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radiators

Radiators are heat exchangers used to transfer thermal energy from one medium to another for the purpose of cooling and heating. The majority of radiators are constructed to function in cars, buildings, and electronics.A radiator is always a source of heat to its environment, although this may be for either the purpose of heating this environment, or for cooling the fluid or coolant supplied to it, as for automotive engine cooling and HVAC dry cooling towers. Despite the name, most radiators transfer the bulk of their heat via convection instead of thermal radiation.

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  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...
    • Kevin palmer
    • Thread
    • getting hot not getting hot radiators
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: Central Heating Forum
  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. 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...
  8. 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...
    • Douglas2404
    • Thread
    • cylinder efficient radiators unvented unvented cylinder
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: DIY Plumbing Forum
  9. 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...
  10. 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...
  11. 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...
  12. 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...
    • JamesR8
    • Thread
    • heating radiators underfloor heating
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Central Heating Forum
  13. K

    Hi, I have an Victorian period one bedroom

    Hi, I have an Victorian period one bedroom flat, looking to have back boiler replaced with modern GCH, is it worth replacing all 5 radiators and 15mm aswell? Different companies say different things? Thanks for any help advice given 👍
    • Keith Stewart
    • Thread
    • back boiler radiators replaced
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Central Heating Forum
  14. 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?
  15. 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...
  16. 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...
  17. 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?
  18. 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...
    • NJlookingforhelp
    • Thread
    • central heating electrical radiators
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Central Heating Forum
  19. S

    URGENT One of the radiators has never worked

    A plumber said years ago that it had been installed with the plumbing backwards and the only fix involved would involve digging up the sitting room. Can anyone shed some light on this?
  20. M

    Radiators constantly filling up

    Hello, I have just had a new boiler with Google Nest installed the engineer was great and explained how it all works but now my radiators soundike they are constantly filling up I have bled all the rads with only water coming out all rads have TRVS installed apart from the bathroom towel rad...
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