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Hi all, I just wanted to thank everyone for their replies. The radiator change went smoothly with no hitches. I followed the advice to refill the tank slowly with a hot tap running, the heating and hot water came back soon after as normal. thanks again! cheers, Mark.

many thanks for your advice Hugh, that's my job for the weekend sorted then... :D Mark

Many thanks, it does look like a primatic cylinder.. the downside is the new rad is a lot smaller than the original so I will have to alter the pipework, any advice on draining/refilling would be much appreciated !

Hi Pete, thanks for your reply. The answer to your questions.. no I'm not 100% sure, The storage cylinder is in the loft ( its a bungalow ) with the cold water tank above. looks like pumped heating and gravity HW. The cylinder may be a primatic- I've looked at some images and it looks...

Hi, I am changing a radiator on my heating system, which appears to be of the sealed type ( there is no header tank ) I have done this job on open vented systems previously, but I'm not sure how to drain and refill this type. I cannot see a filling point/tap anywhere on the system - would...