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Sorry for being such a nuisance, just one last question; let's say that with the 'unrestricted' end on the radiator fully opened, the 'restricted' end is fixed to a setting such that the temp. difference is 11 degrees C. Now, if I change the 'unrestricted' valve to a new setting (e.g., close it...

Great! I will try out the balancing soon. However, I have noticed that all radiators have got wheelhead valves on both sides (no lockshields or TRVs). Could you please confirm if the lockshield valves are fitted on the return side? If it's true, then I should do the balancing with the FLOW...

Many thanks for the reply. Excuse me for my ignorance, but is it OK to connect the FLOW from the combi by a T-junction to feed the upstairs and downstairs rads, especially when the distances to the radiators are so uneven? I have seen in some houses that the FLOW has a top-down architecture...

Hi All I replaced my central heating with a Vaillant ecoTEC combi boiler that is feeding 4 radiators downstairs and 5 upstairs (3 norm. size bedrooms + 1 bath + 1 toilet). The problem is that the downstairs radiators don't work properly; two of them get only lukewarm while the other two are...