What if the sludge is in the pipes, I just flushed three downstairs radiators. They were all full with black sludge, when I fitted them all back up, I bled them and they all filled up with water but two are still freezing cold. Any ideas? It's my mother's house. Could the entire system be filled with sludge.
This is THE best video on radiator sludge on the whole of the internet. If it doesn't work out with Chris Evans then this guy will make the best Top Gear presenter ever
Top marks!! Had one radiator which was hot at the top and not at the bottom - took the mother off the wall, rinsed it out with a hose and put it back - now it's working a treat. Many, many thanks!!
did you see crap come out when you rinsed it ? Having the same with one of mine thats the biggest in the house have bled it , drained it , changed valve and water looked crystal clear everytime it came out.
To all those who like this technique, I plugged my cast iron radiator with a cork at one end then butted up a karcher pressure washer up to the other end... when we released the pressure washer nozzle the water ejected around 6-8 ft all black thick sludge, we repeated this process for around 20 minutes and eventually managed to get the water crystal clear, hose pipe is good for relatively new radiators however for the old fashioned 50-100 yr old radiators the trick we tried worked wonders, my Drive is still black from the stained black sludge and that was over a year ago....
The pressure build up helped release stubborn sludge which would have been more difficult to remove if the pressure build up wasn’t there, sludge is dense so hard to remove… Pressure Aided in the removal and sped up the process…
Ive found that changing hose from one side to the other and flushing both ways and also moving the radiator upright whilst flushing helps to get all the sludge out. Also whilst its off use the hose to wash all the dust and fluff of the back vanes. With thosr clean more air can travel up the back and that means more warm air in the room
You are the best Have just completed a mamont task of cleansing my bedroom rad. You little tip with turning the rad upside down worked it's magic. All done and dasted, thank you for you work on RUclips.
That tip about tilting the rad is 'ermazzing' dude. I had to take the bog, the sink and the shower out and take all the tiles up and cut the pipes to the radiator, but by-buggery did it save the water in the rad! Thanks big dude!
Just completed doing this properly on all 8 radiators in our house, none were as tiny as your one. Found the dinning room radiator is a massive 9ft long steel radiator had real struggle getting that outside to the drain/hosepipe. Did it over like 2 hours for that rad on its own switching ports and exits. Used 2x 3/4" BSP brass - hose pipe connectors to allow easier filling/guided draining but initially I had no fitting in the exit port dumped directly in the drain due to massive rust parts sludge in this 50 years old system which clearly had not inhibitor.
I tried to take a 1800x500 double rad off on my own, had no idea they would be that heavy, broke my toe. Also if you want to prevent rad sludge building up in the first place, fit a filter. It will make the system run quieter and the boiler and pump will last longer too.
I had an extension built. My builder put in a second hand, 6foot, double rad. To be fair, it looks almost brand new. I noticed that the bottom of the rad never gets hot so called him up. His answer was that large rads suffer with cold spots. I've never heard this one so bought some stuff from Wickes which is supposed to break down sludge. I disconnected the rad and drained it then flushed it but only clear water came out. I disconnected the blank plug at the top and bodged a filling solution with a small funnel etc. I then put the whole bottle of sludge buster stuff into the rad and left it overnight. Meanwhile, I installed a magna cleanse. I worked the bottom of the rad using my hammer drill and a block of wood. This seemed to produce some results as, when I drained the rad, a load of muck was released. I emptied another bottle of sludge destroyer I to the rad then connected it to the system once the pipes were nice and hot. The magnet sure got plenty of muck! But the huge rad is still cold along the bottom. I think the builder has fallen out with me over this problem as he's been nowhere near for 2 years. But which one of us is correct? I'm basing my comments on a 5ft double rad in my dining room being hot all over plus a 5ft single in my hallway.
