cold radiator

[charlie31]

hi we recently removed the downstairs radiators for decorating now having replaced and bled all the rads we find that one of the two in the lounge stays cold all the other rads are hot it's just one that remains colds a week or so ago i drained the rad completly and when i turned on the valves it became hot so i thought i had cured the fault but alas it is not to be the rad is now cold again can anybody help thanks

 

[theheatinghelper]

try closing all of the rads except the offending rad and turn ya heating on, this should push any air locks through the rad !!

 

[charlie31]

thank do i bleed the offending rad when i turn the heating back on???

 

[theheatinghelper]

yeah give it ago after a the heatings been running a bit , it wont hurt .

 

[dextrous]

Worth balancing the system.

 

[theheatinghelper]

this also can never hurt a system if completed correctly

follow the link below and this should help balancing a system

//www.diynot.com/wiki/plumbing:faq:faq2