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  1. Bogart

    Bleeding rads on open vented system

    On a thread I started recently , cannot find which one, somebody mentioned that bleeding of the rads on an open vented system should be done with the pump off so as to not possibly draw air into the system. Do I read into this then that auto bleed valves are not a good idea on that type of...
  2. Savva

    Need an extra pair of hands to replace 8 rads & valves. Clapham. £120/day

    Hi all I'm looking for someone to join me on a job next week for 2 days- I can be flexible as to which days. The job is to swap over a conventional boiler for a system and replace all 8 radiators. Your role will be to get all the rads done and to generally lend a helping hand. Please only...
  3. L

    Very loud noise of rushing water in rads.

    We recently moved to a rented property. Last Spring it was converted from oil to gas central heating. The property is a 1960'S chalet bungalow. The current boiler is made by Ideal and was new last Spring. The heating works and heats the house very well, but the noise is unbearable. The bedroom...
  4. M

    Power flushes / rads not heating up - HELP PLEASE!

    Hiya We recently moved into a 25 year old house and all the rads were working except for the kitchen one which was stone cold as was the pipework leading to it. We got a plumber in who fixed it but then our bathroom upstairs and small bedroom rads didn’t heat up. The plumber returned put some...
  5. M

    Cannot get rid of air in rads and pipes

    Hi. I posted a few weeks ago because after my central heating system was drained and leaking valves repaired, I could hear the sound of water gushing and coursing through my rads and pipes. The really helpful forum advice was that there must be air in the system and to keep bleeding the rads...
  6. R

    New rads fitted 4 weeks later one needing bled

    morning guys just looking for some advice I think the answer is hopefully straight forward however just double checking got 3 new rads fitted a just over a month ago however one had a small leak which got sorted a 3-4 weeks ago last night I noticed one of upstairs rads had a slight cold patch...
  7. M

    Rads still cold on ground floor in 3 storey house.

    Hi Maybe someone can advise on this scenario: Property: 3 storey semi-detached townhouse, built c.2004. Hot water: Megaflow system, in upstairs airing cupboard, which works well. Heating plumbing: 10mm plastic microbore, header tank in the loft. Boiler: Natural gas IDEAL Logic 18Kw+ (upgraded...
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  8. E

    Drained 2 rads for decorating. Now replaced but not heating

    Evenin' I drained, removed and then replaced 2 large rads upstairs to decorate. And now they're only getting warm, and in patches, not evenly. The bottoms are almost cold, and some upper areas are actually quite hot. It's a conventional boiler, gravity fed system. I didn't touch anything in...
  9. ShaunCorbs

    .....Rads mounting.....

    Not finished so will update Things you have to do / figure out / make to fit rads onto things Anyone guess where's this is getting installed on
  10. E

    Do I need to refill loft tank after draining some rads?

    Heya I'm a total novice at diy, having just bought my first house. Sorry for the dumb question that follows. I've drained and removed a couple of large rads for decorating, but now they're back on, I'm unsure if I need to refill the loft tank somehow to make up for the water lost? It's a...
  11. M

    Gas central heating - confused as how best to work it & why rads cool off when on?!

    Hiya I’ve recently moved to a new house which has gas central heating and I’m confused as to how it works! So when I first switched the system on, all the rads, except for one got hot. The main thermostat control is located in our hallway and is set to 21 degrees. However every now and then I...
  12. A

    No hot water but rads hot on combi

    Potterton gold 24he. Changed DV, actuator motor, magnetic flow switch & descaled secondary heat change. What else could it be!?!? Before doing this shower was just getting hot and cold. Thanks in advance
  13. Bibbs118

    Measuring rads W x H or H x W

    Ok, so if your in the Gas Safe forum you can view my worst week ever. One of the jobs that went wrong in that week was a basic rad single panel for double swap, should have been nice and easy, plenty of movement on the 10mm pipe. Only it went wrong because I turned up with a 600w by 400h rad...
  14. 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...
  15. S

    Danfoss trvs hard to balance rads

    Hi, I put a new central heating system in my property 3 years ago and used danfoss trvs. I have never managed to successfully balance the radiators using these trvs and wondering now if I've fitted them properly. It's a fine line from hot to warm eg each trv has 5 heat settings but heat setting...
  16. Bibbs118

    Cast Iron style rads on 10mm

    Hi, A customer wants cast iron style rads throughout, 9 or 10 in total but currently has 10mm pipe . Is there any problems installing this type of rad on mircobore? I'm worried about the water content being much higher and it not circulating? Anyone else installed these on mircobore? Cheers
  17. A

    Following BG powerflush rads still not getting hot.

    Elderly customer with a 10 rad system. Last 2 rads on system (downstairs) were not getting hot at all. Has contract with BG, they came round, turned off some rads upstairs and downstairs all got hot but said needs powerflush and new pump. Powerflush carried out then rads were worse. Most not...
  18. S

    25kw stoves saying heating different rads

    Boru Carraig Mor 25kW Freestanding Boiler Stove - Country Warmth Suffolk Henley Stove Druid 25kw boiler stove stove MCD Stove Centre Barnsley 2 different stoves i have my eye on however one is saying it heats 2 more rads but both are 25kw stoves. Anyone know why this is. Ive been hearing...
  19. R

    Flowsure combi oil boiler Hot Hot Water and Hot Hot Rads ouch

    Hi all we've a Flowsure combi oil boiler circa 2003ish. Thermostat set at low (mark at 4 o clock) Radiators are roasting to the touch and water scalding. TRV's are all working. Guessing the thermostat on the boiler could be dodgy??? or could it be something else. Definitely burning plenty of oil...
  20. J

    2 Rads working one isn’t

    I’ve just moved in to a property I don’t have a big knowledge of plumbing at all I have a Vaillant Boiler when it’s in normal mode only 2 out of 3 radiators work but if I put it into service mode the one that doesn’t work then works help please ?

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