Hi, your video was very helpful thank you. I have a question. All the rads in our house seem to be hot at the top and warm at the bottom (not cold) do you think that is still the cause of the sludge in the system? But there is one double radiator in our living room which is just very slightly warm at the top and cold at the bottom. Thank you very much!!
If you do this and its still only getting slighty warm at the top is the rad still the issue ? Have replaced TRV , balanced , bled everything and just done this and still the same.
Excellent vid great personality and clearly a good plumber.That bit re balancing is very important I`ll bet most do not do it they just turn every valve wide open.Keep it up!
I found my radiators way too heavy to lift in and out of the house - especially with my dodgy back! So I used a chemical flush and left it in for nearly a week. Drained the whole system down, then went around to each rad in turn and carefully made sure each one was drained and empty. I then connected a garden hose connector to one side and a hose to the drain valve on the other side. Flushed it out well with mains water . It came out black as ink, but almost zero sludge or black flakes. ran until water was clear - banging on the rad with a rubber mallet helped a lot (shifted more muck). Then on to the next rad! No mess, no fuss, and my poor old aching back survived for another day.
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I have a 5ft that needs bleeding can i put one end in the toilet and use the sink via tube to flush? will the sludge flush through the toilet or stay in the basin?
Ive had a Potterton Boilder and 14 radiators for 18 years. A few radiators are now not heating up at all, really think we will try your video's before it's time to call 'the very expensive plumber and redoing all the system - Ill keep watching Cheers (great videos)
I did this but then after leaving the radiator to drain for a half hour I tipped it up to drain it fully & more sludge came out. Got me thinking to get a cheap bottle of vinigar & put some of that in, sloshing it about now & again, then repeat the water rinse after leaving it soaking over night?
Hi. Can be sludge in a New radiator?? Because I have New on the wall and the top is Getting warm but the bottom is cold. And the pipe on the trv Side is cold but the other Side is burning hot.
Hi. Good info. I live in a block of flats and the hot water for the rads comes in through a central boiler in the building. If I shut off the a rad, will it still be isolated or will I need to shut off the main supply in the basement? Thanks.
I did the same with one of my radiators. since I had to remove it for decorating purposes. It is an open system and after re-installing it just doesn't want to warm up except for the bottom 5 cm. That get's really hot and so is the inlet and outlet. All the other radiators have been bled, the radiators have been balanced and still it doesn't heat up. When I try to bleed it, no pressure seems to come out. Any ideas? Thanks for your great video's; I learned a lot from them.
Hi great video, I’ve removed a large radiator due to hot at the top but cold at bottom. I’ve used a hose pipe in all the entry points and tapped the side of the rad with a rubber mallet, but having put the radiator back on the wall it’s still the same, so do I continue to remove and hose pipe the rad, or do I use a cleaning fluid in the central heating or do I need a new radiator. Thanks any advise would be appreciated
hi.one of your best video .actually I want to remve all radiator and i want to use boiler just for hot water.there are 2 pipe (22m)under my boiler for radiator .should I cap them or link it together?what i am doing?Thank you very much...
It’s not just release air from the rad but also monitor C/H pressure if dealing with closed system and topup more water when needed. Great trick with flipping rad upside down. 👍
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If you do a couple of large radiators, when the boiler takes in mains water to refill them, do you need to add more anti-corrosion chemicals so they don’t rust?
lolz great video, subbed. Here's a video, to help cover my current issue. Heard a hissing noise along the mains pipe, leak sumwhere. Seen water in street mains valve, got water board to replace the valve but still hissing, they said the leak was inside my house. Lifted the floor boards to reveal a small swimming pool. Leak spotted on spotcock JUST inside my property, so my problem. Best way to go about fixing it? Water boards new piping is plastic, best way to connect?
Hi good video our hearing system has that problem with the radiator and now it is sending hot water up to the expansion tank would doing this stop or help that?
brilliant!!! but can you just explain what i need to do at the boiler side to top up the water i removed. i have a boiler wiht a tank and immersion heater!
