My bungalow is a T shape, with the horizontal bit all being bedrooms with TRVs on the rads and 'normal' radiators.
The vertical bit of the T is an open plan kitchen, lounge and dining room.
These all have the tall column rads (no trvs)
The thermostat is in the dining room.
The house first thing in the morning is 17 degrees, the heating kicks in and it can take upwards of 2 hours to get the living area to 20.
The bedroom rads all get hot quickly but the living areas dont, they take ages to warm up, although once they get there (2 hours or so) then they're hot.
I have got the living area rad valves all fully open, and the bedroom ones
are balanced (LSV is almost closed). I have taken to turning the bedroom TRVs down after we are up so they shut off and concentrate on the living area.
Why could it be like this? An airlock? Underperforming pump?
Thanks for any pointers.
The vertical bit of the T is an open plan kitchen, lounge and dining room.
These all have the tall column rads (no trvs)
The thermostat is in the dining room.
The house first thing in the morning is 17 degrees, the heating kicks in and it can take upwards of 2 hours to get the living area to 20.
The bedroom rads all get hot quickly but the living areas dont, they take ages to warm up, although once they get there (2 hours or so) then they're hot.
I have got the living area rad valves all fully open, and the bedroom ones
are balanced (LSV is almost closed). I have taken to turning the bedroom TRVs down after we are up so they shut off and concentrate on the living area.
Why could it be like this? An airlock? Underperforming pump?
Thanks for any pointers.