radiators

I need some help from the internet before I waste any more time and money trying to fix air getting in to my central heating! Looking for advise on what to do next, as the 3 plumbers I've used so far haven't been much use. Down in East London, near Romford for what it's worth! Issue summary...

hi all some advice combi boiler is heating water and heating comes on fine. its an ecotec plus - vaillant Issue - Pressure is way to high, sits at 3.3 and goes right up to 3.7 when on. im worried something bad will happen soon. im not sure when it started, but been like this for a month or...

I have 2 vertical radiators , when the TRV is fitted the radiators fail to get hot. I have replaced both TRVs for new and check the operation of the valve to confirm is correct operation but still no heat If I removed the TRVs completely the radiators get hot, I would be grateful if someone...

Hi everybody. I am currently renovating my house and it has come to the time to plaster the lounge. Therefore, I new to remove the old radiators that are in there. They are single skin radiators and look very old. Therefore, I want to replace them. So, I measured them both and promptly...

Radiators very slow to warm up on ground floor. I live in a two storey house with unvented hot water cylinder and closed CH system. Boiler is on ground floor. The unvented hot water cylinder, water pump and expansion vessels are in the loft. Ground floor CH has two port valve and radio...

I have recently added an extra floor to my 3 bed semi by converting my loft. I ran a dedicated circuit in 22mm to a towel rad and a single radiator. It is on its own zone valve. The boiler is a Worcester Junior combi. I have plumbed and wired this in myself. I a part P electrician. The pipes...

Hi, I have an issue of the radiators. When the boiler starts to work, all house radiators start to get hot, but after about 30-40 mins, there are upstairs 3 or 4 radiators are getting cool down (maybe because the house temperature reaches the set temperature?), but others are still warm/hot...

I hope this is the right part of the forum. We are going to place a central heating system in our house. But I came across some question and was hoping for some advise. I will use a 25kw pellet boiler to heat up my hot water for my radiators and showers. I will use Pex piping on the ceiling...

Hi guys, Weird issue i am having with central heating. I thought it was a pressure issue as rads upstairs were heating intermittently or just getting warm sometimes while rads downstairs are hopping. I have found that upstairs rads only work when hot water is turned on. Its zoned with a 2 port...

Hi all, I really appreciate any help here - I’m not a plumber and live alone. Two days ago everything was working fine, but then someone came to do my gas safety inspection and since then my hot water is still normal but my radiators aren’t working. I have made sure the gas pipe is turned to...

Just recently my bungalow radiators have not been getting hot enough to heat the rooms sufficiently enough. My domestic hot water temperature is fine. My radiators have TRV's and are not stuck. When operating in the Heating mode the boiler temperature gauge runs at about 60 degrees C. We have a...

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...

Hello all, I live in Lisbon, Portugal and having a hard time getting good advice on my heating system: Vaillant Ecotech plus boiler, Vsmart controller and 200L Junkers hot water tank. I understand the system prioritises hot water but it is to the extent that in normal operating mode the...

Hey guys, Quick question for all the I knowledgeable plumbers out there. I need to remove one radiator which is first in line, as that room is being knocked down. Unfortunately I can’t cap off below the floor as it’s tilled. What’s the best course of action here? Cap it off above the floor...

I’ve just replaced my radiator, from an old 104cm type 10 to a new 100cm type 22. On one side the pipes connect to the valve fine. The other side - the radiator is around an inch from the wall and pipe. How do I connect the valve to the inlet? I cannot move the pipe as it comes from a concrete...

Hi, We have a issue with our heating, where the radiators upstairs are roasting hot, yet the radiators downstairs are stone cold . We had a powerflush done the other day which didn't help ...Two radiators out of four (including lock shields and TRV's) on the ground floor where changed, but...

In May I had my garage converted into a room & the builders plumber A, fitted a new radiator in there & moved the one in the hall In June my plumber B, fitted a new gas boiler. Now I've had the central heating on I've found the 2 new radiators don't heat up - all the other radiators in the...

Hi folks, I need to remove at least a couple of radiators in a house that I have recently purchased. I am not a plumber or heating engineer but I am an engineer (mechanical and hydraulics) so I am familiar with the way things work. However this house has radiators that I am not familiar with...

Hi, I am abit stuck and cant really find a solution anywhere.. So, i have an F&E gravity system. The central heating pump needed replacing as the shaft had seized, changed it all well and good pump working lovely. I am getting only hot water The mid position valve is on the middle setting , if...

Hi The system was drained 6 weeks ago as the valves on all radiators were changed in preparation of Evohome being fitted. I had to bleed the radiators for quite a while after the system was refilled - to be expected. It is now over 6 weeks and there are still 2 radiators that I am having to...