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  1. M

    Boiler Problems re New Rads

    I have had three radiators changed and two thermastats fitted to existing radiators and now find my boiler is not firing. Please help.
  2. Simarwood

    Rads heating (a bit) with UFH

    Hi, we have a completely new install from scratch/building site. When UFH zone comes on, some of the rads also come on a bit. The same also happens when the hot water comes on. They are operated separately though Is this normal, or is something wrong (and is it a big deal?). I worry I am...
  3. Muskopia

    New boiler before all rads fitted or not?

    Hi. I'm renovating a house and have replaced most piping. The upstairs rads are fitted, but the downstairs is not as it's yet to be plastered. The pipes are just chased into the walls with Speedfit stop ends attached. Can I go ahead and get the boiler replaced and the system working now and...
    • Muskopia
    • Thread
    • boiler new boiler rads
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Boilers
  4. MarkWillGreen

    9 towel rads on primary with TRVs - good idea? With picture/schematic.

    Hi All, Thanks for your time. Planning a complete house refurb, where the utility/WC/bathrooms sit right next to the riser which will take the primary up to the cylinder in the loft. It would be easiest to take these towel rads off this primary. All the other rads are on the opposite side of...
  5. 3

    New W-UFH how to combine with old system to avoid old rads coming on?

    Hello, I’ve had some work done in my house to redo a kitchen and replace damaged floors and while doing this I was convinced to install W-UFH since the floor was coming out anyway and there were some joist issues in the Victorian property. Previously I had about 9 radiators in my house, 2 of...
  6. F

    Balancing rads - help

    I have recently had a new bathroom done because of this the builder has blocked the radiators on the second floor whilst doing the bathroom and when he had completed he has open the lock shield valves fully. I have tried to balance them, but I have few questions if someone could help me to fine...
  7. G

    Thermostat broken, boiler heating rads up constantly

    My valiant thermostat has broken (kids knocked off table and wiring inside stat became disconnected) now the boiler is constantly heating up the radiators and house. Any idea how to fix!
    • Gareth1982…!!!
    • Thread
    • boiler heating rads thermostat
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Boilers
  8. H

    rayburn pipework direct to rads

    Can i connect on a woodfired rayburn suppreme's radiators central heating pipes flow and pumped return direct into the rayburn's flow and return hot water tank plpes and should i fit a injector tee and if i do would it be better as close to the rayburn itself
  9. R

    boiler kicks in and rads get very hot when clock is in off mode

    so we dont use the timer mode on the honeywell clock just put the heating on when we want and off when we dont manually a few times recently but not every day the boiler starts up when we have turned it off the rads all get very hot far hotter than we ever set the temp too all except for the...
  10. N

    Parallel or tapered threads on new rads?

    Hi All, I'm learning loads of new stuff by reading threads on this excellent forum (old dog too!)... but last night I was reading on here about rads and extension tails, and followed a link to a Screwfix product that was a tapered tail,.. but reading the Q&As there, the 1st Q asked if it was NOW...
  11. B

    Heating issue upstairs rads

    So for the past 3 years I’ve had little or no heating upstairs in my house. I have a dual system. Open fire and oil. Neither circulate hot water to radiators upstairs in either bedrooms even if I turn off all the rads downstairs it only warms a little. I had the whole system professionally power...
  12. DJseals

    Upstairs rads only warm

    My rads upstairs in bedrooms today only getting warm. The bathroom and ensuite are not used but when trouble shooting today they got red hot when on. Downstairs rads all get hot very quickly, and hot water works. But rooms only warm. 1 bedroom was cold. I understand balancing a system, but that...
  13. D

    UFH BUFFER TANK SELECTION (no rads)

    Good day all, I would like to get some advise and perhaps the solution to the issues with my UFH system. We did install UFH in an entire house and got rid of all radiators. The system is 14 port manifold (only 12 are in use) feeding 7 zones. Total room area is 97 m2, with the biggest zone...
  14. M

    New boiler, rads keep getting cold

    Hi we had a baxi18 installed June. From day one the plumber could not get all rads hot and to stay on. They came back and changed pump, no difference changed all trvs. Now, the problem is this They all come on and are hot after about 45mins one goes cold and does not come back on . There...
    • Mrs Naylir
    • Thread
    • boiler cold new boiler rads
    • Replies: 43
    • Forum: Boilers
  15. Scott_D

    Large designer rads on 10mm

    I have a customer that wants large designer rads 6000btu ish but they want the pipes chased in and it’s single skin internal block walls. I would aim for a 40-50mm chase for 15mm pipe buts that’s half the wall gone. Has anyone piped up designer rads with 10mm copper chaser in and 15mm stubs out...
  16. M

    Rads drops chased into walls.

    Hi all. Hope you are doing well. I have been asked to install a whole new system which they want all the drops chased into the walls for the rads. Usually I don't bother with this but they are willing to pay good money for it. Does anyone do it? What pipe do you use, and do you go vertically...
  17. J

    Piping rads

    Hi, looking to pipe a new build, oil boiler, multilayer with radiators(low temperature). The home owner hasn't provided me with any plans and although I know how I'd like to pipe I don't want it to be too expensive as they're a young couple. I'd love to feed two Manifolds, upstairs and down...
  18. C

    Combi with UFH (no rads)

    Bit of advice needed. Searched but couldn't find anything about Combi's and UFH with no rads. Customer wants to have a combi, UFH but no radiators. Is it a good idea to have a single radiator on the system to provide a heat dump? Or should an auto-bypass suffice? If an auto-bypass then close...
  19. H

    Upgrading Imperial rads to modern rads

    Hi, just went to swap the first of three imperial sized rads (750 wide by 500mm) to a metric 700*500 double convector and like a Doyle have found I didn't plan for the copper pipe to be another 10/15 mm in from the wall to meet with valve. Before I go ripping up floor boards, what will be the...
  20. D

    Looking for a Trustmark plumber for Rads/TRVs install Tamworth area.

    Afternoon all. Im looking to have a quote for supply and install of 9 radiators. Also, we would like to take advantage of the green deal offer as a secondary measure which includes supply and fit of TRVS. I wondered if it would be possible to incorporate a quote utilizing this scheme? Cheers Dave
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