Not convinced my new TRVs are any good

[dwalsh1]

I installed 2 sets of TRVs on my radiators in the front room but not convinced they make the radiators as hot as they could be if they were fitted with ordinary valves. They are set to the hottest position. Any clues?

 

[gmartine]

Judge them by the room temperature not the radiator temperature.

 

[Ric2013]

If you want conviction rather than opinion you're going to need to measure the radiator temperature anyway. Infra-red thermometer.

 

[dwalsh1]

Judge them by the room temperature not the radiator temperature.

That's my point. The room is freezing because the radiators are warm rather than hot.

 

[gmartine]

Take the TRV heads off and see if temperature returns. Odd and unlikely that both TRV's are malfunctioning, have you installed them correctly?

 

[dwalsh1]

Take the TRV heads off and see if temperature returns. Odd and unlikely that both TRV's are malfunctioning, have you installed them correctly?

Yep. Installed to instructions both on the flow. I noticed that the pin inside the TRV doesn't move up or down very much but that's probably the way they were manufactured.

 

[dwalsh1]

The 2 radiators are new column style ones. They came with a spring type thing that could be inserted into the bottom of the rad but after a call to the supplier they said I didn't need to insert them.

 

[gmartine]

Some column style rads need to be installed a particular way around, feel the flow pipe and see if it is hot enough.

 

[exedon2]

I would not put to much confidence on what suppliers said re spring baffles.
They are there to push flow round rad.
About 2 years ago we needed to install a designer rad as a heat leak
After long discussion with manufacturer (radiator company) we installed it as they instructed only half the dam thing worked!
Not quite what was required

 

[dwalsh1]

I would not put to much confidence on what suppliers said re spring baffles.
They are there to push flow round rad.
About 2 years ago we needed to install a designer rad as a heat leak
After long discussion with manufacturer (radiator company) we installed it as they instructed only half the dam thing worked!
Not quite what was required

So the springs ain't worth installing. Not that I want to cause it'll mean draining down again

 

[exedon2]

Exactly the opposite if I had rads delivered with the spring type baffles I would certainly fit them .
What I was referring to was poor advice from suppliers.