balancing

Hi Folks Due to cold bases on some radiators, and others which just weren't getting warm, I've just had our combi heating system flushed with a MagnaCleanse unit. Despite this, there appears to be a minimal improvement in the situation, with the majority of the affected rads still in a similar...

hello all can I have some advice / experiences please. if a radiator is cold/colder than the others on the system would I be looking to open the return lockshield valve more, or less? all rads have thermostat valve (TRV's) on which is turned up to highest (5) and radiators all bled so its no...

We're having a kitchen extension and our plumber has fitted 2 x vertical radiators. They don't have any cold spots but they aren't getting hot. After doing a bit of research on here, I think the system needs balancing (as some of our radiators are incredibly hot!) The issue is, none of our old...

Hi All This is my first post here. Have been using this forum for a while but just joined. I have recently changed a radiator in toilet downstairs with a column type and it didn’t warm up properly. I thought I would balance the whole system to get it right. Searched the interweb a lot but many...

After I flushed my system recently and replaced a couple of the TRVs, I struggled to re-balance it. There were 2 rads which wouldn't warm up for ages after the rest. I had been unaware that my system would need re balancing. There must have been some serious crud in the pipes. I learned on this...

I want to balance my nan's heating system, as there are a couple of radiators which do not get very hot. I have bled all radiators and no air has come out. I have read various guides on balancing which tell you to work out from the closest rad to the boiler to the one furthest away. The pump...

Hello, I’m hoping someone can help me put right a big booboo I’ve made with my hot-water system. Whilst trying to isolate the hot-water I turned a red stop-cock next to the tank labelled “Balancing Valve – do not adjust”. Or rather the label wasn’t attached but I later found it knocking around...