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You have to use the Lockshield valves to balance the system. Are you saying your hallway radiator has no valves at all? Turn all the lockshield valves on the hot radiators open only 1 turn and turn the cold radiator valve on fully.

Did you clip the pipes? Did you fit isolating valves to reduce the pressure?

It's a balancing problem. You need to go around to the hot radiators and turn them all down pushing more heat to the cooler radiator.

I'm guessing the people used your pressure relief valve (blow-off valve) to drain down your system. (rather than attaching a hose to a drain-off on a radiator) This is never a wise idea as grit often gets into it and therefore doesn't create a seal when closed back off. Sometimes you can...

Okay, it seems you have the click-clack waste that needs to be completely removed to alter the plug seal by using the screw underneath to seal it better. Does it seem the plug itself is not quite pushed down far enough to make the seal to the waste and water is slowing seeping away when...

The click clack plug should be able to be pulled out and on the underside there is a little screw. This needs to be screwed in a little bit more. It sounds like the plug is not sitting properly inside the waste and needs lowering (to create the seal) just a little bit and this is done like I've...

1) Turn your heating on high (30 degrees). 2) Turn off ALL the other radiators except the cold one. 3) When this radiator gets hot go around and turn all the other ones back on. 4) Bleed all radiators. 5) Voila! :lol:

The short answer is ... No. Unless of course you wanted to spend the money re-wiring the configuration / altering the system.

I would want to inspect the boiler then if it's only happening with the hot water. It could be a partially blocked heat exchanger like I said, but it could also be that dirt/grit has got into the pump. The simple thing to do here is isolate the water to the boiler, drain off the excess water...

Use the lockshield valves to balance your system.

A standard bleed key will fit over the nipple (where the little slit is) on the last picture.

1. What do I need to get done? You need to re-pressurise your system - normally done by a filling loop near your boiler. This needs to be topped up to 1.5 bar. Very easy job if you can find the filling loop. 2. Is it OK to use the radiators until I get it done? If the pressure drops...

Sounds like the heat exchanger is possibly starting to block up. Does this happen with the central heating as well or just the hot water? Yes, it's safe to use but you'll find that if it gets too blocked up the boiler will overheat and cut out.

Turning clockwise = decrease / shut off. Turning anti-clockwise = increase / open fully. Basic knowledge. :roll:

http://www.wickes.co.uk/flue-support-brackets/invt/951457/ Any decent merchant will sell flue brackets. No wrong way to fit them to be honest. Quite self-explanatory.

Then theoretically, yes it can be done, but I do believe there are better options. Fan heater, air con etc.

What boiler is it? Combi?

It needs to be turned clockwise.

In that case it's not an air lock. Did you turn off your immersion heater before draining down the cylinder?

Turn the pressure down a bit via your mains water stopcock.