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    Thermostatic radiator valve lets water through at 0

    Hi everyone. Apologies - I'm new, but I promise to try and be an active member of the forum :) We're doing some decorating just now and it was suggested that we take off the radiators to make it easier for the plasterer. We decided to have a go ourselves rather than getting someone in for...
  2. M

    Vertical radiator issues

    Hi Just installed a vertical rad from plumbworld with a bi directional TRV which was installed on the return. The Trv seems to not do much so I queried it with plumbworld. They stated the Trv must be on the inlet side regardless of it being bidirectional. Is this correct? What was the point...
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    Radiator off - Advice needed.

    Hi all, please could anyone help me with the following issue im having. I will start off with listing the scenario in case it helps. Boiler - Ideal Icos. Property - 4 bed System age - around 16 yrs. I have a problem in my en-suite, whereby i am unable to get the towel rail to heat up - this...
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    Replacing bathroom radiator valves

    Trying to change bathroom radiator valves but I can’t get the old olive/nut off… any advice? Also the small plastic part next to the pipe, will I need to put that back in before fitting new valve? (Complete novice)
  5. M

    Changing radiator and pipework - checking the steps

    Hello I want to replace the old single panel rad in the bedroom with a K2 double panel Stelrad one. I think I'm OK in general and relatively sensible (!) but I just want to check the steps involved to make sure I'm not missing anything before starting. System info- Steps (I think)- 1. Turn...
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    Radiator upgrade on 10mm pipework

    Looking to upgrade a couple of rads in my house but wanted to get some advice on suitability. I have a glowworm bg330 31 kw conventional boiler which currently feeds 10 type 11 radiators 5 up 5 down. The upstairs is run in 15mm pipework and the downstairs in 10mm. I'm looking to upgrade the 2...
  7. J

    Baxi 830 radiator pipes connected wrong way round on boiler

    Baxi 830 plumbed in correctly Hi all I have a new baxi830 4 months old. Noticed the other day that the central heating flow and return pipes too and from My rads are connected to the incorrect boiler couplings. Eg the radiator flow pipe is connected to the radiator flow return connection on...
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    Loose metal particles/ shot in brand new radiator?

    I've just unpacked a new column radiator I bought online to fit it. On moving it around there was a rattling sound so I took a cap off and upended it and poured out a small pile of metal shot. Is this normal? I've fitted radiators before and never noticed this. I can vacuum it out but concerned...
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    Replace Radiator in Kitchen

    Hi, I live in a bungalow and I am refitting my kitchen/diner. The existing radiator needs to be moved to the other end of the kitchen and replaced with a vertical radiator which I have just bought. I can do some DIY plumbing myself, but need some advice. I could reroute the pipes from the...
  10. S

    Radiator replacement - measurement clarification.

    I have removed a radiator and wish to replace using existing pipework and valves. The old radiator itself was 1290mm in width with a total width tail to tail of 1330mm. The pipe to pipe measurement is 1350mm. The height of the old radiator was 430mm however I could go to 500mm with the new...
  11. M

    Additional radiator not warm

    Hi all I’ve got a radiator in our conservatory which appears to have been piggybacked off the plumbing from the living room rad on the floor directly above it. It was like this when we moved in, I know it’s not building regs but oh well. The problem is it’s the only one not getting hot since...
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    Isolated radiator need pump?

    If a radiator is isolated at the end of a run, like a spur on the system ie the feed doesn't go on to another rad, but is sent back to a rad earlier in the run, is a pump needed to near the rad to push the water through more efficiently at this extreme end? At the moment the rad doesn't get...
  13. R

    Cold Radiator - questions regarding valves

    Hi all, I'm hoping someone here can help. The radiators in my living room aren't heating as well as the radiator in bedroom, hall and bathroom in my flat. I've checked and both seem to be free from trapped air (tried to bleed and water came straight out). Now one radiator gets a lot warmer...
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    Vaillant EcoTEC Pro 28 - radiator flow temp locked to 50 degrees

    Hello all, I’m looking for some advice on my Vaillant boiler, which is controlled by my Hive thermostat. I have set the radiator flow temperature to 75 degrees on the boiler control panel, but the actual temperature never gets hotter than 50. I have done some checks, and believe I have found...
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    A reluctant radiator

    The "boiler" in our house is upstairs. When the weather turned cold again, I switched it from hot water only to heating and hot water. After an hour or so, I circled the house looking for issues, and found one. The radiator in the kitchen was not "hot" like the others. I'd seen this before, and...
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    fit tall radiator on 5mm pvc wet wall ?

    i have done a few tests on 5mm pvc wet wall before trying to fit a 1600 bathroom radiator, it's to be fitted on plaster board, there is a panel of sterling board inside the wall. After a few try's to fit the rad fixing the wet wall sink's onto the wall, i have also tryed cutting a circle just...
  17. M

    Loctite 577 on radiator tails

    Fitted a towel radiator today, I ptfe taped the radiator tails, and after installation noticed the tails were leaking a tiny amount. So de-fitted, and smeared loctite 577 on the radiator tail threads. Reassembled, refitted and now wondering how long I have to wait until pressurising the system...
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    New house, 1 cold radiator, I've run out of ideas, help!

    Moved in to bungalow recently and 1 radiator is cold. All the others get really hot when turned on. Gas system boiler, header tank in loft. I tried balancing, turning off other radiators, increasing pump speed, but best I could get at high pump speed is a tiny bit of heat in radiator, barely...
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    Swapping a manual radiator valve for thermostatic.

    Hi, I hope this is the correct place to ask this. I've been given a bunch of smart TRV's to put on my radiators at home. Mostly they've gone on fine (to these valves) but 2 of my radiators have the manual valves shown in this image: My question is, can I just remove that core and...
  20. thermostatguy

    Thermostat (manual, M30x1.5) does not fit on radiator (too large)

    Hi, I bought a M30x1.5 thermostat and was hoping to fit it onto the radiator (there is currently no thermostat attached), but it does not fit (the thermostat connector is too wide, see photos). Do I need an adapter or something, or a different thermostat? Thanks!

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