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    Just fitted K3 radaitor and the centre front panel won’t heat up

    I have started fitting new radiators in my house. The lounge kitchen gets very cold in the winter and is a big room that has previously had an extension put on it and is 19.5 metres by 6.5 metres with a 2.25metre high ceiling. I started by replacing an old radaitor with a 1200x 600mm K2. Which...
  2. B

    Some rads cold at the top, and some at the bottom.

    Hi, We had all the rads replaced in the spring. They had this issue from day one but, tbh, I thought once they start getting used in the winter, things might sort themselves out. That hasn't happened. It's a weird situation where some rads heat up only at the top, and some only at the...
  3. NODDYNODSVILLE

    2 Cold rads on a system with 8 hot rads

    Evening all. I have open vented C/H system with a heat only boiler and 10 rads over 3 floors. I have just replaced a rad on the middle floor. Drained system down for new gateway valve for cold feed for header tank. Refilled system no leaks, 👍, but the top top 2 rads won’t get hot. ALL rads...
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  4. NODDYNODSVILLE

    Cold Rads on a system with hot rads

    Evening all. I have open vented C/H system with a heat only boiler and 10 rads over 3 floors. I have just replaced a rad on the middle floor. Drained system down for new gateway valve for cold feed for header tank. Refilled system no leaks, 👍, but the top top 2 rads won’t get hot. ALL rads...
  5. P

    Hot water but cold rads

    I have a Worcester Greenstar Ri Woke up this morning with plenty of hot water but a cold house. All the rads were luke warm. From searching online I tried switching the 3 port valve to manual. This seemed to result in the boiler heating and the rads became warm, however this only lasted for...
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  6. Mark Garland

    Hot flow and return pipes, hot upstairs rad but cold rads downstairs

    As in the title, the flow and return pipes both get hot when the heating is turned on, yet only the upstairs radiators get hot. I am very puzzled by this. Even turning off all thermostatic valves upstairs, none of the downstairs rads get hot. Our plumber says there must be a blockage looking...
  7. M

    All but one cold rads, but hot pipes & hot water, house Brrrry cold!

    It's a decent sized system, 8 rads upstairs, 4 down, the only rad that gets hot is the bathroom one. Glow-worm ultracom 38cxI I think about 10 years old I think has orange light panel with mode CH/off, temperature setting, pump inside casing. The boiler fires up and the temperature goes up...
  8. R

    cold rads downstairs, help.

    gravity fed HW, pumped C/H. the pump is working ok (new). have cleared a blockage from the cold feed. rads upstairs heating ok but downstairs stone cold. I am getting water to all the rads, Can one of you wise gents please help. thank you.
  9. S

    Cold rads

    Hall rad and kitchen rad back to back stone cold. Upstairs all hot, another 3 downstairs ok. Turned all upstairs rads off still the same two cold. Turned off the good 3 downstairs then boiler goes off. Turned off cold rad at lockshields x2 and crack the nut, full bowl under and vaguely luke...
  10. H

    Cold rads but water tank hot - Possible causes?

    Glowworm Micron 80FF boiler, boiler fires up (for very short periods, a few seconds) but does not heat the radiators but it heats the hot water tank. What could the possible problem be? Thanks
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  11. C

    cold rads + high pressure

    Hi all looking for some advice on this bosh Worcester 24 sealed boiler fitted in loft all been ok until builder employed a so called plumber to put another rad in a new room. He put 10 mm pipe hidden in the wall run of a 15 mm pipe feed from a 22mm since this rad was changed t does not get hot...
  12. C

    Hot water but cold rads (HRM Wallstar 15/20)

    Hi there New to the forum (first post). I've signed in as Cold of Cambs... for that is what I am. I've had this problem once before and was told it was caused by low pressure. I now have a top-up valve which I use to ensure the boiler is at least 1bar when cold. The firing cycle is regulated...
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  13. J

    2 cold rads rest ok air lock??????

    hi all new to this site so first off hello to all. as this is only my second post i feel abit checky for asking for help so soon on but as i work in the tdrade and havent came across this site sooner you will see me around helping were i can :) im looking for a bit of advise on a problem that...
  14. C

    Cold rads hot water

    S plan system with 2 x 2 port valves. Rads cold and hot water ok, the valve for the coil in the cylinder is operating ok visually (black switch arm) the other valve operates when tapped but seems to knock itself off after a few hours. The valve is a range product with a red wheel on the side...
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  15. S

    2 cold rads

    Hi all I've got a problem with my heating system. All except 2 of the rads get hot. If I turn all the other rads off the two will get hot. I've taken the two rads off, run a power washer through them both. I've connected a hose pipe to the pipework going to the two rads and let them flush...
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  16. I

    Conventional boiler : Hot Water & Cold Rads

    I hope one of you could help me again. For some reason my Radiators are 'warm - hot'. I have bled them (which helped). I understand there could be lots of answers but I am after advice on how I can find the problem. On the boiler downstairs there is a little dial with numbers 1 to 6. This...
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  17. A

    Cold rads downstairs

    hi...i have 2 rads downstairs that wont get warm, even the pipework to the rads are stone cold,system has been bled apears ok......8mm system, combi boiler fitted in attic, rads upstairs ok.........any ideas.......was wondering if it was due to sediment in system,,,,does sediment tend to build...
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  18. R

    Cold Rads and header tank overflowing

    The problem started when the overflow pipe from the header tank started pouring down the exterior walls of the house. We'd had a new boiler installed and the system flushed so the overflow left a dark red streak down the wall. Called back the plumber to try and fix the problem his solution was...
    • Rusty Stains
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  19. B

    Hot flow pipe's, cold rads??

    Hello guys, thanks for your interest to read this and maybe have some answers for me, I have a situation with a house's heating, 3 rads downstairs (all separate dropdowns) and two rads upstairs, the rads don't get hot (or even warm) down stairs (but the flow pipes do) and the rads upstairs get...
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  20. G

    cold rads

    hi all I was wondering if any of you people can help, Ive been working on an heating system ,the people before me have put in a new combi in an extension ,but left job unfinished I drained down system to fit three remaining rads , the new pipework is 15mm but the original pipes are 10mm for...
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