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Thanks for the replies guys. The radiator in the bathroom has gotten gradually worse but the bedroom one has always been the same. I will try the flushing with each individual radiator isolated to see if that works or helps. If not I guess it's a case of taking each radiator off and...

I can simply turn on the stopcock which starts filling the header tank and system back up which does provide a lot of pressure as the water streams out of the hosepipe down the drain. Do I need something more powerful??

you say you used Sentinel for 5 or 6 weeks. Was this X400 or what? YES Did you flush the system at the end of this period to remove the loosened sediment? YES I DID THIS YESTERDAY what colour material comes out? INITIALLY BLACK THEN RAN CLEAR EVENTUALLY can you do simple DIY plumbing? YES...

I have valves either side of all the radiators.

There is no crud in the header tank it is very clean as is the water (I have seen inside it). To flush I am draining the system then turning the stop cock back on which allows the header tank to re-fill to flush. It does provide a fair bit of pressure doing it this way although I didn't turn...

Hi, I am having some trouble with my CH. I moved into my terraced house two years ago which has an open vented heating system with baxi back boiler and has 6 radiators. The hot water / boiler side of things is perfect. The CH system on the other hand operates on what I believe is called a...

Hi, I have searched this forum (as well as Google) and could not find any info so hopefully if someone answers this it will help others too... Right, I have been putting new worktops on my kitchen units and in order to do so had to remove the built-in oven, hob and drawers etc. When finished...