Setting an Automatic Balancing Valve

[DIYWell]

Any tips on setting an ABV?

I did read somewhere that an old timer's trick was to close all rads and set the ABV to it's highest setting then open 30% of the rads and keep opening the ABV until it started to flow. Thoughts please.

 

[Swwils]

Do you live in a hotel?

 

[DIYWell]

No, why?

 

[27neth]

Bypass

 

[Johntheo5]

Any tips on setting an ABV?

I did read somewhere that an old timer's trick was to close all rads and set the ABV to it's highest setting then open 30% of the rads and keep opening the ABV until it started to flow. Thoughts please.

Should be able to give a few pointers if you can reply to the following questions.
Have you got a oil or gas boiler?
If the pump is external post the make/model/mode/setting.
also post the ABV make/model.
Have you got a number of 2 port motorized valves or just one 3 port mid position motorized valve?