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wow!! This is all going way over my head! Im not too techincally minded but I'll try and answer the best I can. 1st thing, not sure what an A valve is but from what I can see, the drain valve is on the actual valve and not on the pipework. 2nd thing, I havent a...

Do I have to do the same thing on the lock shield valve and the TRV valve?

Im not sure how to go about removing the rad, I can close the valves and lift the rad from the bracket on the wall but do I have to disconnect this plastic pipework from the actual valves? The pipes goes straight into the valves and looks like its secured by a huge hexagonal nut! If I loosen...

Yes we located the pin on the TRV and its moving up and down smoothly without any probs.

Sorry I should explain further how my rads are fitted, they all have TRVs and lock shield valves except one of them. The valves and fittings are all metal, then instead of copper piping etc they all have this sort of plastic/rubber flexible piping which goes from each valve and into a small hole...

No they are all stone cold, the pipes from the TRV and the pipes from the lock shield valve. I cant even follow the pipe work to check if they are warmer further along as they both go directly into the wall behind the rad!

The lockshield valve is in exactly the same position as it was the day we moved in. We have never had any need to adjust it for the 3 years weve been living in this house. My husband did try turning it half a turn anti clockwise to see if it made any difference but nothing happend so he just put...

Hi there, Im having trouble with the radiator in my kitchen (ground floor). I live in a 3 storey house and all the other 10 rads are fine. The house and central heating system is only 3 years old so Im hoping its nothing too major. The kitchen rad just one day decided to stay...