There is a black plastic tank (header tank) in your loft with a ballcock valve that will replace any lost water automatically in your type of system. You dont need to do anything except make sure everything is bled properly. You only need to add water manually to sealed systems such as a combi boiler. This is done by a valve on the boiler itself. Hope this helps.
I have clogged central heating pipes and 3 of my radiators in my basement rooms are not receiving any water. I've removed the rads and turned open the rad valves and no water coming from the pipes. Please show us how to unclog the copper pipes leading to the rads using air pressure.
Hi guys, I have an issue with only one rad in my system. When the CH is on this rad wants to remain cold, however I can feel that the lockshield side gets hot aswell as the pipe, but the TRV side remains cold and will only ever get lukeworm. When I remove the TRV from the rad and open the TRV, there is water gushing out. Does anyone have an idea of what may be going on?
Thanks for this video. I got a quote from British gas to do a powerflush, as the engineer said this would remove the sludging, as we have problems in the downstairs radiators not giving any heat. The bill quote is a whopping £814 including one hour labour. Is there a cost effective way? Appreciate any help on this. Thanks.
Great video, concise and to the point.So if I done that with each radiator would I still need a powerflush for pipes etc?Just had one radiator off for another reason and the water was black and rust red.Any advice would be very much appreciated.
thinks mate i love you videos, i start plumbing course this year level 1 so i want to ask what is the different between level 1 and 2 is look same to me ,whats your opinion ?thinks
Brian Ross hi we had warm air heating in the 70s. my parents still have it and it's very inefficient. radiators are used more than anything over here and the combi boilers are now so much better than they used to be
Brilliant, just saved me a call out fee and 50 quid an hour for just this problem over 6 radiators!!! Done myself in a (hard) morning :) Now for a relaxing bath :) :) :)
HELP! I have one rad thats hot from top to bottom but nothing comes out when i try to bleed. Also got another rad that's hot/warm at the bottom cold at the top and nothing come out when bleeding. Mega flow system. Plenty of pressure. Other rads work fine. Tried shutting off other rads on same floor and running the heating. Bashed it a couple of times. Do you think its sludge?
I,d like to know what the sludge is coz it makes the pipe magnetic I wire brushed out the bottem 2 inch and the magnet fell off so that implies mettals
crackin little video , im about to add two radiators to my existing set of three from my combi vokera boiler, using push fit fittings is this a straight forward enough job cheers in advance ,dan
Hi i was wondering how do you permanently get rid of it? Ive had guys in with the magnets and banging my radiators with a hammer drill with rubber bit. Also have the magna clean micro installed but its coming into winter now ive just checked and most of them are cold at the bottom again!
hi can u help me I have heating and hot water probs, British gas say I need power fulsh or filter fitted I have glow worm boiler which is the best idea thanks
After flushing the rad system out with clean water then filling it with cleanser before running the boiler should you open all rad vents, i.e. TRVs and lockshields fully then run the boiler with all valve fully open or should you balance the system as the boiler circulates the cleanser.
Am I right in assuming that the right-hand radiator nut was turned away from you (clockwise) to undo it and the left-hand one was turned towards you (anti-clockwise)? It seems to be what you were doing but it's hard to see.
thank you, I found your video are very knowledgeable , I have 3 Question no1 the locksheld in which side of the radiator it should it be ? no2 when balancing the system the down stairs radiators locksheld should it be open all the way ? no3 when installing a new radiator is it a problem if it is installed up side down? much appreciated you help. l
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What if the sludge is in the pipes, I just flushed three downstairs radiators. They were all full with black sludge, when I fitted them all back up, I bled them and they all filled up with water but two are still freezing cold. Any ideas? It's my mother's house. Could the entire system be filled with sludge.
This is THE best video on radiator sludge on the whole of the internet. If it doesn't work out with Chris Evans then this guy will make the best Top Gear presenter ever
Ha! Cheers!
i think he is right ,, i can see you on top gear presenting ,,,yes
They have a radiator segment on top gear these days?
