Best thermostatic radiator valves

[gastec]

Hello everybody! I would like to know anyone's opinion on good quality thermostatic radiator valves. I have been fitting Honeywell VT117e valves for years and cannot fault them but I have a customer who does not want these as they think they are too bulky. Any suggestions?

[Mike Jackson]

Drayton TRV 4 if you want to spend the money. I'm fitting Bulldog ones now though as people don't want to splash out and they seem reasonable quality.

[colchesterplumb]

Mistral TRV lockshield sets are relatively cheap and are branded as yorkshire so are good quality.

[Centralheatking]

No contest Drayton - all day long. Some of the other types can rock up when not
fiddled with during the long hot summer.

centralheatking

[mountainman]

Mistral TRV lockshield sets are relatively cheap and are branded as yorkshire so are good quality.

I like these too!

[chris watkins]

No contest Drayton - all day long. Some of the other types can rock up when not
fiddled with during the long hot summer.

centralheatking

mmmm, your obviously are not old enough to remember the Mark 0,1,2,3 valves (& I am sure there was more), If ever there was an example of something made to look nice & then throw lots of money at advertising it (even on TV) when it did not work properly this is it. I got taken In twice before before I wised up. Spent many a happy hour going around smacking the stuck down pins with a flat file. Funny how things like that can put you off a produce isn't it !!!!

[Centralheatking]

TOO OLD ! I AM 54 we used a ball peen hammer, used to go when customer was out
do job and charge for our knowledge !!!!!!!!!!!!!I used

mmmm, your obviously are not old enough to remember the Mark 0,1,2,3 valves (& I am sure there was more), If ever there was an example of something made to look nice & then throw lots of money at advertising it (even on TV) when it did not work properly this is it. I got taken In twice before before I wised up. Spent many a happy hour going around smacking the stuck down pins with a flat file. Funny how things like that can put you off a produce isn't it !!!!

[Leo21]

I use ,westherms. Cheap and got a five year warranty. Never had one stick either.

[AWheating]

honeywell, drayton, danfoss, bulldog/pegler for a few names. the really cheap one are pants same with the lockshields.

[mfgs]

I prefer draytons, but in reality I use the cheapest ones I can get to keep the price down as customers dont seem to understand a quality product costs more.

[SimonG]

Bulldog, give me no problem and seem to be good value for money.

[Nostrum]

Danfoss RAS-C for me, good quality valve at a reasonable price. Used a lot of honeywells (eaga) only downside is they look a bit pants, good valve though. Draytons are overpriced tat, they seem to be the favortites for sticking.

The old vaillant TRV's seemed to go on forever!

[grahamgas]

My only gripe with the Bulldogs are the tails that go into the rad. The last Bulldog I fitted, I swear the tail was a hard plastic.

Im with MFGS. The customer gets the cheapest unless they specify their own ones.

[Roger Welton]

I've been using the danfoss RAS-C for ages now, and havent had any problems

[tamz]

Another vote for Danfoss. Used them most of my life. The only truly reversible valve on the market afaik. Danfoss probably have well over half the market in trv's up here. Cost under a tenner with a l/s for ras -c's. Ras -d's are a bit more expensive.
Never been a fan of Drayton's. 112's look cheap and nasty and are junk and the 414's not much better.
Never seen a west therm fitted for 25 years at least.