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Thanks for the reply D_Halisham The boiler is a Vokera Compact but i dont' have the model number to hand. I was told by a neighbour that the optimum was 11C across a rad....i didn't appreciate it should be linked to the boiler differential. Does this mean I should be working on an 19c...

Guys, I’ve recently had a go at balancing my gas central heating system with mixed results. My house is a 4 bed detached and has around 12 rads in the house. I used a digital thermometer and achieved a drop off of around 10-11C across nearly all the rads. The boiler is outputting water at...

Any further thoughts guys ?

The Job ended on bad terms so no come back there :cry: What "flow valve" are you talking about? Where is it located? The shut off valve on the end of the rad that controls flow Did you also close the rad in the extension upstairs? - No Don't understand why you think it is...

Guys, I have a Vokera compact 28 boiler in my 4 bed detached house, we've recently extended the house to give us the 4th bedroom. Upstairs all the rads are luke warm at best even with the flow valve wide open, downstairs the rads are all very hot to touch. The exception is the rad in...

Don't totally agree - remember some of the rads were piping hot and they have been taken down a level to allow more water to getup to the furthest rads. Anyway i'm monitoring usage this week so will answer more own question next Saturday :wink:

Ah well we'll see what happens. I've taken a few of the warmer rads down a notch or two to compensate. After a week I should know whether consumption is different.

Hi Guys, I've just spent an hour balancing the radiators in the house after been fed up with our bedroom radiator been freezing all the time (even replacved it but still the same) A bit of digging led me to balancing them and low and behold by reducing the flow into the downstairs...