Take it you know each other then.
Top marks!! Had one radiator which was hot at the top and not at the bottom - took the mother off the wall, rinsed it out with a hose and put it back - now it's working a treat. Many, many thanks!!
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did you see crap come out when you rinsed it ? Having the same with one of mine thats the biggest in the house have bled it , drained it , changed valve and water looked crystal clear everytime it came out.
To all those who like this technique, I plugged my cast iron radiator with a cork at one end then butted up a karcher pressure washer up to the other end... when we released the pressure washer nozzle the water ejected around 6-8 ft all black thick sludge, we repeated this process for around 20 minutes and eventually managed to get the water crystal clear, hose pipe is good for relatively new radiators however for the old fashioned 50-100 yr old radiators the trick we tried worked wonders, my Drive is still black from the stained black sludge and that was over a year ago....
Why did you out a Cork in one end?
The pressure build up helped release stubborn sludge which would have been more difficult to remove if the pressure build up wasn’t there, sludge is dense so hard to remove… Pressure Aided in the removal and sped up the process…
Blasted it all over the drive. Brains of the operation I see.
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So the cork popped like you had won the lottery 😂
Just so you know, this is still working 10 years after uploading!! Thanks for the help....3 more rads to go!
And just about to use the same technique. Brilliant video. 👏
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Ive found that changing hose from one side to the other and flushing both ways and also moving the radiator upright whilst flushing helps to get all the sludge out. Also whilst its off use the hose to wash all the dust and fluff of the back vanes. With thosr clean more air can travel up the back and that means more warm air in the room
You are the best
Have just completed a mamont task of cleansing my bedroom rad. You little tip with turning the rad upside down worked it's magic. All done and dasted, thank you for you work on RUclips.
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That tip about tilting the rad is 'ermazzing' dude. I had to take the bog, the sink and the shower out and take all the tiles up and cut the pipes to the radiator, but by-buggery did it save the water in the rad! Thanks big dude!
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Just completed doing this properly on all 8 radiators in our house, none were as tiny as your one.
Found the dinning room radiator is a massive 9ft long steel radiator had real struggle getting that outside to the drain/hosepipe.
Did it over like 2 hours for that rad on its own switching ports and exits.
Used 2x 3/4" BSP brass - hose pipe connectors to allow easier filling/guided draining but initially I had no fitting in the exit port dumped directly in the drain due to massive rust parts sludge in this 50 years old system which clearly had not inhibitor.
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I tried to take a 1800x500 double rad off on my own, had no idea they would be that heavy, broke my toe. Also if you want to prevent rad sludge building up in the first place, fit a filter. It will make the system run quieter and the boiler and pump will last longer too.
This guy is wicked. I'm still laughing when he said he's not busting his back taking off a big radiator - he's bloody right 😂
Hi guy, I think your system will help lot of people who can clean their own systems. Thanks for this video.
I had an extension built. My builder put in a second hand, 6foot, double rad. To be fair, it looks almost brand new.
I noticed that the bottom of the rad never gets hot so called him up. His answer was that large rads suffer with cold spots.
I've never heard this one so bought some stuff from Wickes which is supposed to break down sludge.
I disconnected the rad and drained it then flushed it but only clear water came out.
I disconnected the blank plug at the top and bodged a filling solution with a small funnel etc. I then put the whole bottle of sludge buster stuff into the rad and left it overnight.
Meanwhile, I installed a magna cleanse.
I worked the bottom of the rad using my hammer drill and a block of wood. This seemed to produce some results as, when I drained the rad, a load of muck was released.
I emptied another bottle of sludge destroyer I to the rad then connected it to the system once the pipes were nice and hot.
The magnet sure got plenty of muck! But the huge rad is still cold along the bottom.
