gone on fine (to these valves) but 2 of my radiators have the manual valves shown in this image: My question is, can I just remove that core and...
  3. thermostatguy

    Thermostat (manual, M30x1.5) does not fit on radiator (too large)

    Hi, I bought a M30x1.5 thermostat and was hoping to fit it onto the radiator (there is currently no thermostat attached), but it does not fit (the thermostat connector is too wide, see photos). Do I need an adapter or something, or a different thermostat? Thanks!
  4. Q

    One noisy upstairs radiator

    Hi all, I registered on here with the hope you’ll be able to help me. I have one radiator which when the CH is turned on it makes a loud rushing noise (the only way I can describe it) it’s loud enough to wake you up in the morning. The only way to stop it is by turning the pump down but...
  5. kreatiff63

    New radiator install, adding tails and on tightening, I heard a crack!

    Hi, I'm installing a new radiator and just getting round to adding the tails. The one with the heat control went on ok but the other made a single crack on tightening up the tail. Should I be less worried about this than I currenly am? I'm thinking its more likely to be the metal casing rather...
  6. G

    Tado Smart Radiator Valve Installation

    Considering buying the Tado Smart Thermostat and valves. My upstairs radiators are older and I'm unsure if the valves will be compatible. Has anyone had any experience of installing Tado Smart Valves. Do you know how to determine if they'll fit?
  7. P

    One radiator out of 15 won’t work?

    I have 15 rads in my house, 13 on upper floor, 2 on lower ground floor with boiler. The 2 lower floor rads seem to feed off separate pipes which drop down from upstairs. However one of these rads will not work at all, I have changed the rad and valves for new and tried bleeding etc, not even the...
  8. P

    Radiator problems, please help

    Hi everyone please could you help me work out what's wrong with my Central heating, my radiators were cold at the bottom so I had them flushed through, since then the heating engineer got them all lovely and hot, but after being off for the night only the upstairs ones were working ??? He came...
  9. J

    Radiator Balancing Dummy Questions

    Hello, Would anyone be able to provide a dummy guide explanation to radiator balancing, not the process itself but in regards to: A. What should the boiler flow temperature be set to (weather compensator not present)? Some guides state around 75 degrees although what if the system will be...
  10. S

    Mystery Radiator valve

    Hi, Hoping someone can help me identify what type of radiator value this is? I hope to replace with a TSV
  11. C

    Leaking Radiator tail pieces

    Hi Just fitted a new towel radiator in my en-suit. Unfortunately it's leaking from the tail piece you screw into the bottom of the rad. I wound round about 4 layers of PTFE tape too. I have since taken it off and wound round 8-9 layers and it screwed up nice and snug but still leaks from both...
  12. R

    Can I hang a radiator horizontally...?

    I know it's a bit of a bizarre one perhaps but we have an opening between our conservatory and kitchen where a patio door used to be. Yes we did the conservatory under building regs and did the best we could with it but the heat loss through the coldest couple of months of the year drags the...
  13. L

    Shredding money… radiator issues

    Hello I have a problem with 2 radiators in my house. I have Gas heating (installed within last 7 years). 2 radiators upstairs (in adjacent rooms) are lukewarm at best to touch, I have had numerous plumbers out, power flush done, system flush done, radiators no sludge, radiators are now taken...
  14. parakeet

    One radiator won't turn off - should I replace valve?

    My kitchen radiator is filling with hot water despite my TRV being set to 0. It's blazing at maximum. This goes for the rad when I try two separate TRVs I have tried, which happen to be... Basic programmable Bluetooth one that uses a motorised push-pin. Old basic TRV with settings 0-5. On...
  15. T

    New Radiator Tails Rust looking Discolouration

    Hi, I had a new radiator fitted around a month back and I've noticed the joints which are sealed with Hemp (or modern equivalent / Boss White appear to be slightly discoloured / rusty. This might simply be a little seepage before the joint sealed etc as there is not weeping from the joint that...
  16. C

    Bypass Radiator messing up the heating in the house?

    Pardon my lack of explanation skills, I would try to summarise and make it comprehensive as much as I can. I hope someone can help or advice. I have a CH system with a combi boiler and a bypass radiator in the hallway. However the problem is the house is quite cold. I am in an end of terrace...
  17. A

    How to completely remove a radiator

    Hi everyone, So we have a rather oversized, poorly placed, radiator in the kitchen that we would like to fully remove. Any tips and advice would be gratefully appreciated please. Many thanks in advance
  18. R

    Help with leak radiator

    Recently changed valve on radiator. Where the valve enters the bottom of the radiator its wrapped with ptfe but still has a small leak does this need time to set ? Is it normal for it to leak a little for a dsy or 2 afterwards the leak is slowing and is minor . Thanks in advance
  19. R

    Wireless radiator valve thermostats

    Has any one fitted these valves, now they have been around longer you may have found more pros conns I have only fitted one type and was asked to take them out again because they were for ever chewing batteries, I have 3/4 finished online training for the wiser one's Which are your preffered...
  20. B

    Remove towel radiator bleed valve

    Hi, We moved into a house a couple of years ago and inherited some "interesting" plumbing throughout. Today's problem is that the bathroom towel radiator that wasn't heating up, so I looked at it and guessed that pushing in the "button" on what appeared to be a bleed valve would bleed it. Sure...

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