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  1. U

    Rads

    Hi I'm commission a flat with a hiu and I turn on all rads to get a reading but half the rads are cold what should I do next?
  2. B

    Any logic to hosing rads out before a powerflush?!

    In passing, it was mentioned that when the system's drained down, it would benefit it if I took the rads off and sort of jiggle them round and run a garden hose to help clear them through before a flush was done but, and unless I'm not understanding how a flush works, shouldn't the chemicals and...
  3. B

    Quick one; Delonghi rads... any good??

    Looking at changing a few rads when I get a new boiler, any impressions on whether Delonghi are generally any cop as I've seen a few that seem pretty reasonably priced compared to others? Looking at the two below, any comments greatly received: Delonghi Dolce Vita White Curved Designer Towel...
  4. A

    Replacing rads in bathrooms with towel rails

    Hi all, One of my friends has a 3yr old house with normal rads in the bathrooms & cloakroom which she would like to replace with towel rads. It was built by Taylor Wimpey and the plasterboard walls are paper thin (9.5mm board I think or similar) so not the best. She has the normal 10mm...
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    8mm microbore and new rads

    Hi all, Soon I plan to start replacing some radiators and they are currently all connected on an 8mm microbore system where both pipes go in the same end/valve. I'm pretty sure that these valves are hard to get now, so it makes sense to change them before one of them breaks? What would you...
  6. F

    Rads/hot water keeps going off??

    Hi, I wonder if anyone can help me with a problem I have had for the last month or so. I have an oil (Kero) central heating system which keeps going cold for both hot water and radiators. I have a mid position valve, 3 speed pump and a vertical tube with vent on the end at the back of...
    • Freezing2
    • Thread
    • hot water rads water
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Bathroom Advice
  7. K

    Rads fed with manifold

    Hello, I am thinking of feeding all rads on the ground floor through manifold and parallel connection. - Manifold will get supply from 22mm pipes - Hep2O/Speedfit 15mm pipes from manifold will run in continuous length (under the screeded floor) to each radiator - Return 15mm pipe from each rad...
  8. G

    Aeroflow Elec rads vs Combi

    Hi guys, went to look at a property to buy last night that had Aeroflow electric radiators and an electric heated water cylinder. The rads system was pretty new and had all the bells and whistles remote stats and remote programmer etc. Just wondered how efficient they were to run in comparison...
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    UFH and Rads for Holiday Let

    Hello, I have just bought a Holiday Let property, there are some functions which are desirable for the remote control of a heating system which I am not sure are possible with the systems I have looked at. I would be grateful for feedback on the following questions before I decide which...
  10. A

    Downstairs rads on own loop?? Not draining out with others,

    Hi Guys and Gals, I need your wisdom again if you could be so kind! I'm doing a bit of work on upstairs rad so draining down my combi boiler system. I picked a downstairs rad that was closest to the door, connected hose, opened valve, went upstairs opened nipples etc. All went well draining...
  11. K

    No flow through rads - Help!

    Bad day today, please help! I've been to a job on a vented heating system with no heat (poor flow) in downstairs rads, well all over really. I bled a little air from manual vent, checked the 3-port was motoring, roughly balanced lockshields and checked pump was spinning. no luck I isolated...
  12. U

    No flow through rads

    Bad day today. I've been to a job on a vented heating system with no heat (poor flow) in downstairs rads, well all over really. I bled a little air from manual vent, checked the 3-port was motoring, roughly balanced lockshields and checked pump was spinning. no luck I isolated all but one...
  13. M

    Worcester Bosch Greenstar 24i return pipe cold, downstairs rads cold

    Hi everyone, Had a bit of a nightmare with a Worcester Bosch Greenstar 24i system boiler, problem as follows: Upstairs rads getting hot, downstairs rads still cold, return pipe into boiler also cold. We've had a power flush, new fan in boiler, new pump, still the same problem. The first rad...
  14. Savva

    Vaillant thermocompact 615e- no heat to rads, please help!!!!

    I was called to the property having been told the boiler was leaking. The system had no pressure in it but surprisingly the heating WAS working. The leak was the AAV which was an easy fix, pressurised the system which flew straight out the prv so removed boiler and changed the exp ves. Put it...
  15. K

    TRV's on bypass rads

    Hello all I have a bypass in my house which feeds two bathrooms, I've lived here 10 years and only recently realised these were on the bypass. I've always turned them off in the summer using the isolating valve fitted (not trv) as it would get too hot in the bathrooms. I'd like to fit TRV's...
  16. S

    Two Bedroom Rads won't work - Scratcher

    Winter 2015-6 : Two upstairs Bedroom radiators are not working. Radiator 1 - had been switched off for couple of years because it hissed. Slight but constant noise. Fault became apparent because Radiator 2 became half hot recently. All summer the system had...
  17. K

    Thermostat on high rads turnt low

    Hi we have recently had our outhouse converted and we have 2 new radiators and a towel rad out there, It still gets pretty cold out there even though its all insulated now, i was wondering if i could turn my thermostat right up and adjust my radiators in the main house to a low setting, so the...
  18. F

    Rads sound like running water

    Some of my Rads sound like there not full and running water in them but they are red hot my system is not a combination but boiler and hot water cylinder type any suggestions
    • Forrester0678
    • Thread
    • rads running water
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Bathroom Advice
  19. D

    2 rads won't heat up!!

    New boiler fitted all other rads down stairs heating up 2 bedroom ones on 10mm pipe won't heat up changed the valves and balanced still stone cold hot in the corner of but nothing else doing my head in I've flushed them out with a hose at a loss now
  20. R

    poor heat from rads downstairs

    Help needed please. I had a combi boiler installed with some replacement downstairs rads. There was a system flush and a magna clean fitted. The problem is the downstairs radiators will not heat up much. They wont go beyond lukewarm. The upstairs ones get lovely and hot. There is no air in the...

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