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radiators

  1. L

    Change radiators for new ones ?

    This winter seemed colder than last so I am thinking of replacing my central heating radiators for new ones. The existing radiators are probably around 20 years old, they have TRV's fitted and most are double panel. they all get hot and the combi boiler is working fine. Would there be any...
  2. Lukman

    Advice regarding new radiators

    Hi. I currently have a house full of acova radiators from B and Q. They Dont heat up like other radiators. I am planning to change all my radiators this summer to type 22 radiators. I have looked but I’m after some good advice on which type 22 are the best. If you can please provide any...
  3. J

    bang noise in radiators

    My radiators make a bang noise every now and then. Doesn't seem to be a particular radiator instead it will be 1 radiator and then some time later another radiator and then some time later another. Only 1 at a time I think. At least I think this is what's going on. By way of background; I have...
  4. K

    Two radiators not getting hot

    Hi, I have a sealed system with 18 Rads/towel rads which is run by a greenstar boiler with a sealed hot water tank. I'm using a tado thermostat and the Pump is a 15/50 Groundfos. The issue is there are two radiators that are cold. So I closed down every radiator except for these two, apart...
  5. N

    Noisy designer radiators

    Hi - we have had new radiators fitted about 6 months ago ("DuraTherm Horizontal Double Flat Panel Designer Radiator" from plumbworld - sorry, this site won't allow me to include a link to the site). Every radiator in the house was swapped for one of these apart from an older one in the...
  6. M

    Balancing Radiators!

    Hi I recently moved into my first home and after spending the winter here, I wasn’t particularly happy with the performance of the heating. Shortly after we moved in we installed a Hive thermostat as the old one was broken. To save a bit of money I also invested in the hive TRVs. After using the...
  7. B

    Solid fuel back boiler not heating radiators

    Hi My grandmothers property has a back boiler heated by a solid fuel appliance using coal. Yes, I know. She’s stubborn! Unfortunately the property has been vacant for a long while, a pipe froze and burst and left damp. It’s imperative we get the house heated and warmed up enough to dry it...
  8. T

    How much would it cost to relocate radiators?

    Hi folks, I'm weighing up the cost of relocating 5 radiators in a 3 bed semi-detached house. Presently, for each room, the radiators are on walls that are either adjacent or opposite to the window. The house does have double-glazing, but even so, conventional placement would have these...
  9. D

    Efficient way to heat radiators and unvented cylinder

    I have a gas boiler heating radiators and also heating an unvented cylinder. I have a Honeywell programmer which has the water heating up 1.5 hours early morning 30 mins midday and 2 hours evening The heating is on a couple of times a day. With the energy prices I am wanted to ask if hearing...
  10. jamesythe3rd

    New radiators not heating

    Having recently replaced my condensing gas boiler, i decided to upgrade two small double radiators which were located in a room which had been added to the original footprint of the house. The new radiators were tall standing double radiators approx twice size of originals. My fitter explained...
  11. J

    UFH vs radiators manifolds

    I am doing heavy house renovation and want to have ufh (multizone) at the ground floor and radiators on upper floors. I want to have consistent controls, with manifolds feeding both the ufh loops and radiators, and the same type thermostats controlling both (depending on the room, the...
  12. G

    Different flow temperature for radiators and hot water tank circuits

    Hi Morning, I am looking at a new boiler and hot water cylinder setup for a house I am refurbishing and am getting conflicting advice on my question: Can I use a Combi or System boiler to have a different flow temperature for the hot water tank heater and the radiators. I appreciate the hw...
  13. J

    Radiators releasing heat when valve shut off

    Hi all, Today I noticed when the boiler is on, those radiators in the rooms I don't want heating are releasing heat even when the Drayton TRV4 valves fitted onto each of them are turned off all the way to the star symbol. Does anyone know why this is happening? Could it be due to the extra...
  14. Crossfingers

    Same 3 radiators need regular bleeding

    Hi Can anyone shed some light on why the three same radiators need constant bleeding? There's about 13 radiators in my house and it's a close vented system. Two of the rads are upstairs and one is downstairs. It's a old house and the rads have also been there for a while, my guesses are either...
  15. J

    Radiators vs Underfloor heating large space

    Is underfloor heating much better than radiators for a largish open plan space? The room is 46 m sq, L shape open plan space with 4.6m of bifolds and another 2m and 3m run of bifold on the L, pitched roof on 3m of the space meaning a bit more than standard ceiling height there, total volume of...
  16. S

    multiple radiators not warming

    hi i have 11 radiators in my house and currently only 4 are working. i have bleed them all and the trv is working ok on them. the circulator pump appears to be working - pipes to and from it are warm as is yhe return pipe to the boiler any thoughts or suggestions?
  17. N

    Radiators hot when hot water on

    My rads throughout the house are blisteringly hot when hot water is on, and keep going regardless of thermostat temp; when hot water is off they do not heat, even when heating is set to on and thermostat up high; I have 2 x 2-way motorised valves in the airing cupboard, both replaced in 2019...
  18. R

    BTU of new radiators

    Hey everyone, I’m hoping you’ll be able to help. I’ll try and make it as short as possible so that someone actually reads it, if you need any more details in order to help me just ask. Long story short: We bought a new house, built in 1975, new triple glazed windows, old loft insulation 100mm...
  19. U

    Baxi radiators too hot

    I've set the boiler (radiators) to 50°C using the up/down buttons, but the radiators and the display temperature are 70-80°. Why is the set temperature not working?
  20. N

    Should I switch to Infrared radiators or install TRVS?

    Hi! We're looking for a consult for our 1905 built (renovated in 2010) victorian house for the future of our heating system. The house is 2 floors and runs 2 different systems and hot water. On the ground floor we have water based underfloor heating with a mix of tile and wood floors with...
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