Radiator Plumbing Picture Conudrum

[darrenh]

Hi all - see picture below.

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• darrenh
• 19 Feb 2009
• 1

I have installed the radiator in red (toilet) today. Having turned boiler back on (all rads bled etc), no heat is getting to this new rad at all.

I have questioned whether rads can work by having the hot water go from the gorund floor to the upstairs and then to a rad back down on the gorund floor, but the utility does this fine (this runs direct off the 22mm whilst the new one spurs of a feed to another radiator).


The rad has a thermo valve on it - coudl this be bust (doubt it)?

Any ideas?

 

[gigz]

Try turning off the other rads, it could be an airlock. If the toilet rad starts getting hot balancing is required.

 

[darrenh]

as if by magic, that worked!

another question - can you reccomend anythign for a very minor leak on the male rad insert? there is a slight drip but i cant go for the hike of taking it all off again.

 

[scatmanjohn]

as if by magic, that worked!

another question - can you reccomend anythign for a very minor leak on the male rad insert? there is a slight drip but i cant go for the hike of taking it all off again.

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