Recent content by radiokid

Hi After some advice on replacing my wooden frame, Perspex window in my concrete prefab garage with a UPVC unit. I plan to remove the entire window and its timber frame so all I am left with is the concrete panel edges. The end game for this garage is to get as close to this conversion as...

Tried this as well, but doesn't make a difference to the upstairs rads. When all downstairs rads are turned off, the boiler does not fire up, however the pump still pumps. Only way to get the boiler to fire up again is to turn at least one of the downstairs rads back on again. And yes all...

Hi Those pictures were taken when the system was hot. I have since looked when the system is cold, and the water level has fallen quite substantially, it is now about 6 inchs below the level in the pictures. By motorised valves I take it you mean the TRV sort? We have just one of those on...

Ok. So, I presumed the plumber had bled all the upstairs rads after he came to do whatever he did. But he had not, so yesterday (with the heating off) I bled them all. Every single one of the 4 rads upstairs were full of air! They took ages to bleed, but eventually I got water coming out. So, no...

Any advice anyone?

Hi and sorry for the late reply. Our landlord sent a plumber round to fix the problem. But it is not fixed. The rushing sounds in the pipes and the banging in the boiler have been fixed, and now we have one radiator upstairs that gets warm (not hot), this is the rad nearest the hot water...