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  1. Cavcaptor

    Noisy radiators and pipes

    Hi all, Hoping for some help as this is driving us bananas! My wife and I moved into a new home 6 months ago, and this is our first home with gas central heating. We have a Worcester combi boiler, three radiators downstairs (including the one with no temperature valve), 3 upstairs and one...
  2. A

    Bleeding Radiators

    Hi all, Maybe a silly question here, but is bleeding radiators, one in particular! Every 3 Months roughly. Is this normal on a combi boiler? or should I be concerned? Thanks in advance everyone 😊
  3. Brian0782

    Noisy Radiators! Please help!

    Hi I'm new to this forum and the only reason I've joined is so somebody can help me with noisy radiator issues! We moved into this house in March and we've been experiencing issues with two radiators in the upstairs bedrooms ever since. We can hear the sounds of water sloshing and some...
  4. L

    Cast Iron Radiators - which brand is best?

    Hi, we want to upgrade our downstairs radiators from normal ones to new cast iron ones. We have had a quote from Castrads and the quality looks great but they are twice as expensive as another similar option. Are they significantly better please? What should we be looking for? We want them to be...
  5. J

    Heat Only Boiler - Radiators Hot But No Hot Water

    Hi Guys, I have a heat only boiler with two tanks in the loft. I have recently drained the system and since then i am not getting any hot water. The hot water tank front two pipes are hot, however the one coming out the top is cold. Radiators are heating up completely fine. Hot water taps...
  6. S

    Radiators only luke warm if hot water is on

    Radiators are only getting luke warm if hot water is on but boiling hot if hot water is turned off. It’s either hot water, warm radiators or warm radiators hot water cavy seem to enjoy both anymore. We had the system professionally power flushed in Feb this year so what could the problem be...
  7. S

    Radiators getting hot when using hot water

    Hi Guys, Got a issue with a Worcester Greenstar 28i Junior. Have replaced the expansion vessle and PRV due to the vessle splitting and prv letting by. After this there are 3 radiators 2 towel rads and one bedroom rad which get hot when running hot water tap. I have checked the diverter valve...
  8. I

    Add radiators to old system

    I have a 1940 house with an old one pipe heating system that heats hot water and radiators together. Adding an single floor utility extension I am adding two extra radiators to the system. One large vertical radiator in the utility and a towel rail radiator in an on suite. these ate teed off...
  9. D

    Lux Heat Column Radiators?

    I'm contemplating treating the front room to some aluminium column rads. Looking on the justradiators site there's 1 that fits the bill at nearly 2 metres long. A company called Lux Heat makes the rad I'm interested in. Anyone heard of this make and are they ok?
  10. D

    URGENT worcester bosch greenstar 28i combi not hot water but radiators are fine

    having a few issues with my boiler. worcester bosch greenstar 28i. has been serviced every year. last serviced in jan. i moved into this property in feb. been experiencing these issues since feb but in the past month has gotten much worse. so radiators work fine they all heat up. the combi...
  11. Bogart

    Radiators in series

    Having already some aluminium radiators of a particular type I have decided to get more for another room. Problem is the output is not sufficient. The maximum output is 1800w 580mm high x 1200mm wide so would having 2 rads on the same wall look odd or not. I am thinking of having a pair of...
  12. D

    Adding Sealant to CH system - Old Radiators and Conventional Boiler

    Hi folks, I have had issues with the central heating plumbing leaking, in this (very old) house, over the last 4 or 5 years since I moved in. I know a plumber who added Fernox sealant and after this failed to work, Corgi sealant to the system, which stopped the pressure from dropping for a...
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  13. K

    Radiators under windows still?

    Hi, I've seen and heard several people actively discouraging fitting rads under windows with some claiming it as a 'last resort'. I get their logic but I think its misplaced. I still reccomend placing under windows as I want to eliminate draughts and believe that having the air curtain and heat...
  14. C

    Balancing radiators in a 2 zone system

    Hey everyone, Looking advice on balancing the radiators in a 2 zone (+hot water) system. I know you should open all valves and then close the one that heats up the quickest and open again by 1/4 turn, following this pattern for the rest radiators. Is it the same process for a 2 zone system...
  15. P

    Draining radiators on a communal heating system

    Hi all, I have a small plumbing job to do for which I need to drain the radiators in my property. There are only two radiators, that are fed by a communal boiler, and pass through an immersion heater. I have already identified the isolation valves for the primary flow and the return to my...
  16. P

    Underfloor heating, radiators and Nest

    I currently have a radiator central heating system, controlled by a Nest with OpenTherm (combi boiler, no zones/valves). I'm now getting an extension built which will be one big room from the new structure and the existing kitchen and dining room. I'd like to install underfloor heating in this...
  17. I

    No hot water from boiler but radiators working

    I changed taps in my parents house yesterday. Water was heating fine when the oil heating was on. This stopped working since. Radiators are working fine and the water does heat from the immersion. I checked the tank in the attic and it was full and also checked the pressure in the boiler (it...
  18. J

    URGENT Radiators getting hot at the top but not the bottom

    Hello I am having a problem with my heating system My radiator are getting hot at the top but are cold at the bottom. Was told by a powerflusher who came around and checked the radiators with a thermal imaging camera and was advised they are not blocked and does not need a power flush...
  19. Scott_D

    Quiet towel radiators?

    Anyone managed to fit a towel radiator that doesn’t ping and groan as the heating comes on? I have fitted loads, cheap and expensive they all seem to make noise.
  20. P

    Bleeding radiators

    Hi one of my radiaters clearly has air in it but when I open the valve nothing comes out. The valve is the same as the one below, do I need to loosen the nut as well please or any other ideas or help would be great. Thank you

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