I think the builder has fallen out with me over this problem as he's been nowhere near for 2 years. But which one of us is correct?
I'm basing my comments on a 5ft double rad in my dining room being hot all over plus a 5ft single in my hallway.
Great, easy way to remove the radiator for a chappy that has never removed one before.
Many thanks chaps.
Hi, your video was very helpful thank you. I have a question. All the rads in our house seem to be hot at the top and warm at the bottom (not cold) do you think that is still the cause of the sludge in the system? But there is one double radiator in our living room which is just very slightly warm at the top and cold at the bottom. Thank you very much!!
Funny, informative and educational. Thanks a bunch!
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If you do this and its still only getting slighty warm at the top is the rad still the issue ? Have replaced TRV , balanced , bled everything and just done this and still the same.
You're the best. Thanks for the very straightforward instructions.
No worries!
Even if you know what his going to do , his still good to watch , keep up the great work my man
Excellent vid great personality and clearly a good plumber.That bit re balancing is very important I`ll bet most do not do it they just turn every valve wide open.Keep it up!
I found my radiators way too heavy to lift in and out of the house - especially with my dodgy back! So I used a chemical flush and left it in for nearly a week. Drained the whole system down, then went around to each rad in turn and carefully made sure each one was drained and empty. I then connected a garden hose connector to one side and a hose to the drain valve on the other side. Flushed it out well with mains water . It came out black as ink, but almost zero sludge or black flakes. ran until water was clear - banging on the rad with a rubber mallet helped a lot (shifted more muck). Then on to the next rad! No mess, no fuss, and my poor old aching back survived for another day.
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Spot on delivery, great humour. Made a sticky job look easy cheers.
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I have a 5ft that needs bleeding can i put one end in the toilet and use the sink via tube to flush? will the sludge flush through the toilet or stay in the basin?
Ive had a Potterton Boilder and 14 radiators for 18 years. A few radiators are now not heating up at all, really think we will try your video's before it's time to call 'the very expensive plumber and redoing all the system - Ill keep watching Cheers (great videos)
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I did this but then after leaving the radiator to drain for a half hour I tipped it up to drain it fully & more sludge came out. Got me thinking to get a cheap bottle of vinigar & put some of that in, sloshing it about now & again, then repeat the water rinse after leaving it soaking over night?
Hi. Can be sludge in a New radiator?? Because I have New on the wall and the top is Getting warm but the bottom is cold. And the pipe on the trv Side is cold but the other Side is burning hot.
Can you do this with pressure washer on the garden hose? And if you have a power flushing machine do you still need to do this or not?
Hi if iam doing this too all my radiators is like doing a power flush
I plan to clean the central heating by draining it, refilling & adding a cleaner. Run for a few days. Drain again, top up & add inhibitor.
Hi. Good info. I live in a block of flats and the hot water for the rads comes in through a central boiler in the building. If I shut off the a rad, will it still be isolated or will I need to shut off the main supply in the basement? Thanks.
I did the same with one of my radiators. since I had to remove it for decorating purposes. It is an open system and after re-installing it just doesn't want to warm up except for the bottom 5 cm. That get's really hot and so is the inlet and outlet. All the other radiators have been bled, the radiators have been balanced and still it doesn't heat up. When I try to bleed it, no pressure seems to come out. Any ideas? Thanks for your great video's; I learned a lot from them.
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I'm considering replacing all my old radiators with new modern ones would it be advisable to flush all the pipework and how would I go about it?
how would u change a TRV in a upstiars room and isolate the flow and return on a combi system
Hi great video, I’ve removed a large radiator due to hot at the top but cold at bottom. I’ve used a hose pipe in all the entry points and tapped the side of the rad with a rubber mallet, but having put the radiator back on the wall it’s still the same, so do I continue to remove and hose pipe the rad, or do I use a cleaning fluid in the central heating or do I need a new radiator. Thanks any advise would be appreciated
hi.one of your best video .actually I want to remve all radiator and i want to use boiler just for hot water.there are 2 pipe (22m)under my boiler for radiator .should I cap them or link it together?what i am doing?Thank you very much...
