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    Advice Needed - Radiator Mounting

    Hi, just after a bit of advice. I recently had 6 new radiators fitted (48 hrs ago) by a reputable plumbing company and my 2 year old son literally just leant against one (whilst seated) and the whole thing came away from the wall. Luckily I was able to catch it to stop it from crushing him! My...
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    URGENT HELP NEEDED CHASING RADIATOR PIPES INTO WALL

    Hello we are currently doing our living room, it is back to plaster no skirting etc.. our current radiator has pipes on show down the wall and along the skirting. but we'd like to chase them into the wall and change the radiator roughly for a similar size. Should we chase them in exactly how...
  3. aBritInDanmark

    Removing a radiator in pellet boiler system

    Hello all, I've read 1 valve radiator removal on this forum (123730) and other such threads. The reason I'm apprehensive to start is because unlike the Gas boilers I'm used to from the UK. Now I'm living in Denmark I'm dealing with a RTB10K (Ready to Burn). See attached pictures 1. Main Water...
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    Column radiator cooler at bottom - Valve issue?

    Hi all, Just had a column radiator fitted with an ENZO TRV valve (non bi-directional) on the flow inlet pipe. When heating is turned on, the radiator stays cooler at the bottom even though the valve is fully open. Tried unscrewing the valve head off and the radiator heats up at the bottom...
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    Advice on leaking radiator bleed valve

    Hi, I woke up this morning to a damp patch under the radiator bleed valve, it looks like the seal is damaged as the water is coming out from the edges at the bottom. My concern is there seems to be a lot of rust at the which may have made the leak worse. It's mainly just the paint that's flaked...
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    Move a radiator to new location

    Hi, I want to shift a radiator about 30 cm sideways to fit a new library and wanted some advice on how to do this. This is what I think I should do but any advice on how to do this or what products to use would be most welcome! Turn off boiler and drain system Remove radiator Cut down intake...
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    70s Renovation - Radiator Manifold

    Hi all, I am currently renovating our 70s house a room at a time. It currently has single pipe central heating, heat only boiler and indirect cylinder with F&E tank. It's a noisy system and even when balanced, the last radiators take a while to get hot. I'm also getting air in from somewhere...
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    could this white material on radiator thread be/contain any asbestos?

    Hi everybody, I have noticed that unlike the other threads of the radiator which are sealed with something that really looks like hemp ("foto 1"), one of them has this white material wrapped around/inside the joint ("foto 2"). Could anybody tell me if it may be/could contain any asbestos? Many...
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    Air in towel radiator

    Our upstairs towel radiator keeps filling with air at the top. We had a new system boiler, new tank and new pipework fitted in October. The new tank is in the garage which is underneath the house and the new boiler is in the kitchen at ground floor level. We also had underfloor heating installed...
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    Removing radiator leaving flow/return pipes open

    Hi. I am about to lay new wooden flooring and replace my skirting boards. I want a full skirting board behind my radiator but to do this I will have to remove the radiator (take it off the wall) - obviously the system has to be depressurised to do this ... my question is this ... I do not...
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    What's the minimum suggested clearance under a radiator?

    I've read it's generally around the 150mm mark, but I'm wanting to fit a particular style (see photo) in to a particular space that will only leave 100mm. I was just wondering if the relatively open structure of this style would give me any latitude in terms of gap between the floor and the...
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    Manifold to radiator feed using Hep2O and elbows

    Hello All Its my first jobbie using Hep2O. Im installing a vertical mounted radiator manifold, and the feeds to wall mounter radiators. Im using Hep2O barrier pipe the HXX100/15W. Q1 Is there an issue using elbows in a plastic 15mm barrier radiator feeds - i.e some bore constriction issue Im...
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    How to change leaking valve when other radiator valve stuck open

    I have a towel rail style radiator in the bathroom with straight through taps. I have noticed tonight one of the valves has started dripping. I can sort some new valves but the other valve that isn't leaking appears to be stuck open. How do I best drain the radiator to change the valves given...
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    Can a trv be added to radiator at the end of the loop?

    I had my combi fitted approx 10 years ago, Trvs fitted to all rads apart from one in the bathroom and the end of the loop before the return, installer said that that radiator could never be turned off because it would prevent return flow, I understand that, however can i fit a Trv on it to...
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    No air or water - noisy radiator

    Hi, hoping for some advice with radiators that I don't seem to be able to bleed. This is my second winter in a new build. The towel rail was making a knocking/pinging noise last winter so when I recently had my boiler serviced the engineer adjusted some screws on the rail itself and it's...
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    Radiator size and return to boiler temperature

    Afternoon, Recently had a new boiler fitted with new radiators, old radiators were the old steel type. The installer recommended reducing the size as the new panels are more efficient, which we were happy to do. Now, I believe that for the output of the boiler the radiators are too small/not...
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    Bathroom radiator won’t heat up/manual valve

    Hello, Can anyone give any advice please? Our bathroom radiator won’t heat up. It’s a column radiator from Victorian Plumbing - only 2 years old - and has manual cross-head angled valves. it’s been like this for a while and we are trying to fix it. We’ve previously removed the radiator and...
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    What size radiator tails are these?

    Hi I live in a new build does anyone know what size radiator tails these are? And where I can get the same ones from? Thanks :)
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    Can't get one radiator hot - what can I try next?

    I'm sure this sort of topic has been discussed to death & believe me, I've tried everything to resolve it, but failed... Bosch 30CDi system boiler, S-plan with12 radiators. All radiators heat up as expected apart from one in the kitchen. If the boiler runs for a fairly long period, the...
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    loud noise/vibrating from radiator pipe

    when the heating has been on for ages the bedroom radiator/pipe make a really really loud noise and vibrates. it stop when i turn the radiator off or turn the hot tap on. often having to leave the radiator off so it doesn't scare the family to death when they've gone to bed. any ideas?

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