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by Rob Gibson
Wed Dec 10, 2008 9:41 pm
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: a radiator problem that is driving me mad!!!
Replies: 4
Views: 3424

a radiator problem that is driving me mad!!!

Are you sitting comfortably? Then I'll begin - this is a real saga!!! I live in a terraced house and have a very old CH system which generally works quite well. However there is one problem - one radiator never works and is always cold. All the rest get hot immediately. I actually replaced it with a...
by Rob Gibson
Wed Dec 10, 2008 9:22 pm
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: radiators cool down even when heating is on
Replies: 6
Views: 13352

[quote="htg engineer"]It's probably the TRV doing what is should, when the room reaches the temp you have set the TRV to, this will stop the flow of water through the radiators, when the room temp drops the TRV will open and heat up again. Remove the TRV head and use like that for a day or...
by Rob Gibson
Wed Dec 03, 2008 6:10 pm
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: radiators cool down even when heating is on
Replies: 6
Views: 13352

[quote="Steve the gas"]Hi Rob,

Also what are your stats set at ?[/quote]

Hi Steve
Thanks for replying. Sorry but excuse my ignorance - what do you mean stats? The thermostat is set at about 21C.

Thanks

Rob
by Rob Gibson
Wed Dec 03, 2008 6:09 pm
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: radiators cool down even when heating is on
Replies: 6
Views: 13352

[quote="htg engineer"]Do you have TRV's fitted to the radiators ?

htg[/quote]

TRV's are fitted but it doesn't get warm at the pipe below it - the pipe is warm on the +/- side though. Thanks for your interest
by Rob Gibson
Thu Nov 27, 2008 7:03 pm
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: radiators cool down even when heating is on
Replies: 6
Views: 13352

radiators cool down even when heating is on

I'm not sure if this has been asked already so sorry if I am repeating someone else's question. I have quite an archaic back boiler which (for the moment) generally works quite well. However once the heating reaches a certain temperature all the radiators cool down dramatically then get very hot aga...
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