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secret squirrel
Has anyone an insight into this please:
I replaced a radiator in a bathroom, open vented system, 3 port valve, boiler, cylinder and controls upstairs.
All the radiators in the house are fitted with trv's (I know this shouldn't be the case) underneath the bathroom rad is a by pass, a length of 15mm tube connecting flow and return on an isolator.
The problem is, when the heating is first turned on the new rad gets really hot and is then turned off by the customer on the trv, (elderly cust who turns it on or off and doesn't let the trv do its job). When the room cools to below acceptable the trv turned on and the rad refuses to get hot and refuses to get hot until the heating is turned on again the next day.
I went back yesterday and opened the engineers valve fully. Maybe, I've restricted the flow too much but why does it work at all!
The confusion for me is the radiator works when the system is turned on, maybe the customer doesn't give it enough time. I thought the pump is playing up but again the rad gets hot when first on!
So, any insights please.:crazy:
I replaced a radiator in a bathroom, open vented system, 3 port valve, boiler, cylinder and controls upstairs.
All the radiators in the house are fitted with trv's (I know this shouldn't be the case) underneath the bathroom rad is a by pass, a length of 15mm tube connecting flow and return on an isolator.
The problem is, when the heating is first turned on the new rad gets really hot and is then turned off by the customer on the trv, (elderly cust who turns it on or off and doesn't let the trv do its job). When the room cools to below acceptable the trv turned on and the rad refuses to get hot and refuses to get hot until the heating is turned on again the next day.
I went back yesterday and opened the engineers valve fully. Maybe, I've restricted the flow too much but why does it work at all!
The confusion for me is the radiator works when the system is turned on, maybe the customer doesn't give it enough time. I thought the pump is playing up but again the rad gets hot when first on!
So, any insights please.:crazy: