Recent content by mmcmahon

No difference in the heat. Could it still be slufge if clear water pours out?

Removed the lockshield valve and had lots of clear water flow out, sounded like some air too, I'd obviously bled radiator and didn't get any air out the top. Is it possible there's been air trapped elsewhere? Turned heating on again, will see if there's a difference.

Thanks, looks like it might be sludge then.

I read the following about balancing CH systems - "The general idea is to reduce the flow to the hotter radiators so that more water flow is available for the cooler ones." I have a question about this, I have turned off every radiator in the house except the problem one and it still...

Cheers, I looked at the FAQ but thought that since the one rads not working properly when all others are off then I might have a different problem.

I have now tried turning all other radiators off (there are only 6 in total) After doing this the cold radiator got hotter, but not as hot as it was the other day, it was still colder towards the bottom. The pipe at the TRV end is boiling and the other one tepid. I still can't think of a...

I live in a tennement flat and have replaced all radiators. All heat up except the large on in my living room which is cold at bottom and slightly warm at the top. I've been doing up my bedroom recently and took the radiator off to replace with a new one, I change the valves two nights ago...

Thanks :D

I need a single socket up in my loft (to plug in a booster for a TV ariel) I was planning to run this from my consumer unit as a separate circuit but I have it in the back of my mind that I would need a thicker cable than a normal 2.5. Is this the case? Thanks

I recently installed a new double radiator in my living room (1800mm x 650mm) It's a lot bigger than all my other radiators in the house and only heats up at the top. The bottom of the radiator is cold. I have tried adjusting the lockshield valve but the bottom still won't heat up. Any other...

I'm looking for advice on the type of pain to use when painting cornicing, Thanks :)

I'm afraid it is 10cm, I'd rather get it level as the kitchen cabinets are level ans the floor isn't so it looks a bit strange. Is it just a case of packing it out and puting hardboard down?

I'm in a top floor flat and put laminate flooring down in the kitchen last year. The problem is the floor is really uneven, it runs off by about 10cm over the length of the room. I'd really like to get this level and lay some tiles. Is this difficult to do? If I had to get someone in to do it...

Thanks very much for the advice Zampa. much appreciated :)

Thanks. I'm just back from B&Q and I'm more confused now. My plasterer told me to get the cheapest B&Q matt emulsion and mix with water. I then read on here that you shouldn't use vinyl matt. I asked one staff member in B&Q if they had non vinyl matt emulsion, he ssaid no, all their emulsion...