As an American I love watching the British,English,Scottish DIY videos bc it’s so much easier to retain each and ever word mostly bc the accident is that darn cool sounding ! “Then Just nip it up a bit” got me
Just wanted to say a huge thank you for this video. I've got a bedroom radiator that won't warm up. I bled it but made no difference. Found your brilliant video and it was a stuck TRV pin. I followed your advice got the pin loosed and bingo the radiator now heats up. I'm on a mega budget and you've saved me trying to find money I haven't got to call out an engineer. So thank you again 😊
thanks mate, i moved to Scotland recently and turns out it was freezing as radiator wouldnt work. control unit was stiff so did that and then after seeing you with the ecv i tried that, and it worked. brilliant. i loosedned the pin and now it works like a charm. i'd wake up at night from the cold but now im much less miserable up here
I was going to call a plumber but watched your video first, am so glad I did because I’ve only gone and fixed it myself! Woohoo! Proper chuffed with myself! Thank you for the video, I’ve subscribed and gonna look through your library to see what else I can fix 😄
I watched this a few months ago but didn't have any troublesome radiators, just rewatched now with a problematic radiator and it worked a treat, thank you. 👏👍🏼
Hi, Just followed your advice and in 2 minutes I freed the pin inside the thermostatic valve and hey presto hot water again in the radiator. Many thanks you just saved me some money, I think your advice is first class. Nick
👍 Never worked with a radiator before, but bedroom one in house never worked - thanks to this discovered it was a rusted TRV pin, will be using replacement video in future too - amazing stuff.
Excellent tutorial. My living room radiator was warm at the top cold at the bottom after watching your video I rather nervously followed your instructions, and managed to drain, remove and flush it through and after re fitting and bleeding its working perfectly. Excellent work 👏 keep up your fantastic videos
This is a great vid cheers mate!! I’ve had 2 cold radiators in my kitchen for ages and couldn’t get to the bottom of it… turns out the pins on the TRV valves were both stuck!! Gentle tap and wow!! Red hot in minutes! Cannot believe it! Subscribed!
Thanks so much for this. It was a trapped pin in mine. Really appreciate this. I’d spent the last 2 days bleeding all the radiators in the house. Then this video sorted it for me in 5 mins. Thanks again. You’re a star.
Really helpful guide to look out for if there is a problem with the radiator that the house holder can try before calling someone in to charge big money for something the home owner could do. Great tutorial guide and well compiled for ordinary people who would struggle to figure out a problem. I will have to rewatch this video a few more times to catch and more understand these hints. Especially which valve brings water in and which valve let's it out of rads and which way to turn valve to turn off or on the rad. Great job as usual to you and your great talent reaching out to ordinary people. Thank you so much
Top man thank you, as a bloke with zero DIY abiities, simply giving the TVR valve a few taps got it working for me, the pin is pretty stuck though, as in it doesnt move up and down. But what was once a cold radiator is now fully hot! And the Mrs thinks I'm a genius.
Hello, your explanation is really good and effectively worked. I saw more than 5 similar videos but you are the best among them. I just finished fixing my radiator by pulling out heat level packet, and by gently pushing it. Many thanks and good luck to you.
Thank you so much, I am a woman on my own who has a freezing cold bedroom for just over a year, followed your advice with a gentle tap and wallah I now have a wonderful warm bedroom, plus I bled my lounge radiator which by the way had a lot of air in it to now having a full warm radiator 😊
For 2 years my room was freezing. I thought it was a water pressure issue and low and behold it was a stuck pin which took me 2 minutes to fix. Thanks a lot mate. Have a Merry Xmas and happy new year buddy 👍
I’m amazed how just because I was looking at a new bathroom radiator today you video popped up 🤗… I’m so great full because thanks to you I can do it myself. Guess I will be binge watching more of your videos. Happy Days. Take care x
It was the pin! Life saver! Just moved across Europe in a new flat and landlady sent someone out who thought it was air in the pipe, "fixed" that end left saying it's fixed (it wasn't fixed)
Love the video and the many positive comments from those this worked for… I was hoping my issue was a TRV pin sticking but despite trying the press to release approach I’ve still got a hot pipe below the valve but an ice cold radiator the other side of the valve. Bled and no air and it’s a new radiator on a recently flushed system.
