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    Is my expansion vessel faulty?

    Hi All, Need help please. I noticed the radiators upstairs were not getting hot and the top of the towel rail in the bathroom was cold. I bled the air out of all the radiators checking downstairs too and refilling water using the filling loop as i went. I got to having 1 bar system pressure...
  2. W

    TRV valve Help

    Hi I live in a rental and only two of my radiators have TRV heads. There are valves with no heads I am hoping someone will recognise what they are and I can just buy a head and not a whole new valve If anyone can help that would be amazing
  3. R

    Getting an extra rad fitted next to boiler

    I'll preface this by saying I know that its not going to be possible to get an exact price without getting a plumber in to take a look... I've just bought a 1930s semi, in decent condition no real work needed on it right now. The only thing is the house only has 5 radiators including a towel...
  4. B

    Vaillant Ecofit pure display radiator symbol on when central heating off

    We have an EcoFIT pure boiler and have not yet turned on our central heating at the main control but the display on our boiler shows the radiator and tap symbols on permanently. I've never paid much attention to the boiler display before so I'm not sure if it's always been like this, but from...
  5. I_JL96

    Balancing radiators with old valves

    I am currently in the process of balancing my radiators. Most of my radiators are new and have new valves, however two of them are old and have these valves on them. Are these lock shield valves? And if so how can I turn them for balancing? These older radiators are heating up super fast and...
  6. learninghowto

    Can't screw backnut to the lockshield valve

    Hello all. I am trying to install a radiator and I am stuck in the last step. So, for whatever reason, I can't tighten the backnut with the olive nut and the lockshield valve. I can't figure out why this is happening. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance!
  7. J

    Electric Radiator Repair "Elkatherm"

    I recently moved into a house that has three wall mounted electric radiators. They are made my a German company called Elkatherm. They are very simply and just have a temperature knob and a red light to show when the radiator is on. Two of the radiators no longer heat up even though the...
  8. C

    Compatible TRV heads for ancient British Gas/Celsia TRVs

    Hello, I’m wondering if you clever people can help me track down some compatible TRV heads. I now have three that don’t work. The valves and pins work fine so I was optimistically hoping to be able to just replace the heads. They have British Gas or Celsia branding written on the top and I...
  9. V

    Radiator Recommendations?

    I'm planning to replace a couple of basic single radiators with double ones (Type 22) and wondered if anyone can recommend a good brand. The main options seem to be Kudos Premium or Stelrad Accord Compact. Thanks.
  10. bettz1

    Problem with 1 radiator not heating

    Over the weekend we had a plumber come round and take off the small radiator from our ensuite and fit a towel radiator. I'm abit unsure as he never put the heating on to test etc so when he went we switched the heating on to make sure all was ok. We've noticed that the small radiator...
  11. bettz1

    Changing small radiator for towel radiator

    Hi would it be possible to change our small radiator for a towel radiator. We've always thought its too close to the toilet especially to hang towel above. Would this be something I could do or would I need a plumber? Ideally we'd like to move it more central but behind the radiator we...
  12. A

    Radiator lockshield valve - what type?

    Hi. I need to remove a radiator but just need to check - the lockshield valve seems to have an adjustable cover. It won't come off and has + and - signs on with arrows. If I turn it in the minus direction will that isolate the radiator? (Obviously also turning off the thermostat valve). I...
  13. R

    Smaller radiator - height / width

    Hi All, Need some advice. Looking to change a radiator in a room. Current radiator is Type 11 / single panel, 600 x 1440. Want to replace it with a Type 21 500 x 1000. Can that be done without having to replace the plumbing & piping (ie pulling up the floor boards). Can the new smaller...
  14. R

    Tiny radiator leak... fixed itself??

    I've replaced an old Type 22 double panel radiator in our living room with a nice 2 column oxford one, I managed to find one with matching centres so didn't have to mess with any pipework. When I first filled it up and checked for leaks there was tiny bead of water right where the valve...
  15. Ks321

    Identify Radiator brand

    Hi Can anybody please identify the brand of radiator by this logo. Thank you in advance. I need to replace it and want the same size/make. Can you also tell me if the silver extension looking part would be part of the radiator or is it some form of pipe extension to make it fit? The radiator...
  16. T

    How do I get this radiator thing off (pic included)

    I removed some radiators in my house and would like to sell them. There is still part of the old valve attached though which I would like to remove. On the image you can see part of the valve that spins on the spot when spun. However, that's not the issue. Inside the radiator this piece is...
  17. T

    Draining down coz non-working CH rad. Re-use the same water?

    Hi Householder here. Non-expert. Central heating circulation. One of my (total three) radiators doesn't get hot. It is full of water (no air). There is a regular lockshield value at one end and a TRV at the other. They are both open. I have checked the spindle in the TRV (FAQ6). The...
  18. M

    Radiator has come out of the wall

    Hi guys I need your help I had somebody come in and skim my walls in my bedroom. He has stood on the radiator and it's come out of the wall . I only found out about a week after I paid him and he refusing to take responsibility , claims it was already like that . Impossible as I had new...
  19. rayleigh20

    Moving a radiator

    Hi. In the process of changing bedroom around and want to move radiator from bottom of bed to outside wall, either in corner or under the window. Can the feed pipes go along the top of the skirting board rather than having to take the carpet and floorboards up. Is that ok as a permanent...
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    How to plumb in a type 22 radiator for an old type 11?

    Hi. I'm thinking of doubling up an old radiator. Thing is the inlet and outlet pipes as the radiator will stand off the wall by double the current amount. I have 10 mm microbore copper. Now it's standing off ~40 mm and I need to go to 83 mm. Also the radiator can be dropped by 50 mm to fit in...
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