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Top floor radiators slow to heat up
Anonymous user 28/02/2024 - 3.45 PM
We had a new boiler fitted last year and since then the radiators in our loft have been really slow to heat up. It takes them an hour to reach full capacity, by which time it’s hot downstairs where the thermostat is and the heating turns off. Is there a way to get the rads in the loft working faster and more equally with the others in the house? I’ve bled them but it hasn’t helped.
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4 Answers
Anonymous user
Sounds like the system needs balancing
Answered4 October 2019
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D & R Property and Plumbing Maintenance
Rating: 4.9 out of 5
was system power flushed ?, was it flushed properly ?,sludge could have been driven in to rads and pipework in loft ,have you balanced system ?,lots of videos on internet to show you how,is pump in boiler capable for size of system ?,you may need to get a heating engineer to check it out.
Answered4 October 2019
1
Jericos
Rating: 5 out of 5
1 Check the rad valves are open and rad bled
2 Balance the system
3 Check the pump
Answered5 October 2019
0
UK GAS ELITE
Rating: 5 out of 5
As mentioned it could be balancing needed , poor system design , pump issue , or undersized boiler ,these could all be contributing factors
Answered5 October 2019
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