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cheers for the informative video and daft bit of crack
It’s not just release air from the rad but also monitor C/H pressure if dealing with closed system and topup more water when needed. Great trick with flipping rad upside down. 👍
Really like your humour, great advice too! 😎👍
Could you put inhibitor in this process?
Hello. when you connect the hose pipe to the radiator outside did you need a specific connection to have the hose pipe to it ?
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If you do a couple of large radiators, when the boiler takes in mains water to refill them, do you need to add more anti-corrosion chemicals so they don’t rust?
Thanks for the information man, loved the video.
Subbed and no doubt I'll be watching the vid on balancing and more.
Face pull is gas 😂
lolz great video, subbed.
Here's a video, to help cover my current issue. Heard a hissing noise along the mains pipe, leak sumwhere. Seen water in street mains valve, got water board to replace the valve but still hissing, they said the leak was inside my house. Lifted the floor boards to reveal a small swimming pool. Leak spotted on spotcock JUST inside my property, so my problem.
Best way to go about fixing it? Water boards new piping is plastic, best way to connect?
If I was to do this would I not need any ptfe type tape or similar to seal the nut with when tightening it all back up. Cheers
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Hi good video our hearing system has that problem with the radiator and now it is sending hot water up to the expansion tank would doing this stop or help that?
brilliant!!! but can you just explain what i need to do at the boiler side to top up the water i removed. i have a boiler wiht a tank and immersion heater!
There is a black plastic tank (header tank) in your loft with a ballcock valve that will replace any lost water automatically in your type of system. You dont need to do anything except make sure everything is bled properly.
You only need to add water manually to sealed systems such as a combi boiler. This is done by a valve on the boiler itself.
Hope this helps.
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I have clogged central heating pipes and 3 of my radiators in my basement rooms are not receiving any water. I've removed the rads and turned open the rad valves and no water coming from the pipes.
Please show us how to unclog the copper pipes leading to the rads using air pressure.
Just done this on our living room radiator but it’s still the same! Any suggestions?? Thanks
Hi guys, I have an issue with only one rad in my system. When the CH is on this rad wants to remain cold, however I can feel that the lockshield side gets hot aswell as the pipe, but the TRV side remains cold and will only ever get lukeworm. When I remove the TRV from the rad and open the TRV, there is water gushing out. Does anyone have an idea of what may be going on?
Thanks for this video. I got a quote from British gas to do a powerflush, as the engineer said this would remove the sludging, as we have problems in the downstairs radiators not giving any heat. The bill quote is a whopping £814 including one hour labour. Is there a cost effective way? Appreciate any help on this. Thanks.
Hi, great video!
How do you prevent this from happening in the future, or did I miss that bit?
Regards mark 👍
So I just make sure the valve on each side is fully turned off then all the water from system will not gush out ?
Yes
Thank you so much. You just save me !! I fixed one of my radiator today thanks to your video.
Great video, concise and to the point.So if I done that with each radiator would I still need a powerflush for pipes etc?Just had one radiator off for another reason and the water was black and rust red.Any advice would be very much appreciated.
If there's inhibitor in the system, might that damage your lawn?
Just the information I was needing !
Many thanks for sharing.
thinks mate i love you videos, i start plumbing course this year level 1 so i want to ask what is the different between level 1 and 2 is look same to me ,whats your opinion ?thinks
I love love this vid but but.When I put it back on will it fill itself back up because it will be empty.help
You have to repressurise the boiler.
If you're flushing out an open vented system do you have to blank off the cold feed and expansion??
Where can I get one of those towels?
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Brian Ross most "gas safe" registered guys don't keep there warm air certificate up to date as their few and far between , and extra hassell.
