I had a brand new central heating system installed last year, but am not pleased with its performance. The bottom half of my radiators are stone cold - the problem is with the downstairs radiators, upstairs ones get very hot.
There are 9 radiators on the system, 5 upstairs and 4 downstairs. I have tried balancing the system. Currently, the downstairs valves are completely open. The upstairs radiators are open about 1/8th or 1/4 of a turn.
Once the upstairs radiators reach temperature and the TRV's shutdown the downstairs ones do get a little bit warmer, but nowhere near as hot as the upstairs ones are able to get. The Radiators are Myson Select - their web site suggests that my problem is due to flow rate.
I am wondering if the problem is beacause my boiler's pump is not powerful enough or if it is because the pipe is not thick enough (it is 10mm microbore) ?
I have 1 radiators in the loft, 4 on the first floor, and 4 on the ground floor and a Vokera Linea 28 boiler. The complete system was installed brand new last year.
Is it possible to turn up the pump on a Vokera Linea 28, and if so is it something I can do, or do I need to call a plumber out (I am a qualified electrician) ?
Thanks,
There are 9 radiators on the system, 5 upstairs and 4 downstairs. I have tried balancing the system. Currently, the downstairs valves are completely open. The upstairs radiators are open about 1/8th or 1/4 of a turn.
Once the upstairs radiators reach temperature and the TRV's shutdown the downstairs ones do get a little bit warmer, but nowhere near as hot as the upstairs ones are able to get. The Radiators are Myson Select - their web site suggests that my problem is due to flow rate.
I am wondering if the problem is beacause my boiler's pump is not powerful enough or if it is because the pipe is not thick enough (it is 10mm microbore) ?
I have 1 radiators in the loft, 4 on the first floor, and 4 on the ground floor and a Vokera Linea 28 boiler. The complete system was installed brand new last year.
Is it possible to turn up the pump on a Vokera Linea 28, and if so is it something I can do, or do I need to call a plumber out (I am a qualified electrician) ?
Thanks,