Recent content by lostmystickinsect

Wowee - it's working!! Looks like it was a valve problem after all. Over the weekend I investigated the valve a bit further. I took off the victorian-style crosshead tap, took the spindle(?), poked the valve thing a few times, unscrewed a nut, got a bit wet, screwed it all back together and...

I do have a combi system and the pressure has gone down each time I have bled the radiator. I keep topping it up as required. I'm gonna have a look at the return valve tonight. Thanks again.

I have just done another test. I turned off all the other rads, with heating on full, yet the towel rail did not get warm. So, I bled it again. No air comes out, just lots of water at force! The water is pretty much clear. This is what happens whether the other rads are on or not. A few...

Can anyone suggest whether it is a problem with the towel rail, or if it is more likely to be a system problem? thx

thanks for that - I've kinda tried that by switching off all other rads, and I increased the system pressure to safe max. I assume that is what you mean by turn pump up to max? Still no joy.

I am trying to resolve a problem I have with the heated towel rail in my upstairs bathroom. All the radiators in the house seem to work fine except for this one. I can't get it to heat up! The problem started when we first switched the heating on after the summer. I have a Baxi condensing...