Perplexed - one for the plumbers

GreiginFife said:
But of I disconnect it before the TRV would water not go squirting from the exposed 8mm pipe?
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Close both valves undo the rad valve so the water is only coming out of the rad , that's what the plastic builders bag is for.
I just hope you don't have light coloured carpets.:ooo:
 
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Stuart_C said:
Turn off trv and rad valve.

Remove radiator off the brackets.

Open the trv and you should get hot water through, if not try the other side and you'll get it through there.

Once you've got hot water to one valve, refit radiator, refill and bleed. You SHOULD have a radiator full of hot water.

Repeat on other rads.
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Ah ok what I did was disconnect the rad at the 15mm entries from the TRV and the lockshield and completely took the rad out and drained in on the sink with tje bleed valve open to make sure it drained. I maybe connected it back up too soon rather than run the water through the TRV. Will do that again.
 
GreiginFife said:
Ah ok what I did was disconnect the rad at the 15mm entries from the TRV and the lockshield and completely took the rad out and drained in on the sink with tje bleed valve open to make sure it drained. I maybe connected it back up too soon rather than run the water through the TRV. Will do that again.
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Just make sure you do it slowly, you don't want to drain the F&E fully.
 
virtuocity said:
Didn't know you were heading up- let me know if you need a game / booze up.
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Sorry mate I'm going up to trump, I fancy Dundonald but I couldn't commit until next month. I'll keep an eye on it though.
 
Followed this with interest as I'm having to constantly top up the system daily as the pressure keeps dropping and I've also got 1 rad that's 50/50 hot/warm but the pipes leading to it are red hot!

I think we should have a Plumbers Corner sticky 👍🔧🚽🚿
 
Fish said:
Followed this with interest as I'm having to constantly top up the system daily as the pressure keeps dropping and I've also got 1 rad that's 50/50 hot/warm but the pipes leading to it are red hot!

I think we should have a Plumbers Corner sticky 👍🔧🚽🚿
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Is it hot at the top cool at bottom or other way round?

If it's cool at the top you've got air in the system but if it's cool at the bottom there's crap in the radiator.

That sounds like there's a small leak somewhere if your pressure keeps dropping.
 
Unfortunately my joy has been short lived. Wike this morning to find that the two rads I "sorted" last night are back to being cold again. Not even any head at the feed pipes.
I give up. I have no time to spend doing anything with them today and its bloody freezing today.
 
GreiginFife said:
Unfortunately my joy has been short lived. Wike this morning to find that the two rads I "sorted" last night are back to being cold again. Not even any head at the feed pipes.
I give up. I have no time to spend doing anything with them today and its bloody freezing today.
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Is the F&E tank full?

It sounds like a bit of air/ blockage. It will come out eventually, you'll just need to keep on it.
 
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