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    Heating takes up to 1 hour before rads are hot

    I thought about this when I woke this morning. 22MM from the boiler and in the airing cupboard. 15MM coming up from the floor to the rads. Cannot comment on the pipe sizes below the floorboards or concrete etc. Simon
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    Heating takes up to 1 hour before rads are hot

    Also there are no cold spots on the rads and when warm they are very warm Thanks
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    Heating takes up to 1 hour before rads are hot

    House is some 28 years old. 4 bed house with rads in each bedroom upstairs plus 1 in landing, bath, ensuite and a heated towel rail. Downstairs 6 rads in 4 rooms plus the hall. All were single rads without the convection fins (original fit). About half have been replaced with modern rads...
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    Heating takes up to 1 hour before rads are hot

    Hi, as the topic says our heating takes an age before the rads get hot enough to heat the house. We have lived here for 10 years and its always been the same. What could cause this? We had a new boiler and pump 4 years ago. The system was not flushed. Could this be the problem? Would...
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    Laying new solid wood floor..

    Thanks for the advice. The floor pack says it should be glued, the underlay has a sticky side and says the floor does not need to be glued. I'll go in tomorrow and ask which is best. The underlay also stated it has "water vapour diffusion 13m(3mm) 21m (5mm)" - what does this mean? Take...
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    Laying new solid wood floor..

    We had a flood downstairs and all the laminate warped so I am going to lay solid wood this time & have a couple of questions. The floor is concrete, I have had the old floor up for some weeks now and will not lay the new floor until I have confirmed with a damp meter that it is OK...
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