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Gentlemen, A simple one I hope :) . I have two radiators in my bedroom that are fed from a single spur from the main boiler flow-return loop. They are plumbed in parallel to one another, either side of a small dividing wall (two rooms knocked into one). I wish to balance the radiators but...

Hi all, we've just had a new WB Greenstar 34 CDi fitted to replace our 20ish year old Worcester 240, and very pleased with it we are. However, the radiators in the house have never been balanced and various rads have been added in a patchwork way over the years (two bay rads, two in a loft...

Had a look around the many posts on radiator balancing but didn't see an answer to this question, so.... How often should you need to balance radiators? Reason I ask is this - had system powerflushed and balanced Jan 2009. For the rest of that winter all rads lovely and hot. Winter 2009/2010...

Hi all, Right, I understand what's involved in this and the theory of how to do it. Also, that the two main objectives are: - have the radiators heat up in a relatively uniform fashion; and - control the amount of heat the radiators give off to the room, typically a delta temperature of...

Hi... I have a ideal heat 30 and I cannot seem to balance the radiators properly. The boiler with a Mega flow is on the middle of four floors and the 1st and basement floors are ok. But the 2nd and ground floors have no heat in the radiators There are 4 bathroom large vertical radiators on...

I'm re-balancing our system after fitting new radiators across most of the house... One of the existing rad's, which hasn't been replaced (and won't be for some time due to access issues and the fact its only a couple of years old anyway) I'm struggling to balance. No matter what I do, I can't...

I have a question on Radiator Balancing. Can balancing radiators cause a boiler to kettle if the flow is restricted through each radiator by too much? Additionally if a bypass valve is closed by too much can casue the same effect. My understanding is that if a bypass is open by too much then...

over the years as Ive decorated a room Ive removed the radiator, in some instances the decoration took 3 or 4 weeks, by the time I finished wiring and getting the walls plastered, anyway, we seem to be struggling with heating certain areas of the house, there's no air in the system Ive bled the...

Sorry for being a newbie with little experience here. Next week, as soon as I've flushed my system to remove X400 I poured in the system last weekend, and refilling the system, I will then be rebalancing all the radiators in my house. Today, while checking if my water pump needed venting, I...

I have a problem with balancing the largest radiator in my house (which is in the coldest room). It is a 1.8kW radiator. The other 15 radiators are between 0.3kW and 0.8kW. When the system was installed the drop was 25C (and the room was very cold). The best I can get is a 16C drop (with its...

Balancing radiators. (1) As a first step close any rads that are getting hot and see if that heats any of the other rads. You can quickly work out which rad heats first by letting them all get cold and when they start heating up find out which pipe gets hot first, stick a bit of insulating...

Hi Felix On an earlier post you gave details of how to balance the radiators. Just wanted to check - do you start with all the lock shields fully open (as well as the valves)? If I follow your instructions I am going to be running up and down stairs quite a bit. Good game! Cheers Min

Hi guys, I have been doing some reading and I think I need to balance my radiators as the heat is uneven and the bottom of the radiator for our downstairs radiator tends to be cold. I have read I should be adjusting the lockshields but for both of the upstairs radiators I cant see where I am...

I thought i'd start a general discussion with regards to the subject of "Balancing" in a central heating system. I'm hoping this can be a open and frnak exploration of what was, what is and what should be the understanding of "balancing" So, to start, lets define "Balancing". To quote the...

Hi I've a feeling it's the balancing? I turned all the radiators off 2 months ago the tvrs & lockshields clockwise to drain one as I was thinking of changing it. First time using the heating and I suddenly realised I hadn't turned the tvrs or lockshields back on.I then attempted this whilst the...

I have a few questions about balancing a central heating system. The main reason I think that there is a problem is that when both CH and HW is ON, one of the radiators does not get no where near as hot as the others. When HW is off it gets warm, all be it it takes longer than the others and...

New property to me with old CH system. I guess the pipework and rads are around 20-25 years old but the boiler is less than 18 months old. A couple of the radiators are not as hot as others so I did a bit of googling and discovered all about balancing. Checked the inlet side of each radiator...

I have a Viessmann Boiler installed (on the lower ground floor) that provides for 14 Radiators (all fitted with TRV's - that are always on max anyway) of various sizes throughout a 4 Storey House. 5 on the lower ground floor, 5 on the ground, 2 on 1st, 2 on 2nd. The bathroom radiator runs...

Dear all, I have a few questions about balancing a CH system. I ahve looked at: http://www.diydata.com/projects/centralheating/balancing/balancing.htm 1) It says to start on the rad nearest rad to boiler, does this mean the closest in feet and inches to the boiler or the first rad on the...

Hi I have been reading online articles and watching youtube videos on how to balance radiators. few questions; 1. My new rads at min the 1st one in the line is pumping hot and the other 4 have heat coming in via the TRV but radiator not heating and lockshield side cold, could this be a...