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    Radiators not hot enough

    Update: So it is a 2 pipe system. The feed pipe is scorching hot - can barely touch it. The return pipe is hot - Can touch very briefly before it hurts When I bleed most of the rads, the water that comes out of the bleed valve is clear-ish. When I bleed one of the new rads downstairs, the...
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    Radiators not hot enough

    I've never thought of this, but will take a look under the floor boards and see what I find. Is there a significant disadvantage of having one pipe?
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    Radiators not hot enough

    Thanks, I will check this out
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    Radiators not hot enough

    Boiler setting is high. All the radiators are hot, just not very hot. I will check the return pipe. Should this be hot hot? Hot water cylinder is copper, that again is hot, but not very hot.
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    Radiators not hot enough

    Will give this a try, thanks. The water looks fairly clear, although black in one of the small rads that wasn't changed.
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    Radiators not hot enough

    It's not firing constantly. It keeps going on and off. So this would mean the water is moving too slowly? Would this indicate I need to change the pump?
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    Radiators not hot enough

    I have recently moved into a new home and replaced some of the radiators. A couple of them are larger double panels compared to what they originally were. In total, 3 large type 21's, 2 large type 22's and 2 small ones. It is a regular vented system with a cylinder and tank in loft. Now it...
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    Question on my cold water supply

    Yes there is water in it, in the loft there is a big and a small one. The big one definitly has water as the overflow was leaking in the garden a few months ago (fixed now by plumber), not sure about the small one. Yes all cold water outlets turn off, apart from a few residual trickles that come...
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    Question on my cold water supply

    Hi there, I was wondering if somebody could explain something to me. In my property, I have a cold water storage tank in the loft. The stop cock is located outside of the property, attached to the water meter. When I turn this off, the cold water supply is shut off straight away. What...
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