I discovered that one of my ground floor rads is on a drop feed. Linking it in to the ground floor circuit would not be difficult.
I think it was probably installed this way to create two separate heating circuits/zones, but I have a new combi boiler with smart TRVs all round and there is now only one circuit.
Would it be beneficial to put the drop fed rad in to the ground floor circuit? My thinking is that this might reduce strain on the pump, and get hot water to the rad faster (it's in one of our colder rooms) as well as making maintenance more straightforward (as it doesn't have a drain point).
If it would be beneficial, would I need to remove the drop feed entirely, or can I just link it in to the ground floor circuit by replacing the elbows at the bottom of the drops with T junctions and adding the ground floor feed and return pipes?
I think it was probably installed this way to create two separate heating circuits/zones, but I have a new combi boiler with smart TRVs all round and there is now only one circuit.
Would it be beneficial to put the drop fed rad in to the ground floor circuit? My thinking is that this might reduce strain on the pump, and get hot water to the rad faster (it's in one of our colder rooms) as well as making maintenance more straightforward (as it doesn't have a drain point).
If it would be beneficial, would I need to remove the drop feed entirely, or can I just link it in to the ground floor circuit by replacing the elbows at the bottom of the drops with T junctions and adding the ground floor feed and return pipes?