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hi we had warm air heating in the 70s. my parents still have it and it's very inefficient. radiators are used more than anything over here and the combi boilers are now so much better than they used to be
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Brilliant, just saved me a call out fee and 50 quid an hour for just this problem over 6 radiators!!! Done myself in a (hard) morning :) Now for a relaxing bath :) :) :)
Mate, not a bath....A BEER SURELY!!! :) Well done! Regards, PP!
HELP! I have one rad thats hot from top to bottom but nothing comes out when i try to bleed. Also got another rad that's hot/warm at the bottom cold at the top and nothing come out when bleeding. Mega flow system. Plenty of pressure. Other rads work fine. Tried shutting off other rads on same floor and running the heating. Bashed it a couple of times. Do you think its sludge?
I,d like to know what the sludge is coz it makes the pipe magnetic I wire brushed out the bottem 2 inch and the magnet fell off so that implies mettals
Informative, helpful without the boring bits! Thanks!
The boring bits help the rank amateur such as how to replace the lost inhibitor for a double rad for instance
I do like your videos, great comments and straight to the point.
+Qee Zee Cheers!
You made de sludging a radiator funny and that's no easy feat😂
I turned off both inlet valves at the bottom,then opened the top air valve a lot of water came out, how come
😂😂😂 the dad jokes on this guy 😆😍
Do you have the water loop on while you bleed for air or use the existing water in the system?
crackin little video , im about to add two radiators to my existing set of three from my combi vokera boiler, using push fit fittings is this a straight forward enough job cheers in advance ,dan
Your videos are excellent and love your sense of humour too :D Brilliant - keep up the good work mate
Thanks for the quick tip. You've saved me time & money. Cheers
Hi i was wondering how do you permanently get rid of it? Ive had guys in with the magnets and banging my radiators with a hammer drill with rubber bit. Also have the magna clean micro installed but its coming into winter now ive just checked and most of them are cold at the bottom again!
Did you drain the radiator after flushing it or keep the water in there?
I did everything you mentioned but when I put the heating the radiator was still cold.
Nice job 👍 that one hold tight video
But... It was still super dusty. Is it okay to just spray the thing with water on the outside?
Plumberparts. How do you know if it is a feed and expantion? How do you top the water up of it isnt?
hi can u help me I have heating and hot water probs, British gas say I need power fulsh or filter fitted I have glow worm boiler which is the best idea thanks
Power flush, then a filter to prevent the problem in the future.
This is the best radiator video I have ever watched!!
It’s the first also. But thanks anyway.
You'll never see a better one!
What do I do if the valves either side of the radiator are not holding?
SIR ! Thankyou, you are brilliant ! I wish that there were more people like you in the world ! Thanks again,best wishes to you 😁👍
Must say your vids are really good and help full and straight forward thank you very much.
+topnotchpiperdad No worries mate!
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After flushing the rad system out with clean water then filling it with cleanser before running the boiler should you open all rad vents, i.e. TRVs and lockshields fully then run the boiler with all valve fully open or should you balance the system as the boiler circulates the cleanser.
+Qee Zee Yes mate!
Can u recommend how to dust inside that same size radiator? I don't want to take it off wall if I can help it.
Hi Katie, check online fir radiator dusters. They are on the market.
Am I right in assuming that the right-hand radiator nut was turned away from you (clockwise) to undo it and the left-hand one was turned towards you (anti-clockwise)? It seems to be what you were doing but it's hard to see.
How much would it cost on average to get someone in to do this for you?
Bloody brilliant videos mate, THANKYOU. Subbed 👍
thank you, I found your video are very knowledgeable , I have 3 Question no1 the locksheld in which side of the radiator it should it be ? no2 when balancing the system the down stairs radiators locksheld should it be open all the way ? no3 when installing a new radiator is it a problem if it is installed up side down? much appreciated you help.
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If you've managed to install a radiator upside down I truly take my hat off to you