Identifying Radiator order

[rjm2k]

I plan to balance my system at some point and one of the steps is to identify the order in which the radiators heat up. With 12 of them that could take a while so I'm wondering what the best way of doing it is, my plan is to open all the flow and return valves fully. The first rad should then pinch most of the flow and be the only one to heat up significantly, once identified this can be closed off and the next one will heat up and so on. Does this sound like a reasonable way of doing it?

TIA

 

[D_Hailsham]

Sounds a good plan.

You should be able to get a rough idea of the order from the relative location of the rads. Pipes are normally laid so the rads are connected in sequence - like the rungs of a ladder.

The reason for balancing in the heating order is that it reduces the need to go back and make adjustments.