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I have one radiator which gets slightly warm at the top and is stone cold at the bottom.
I have removed the radiator, taken it outside and used the hose pipe to force water throught it while I hit it with a rubber mallet, but it didnt seem to dislodge anything. When I emptied the radiator there was a floating black particles for the first second, but while cleaning it in the garden with the hose and mallet the water is clear.
The inlet pipe is red hot so hot water is goes in but almost immedately the radiator is cold straight after that.
I did notice the radiator thermostatic valve is on the outlet but does have a bi-directional valve on.
Is there anything else I can try and do? All the other radiators are perfectly fine. Does it sound like an issue with the radiator, a build blocking it?
I have looked into getting a power flush however and been given prices around the £500 mark. I haven't got £500 spare at the moment so I was thinking of just changing the radiator for the same size one. They cost about £100 and I should be able to do it myself.
Any suggestions or advice?
Thanks
I have removed the radiator, taken it outside and used the hose pipe to force water throught it while I hit it with a rubber mallet, but it didnt seem to dislodge anything. When I emptied the radiator there was a floating black particles for the first second, but while cleaning it in the garden with the hose and mallet the water is clear.
The inlet pipe is red hot so hot water is goes in but almost immedately the radiator is cold straight after that.
I did notice the radiator thermostatic valve is on the outlet but does have a bi-directional valve on.
Is there anything else I can try and do? All the other radiators are perfectly fine. Does it sound like an issue with the radiator, a build blocking it?
I have looked into getting a power flush however and been given prices around the £500 mark. I haven't got £500 spare at the moment so I was thinking of just changing the radiator for the same size one. They cost about £100 and I should be able to do it myself.
Any suggestions or advice?
Thanks