Thanks,
I did have a look and didn't like the look of any I found. It's fine. I'll take them out. It was conveineit to have them in place whilst I was finishing up the pipework and having the rooms plastered but once that is done I'll not need them any more.
Ian
Thanks guys.
From the sounds of it the service valves are probably my problem. I'll remove them and solder a straight join in once the plasterer has been and sorted out the walls. I should have no need to ever remove the rads again after that - touch wood. I just hope when I set it all back...
bathjobby - We do have a combi boiler. The radiators do get hot when the other ones are switched off. Thay heat up evenly as I would expect.
gavinda - When I cut the pipes there was a lot of water that came out. Much more than I had expected even though I had turned all the other radiators in...
I bled the radiators after reconnecting the valves. The pipes don't get warm at all.
I'm not sure about removing the isolating valves unless there is a strong thought that they are the root cause of the problem.
I have just moved the piping for 2 radiators in my home and now the radiators will not get warm unless I turn off the other radiators in the house.
The pipes were running over of the carpet and through holes drilled in the wall which looked a mess. I have re-piped so the pipes now run under...