Saved me a lot of hassle there! mate! Can’t get plumbers to come out for small jobs these days but it was just a stuck TRV pin, sorted in ten mins thanks to your video!👍🏻
Problem is that “small job”, needs an experienced engineer to sort for you or you’d easily do it yourself. Vans run on fuel, they cost to insure, public liability to pay for etc. £85 minimum I charge for something local like that. You are paying for experience not time. Customers think it’s expensive because they think you’ve only been here 10 mins. Then they think we are ripping them off, but we are not. If you are a self employed plumber you’ll realise quickly the reason why we don’t go to “small jobs”.
@@Metal05 the problem is not the price. I've had plumbers give me exorbitant fees for a small job and I said sure, when can you come by, and all I get is silence after that. Why reply with a high fee and then ignore the customer when he agrees to it? And it's not just plumbers, other trades are the same.
Thank you! Your video led me to diagnose a sticky pin in the thermostatic valve! It had completely blocked the flow through the radiator. Fixed now. 🎉🎉🎉
My house has been freezing lately, always thought it was a massive job to fix but thanks to this our house is nice and toastie, thanks again mate. Subscribed
Good simple basic explanation. My hall radiator was not working and as the thermostat was just up the stairs the heating was unregulated. The input was hot but the radiator failed to respond until my wife said she would call a plumber and a few days later it worked perfectly! Possibly a small blockage which cleared itself. Seriously I had flushed a bedroom radiator last year and was amazed at the gunge which came out. I have put thermostatic valves on nearly all now and keep an eye on their condition. Presumably a Norfolk boy like myself.
Thank you from a 73 year old ‘girl’ 😂This took less than 5minutes to fix. So easy! Can’t imagine how much it would have cost to call someone out. Subscribed. Thanks again!
Great video! Recently moved to the UK from a tropical country where heating is not needed so Im not familiar at all with all the system. Been over a month with one cold radiator and no clue on how to fix it but it took just 3 minutes after I watched this video to make it work again!! Very thankful with the DIY guy and you've just gained a new subscriber!
Thank u soo much for this video, my bedroom radiator was stone cold. I tried doing what u suggested...removed the thermostat valve and pressed gently on TRV pin....and bingo...hot radiator!! Easy as that !! Thank u so much
On older, non pressurized systems, its a good idea to turn the heating off before bleeding the radiators, as it is possibly to pull air in rather than release it. It's also a good idea to loosen off the actuator head in the summer. If the pin is stuck, you can often free it by using a pair of pliers to gently ease it up, not pulling up and pulling the pin right out. Heating engineers love TRVs, as it's a good earner going around changing them. I would never have one in my house.
Great vid man thanks. I have a cold radiator and checked to see if it was a stuck pin but there is no warmth coming through the pipe to begin with. Any idea?
I have the same issue (although no TRV) in that there is not heat to either pipe - do wee assume therefore its a smudge build up blocking the input pipe ?
Hi DIY Guy. Thank you so much for this video. Have just repaired my daughter's cold radiator by removing the valve thing and releasing the little pin thing. Instant hot rad! 💪
Spent 39yrs whacking TRV Pins with my Gordon’s, screwdriver head. Never had a problem. Even had a Care home manager who whacked them with a Stilletto heal. Worked a treat. Happy days
Cheers matey, followed your expert advice, it was the TRV pin stuck. My only prob was removing said TRV head, it was a different collar/ make, I used grips and it came off. Hope I have not broken it. Hell of a job to put it back, so at the minute have left it off and will have another go tomorrow. Sure enoug applied downward pressure to the pin and it released, radiator toasty now. Thanks alot, have already subscribed as I do like your format and also the tools you use. Cheers.
Thank you so much! I just came across your video as one of my radiators was stone cold - turns out it was a stuck pin that I was able to fix in a matter of minutes!
Thank you for explaining so well, we took the thermostat off, gave a few pushes of the little pin valve. Hay presto we now have a hot radiator and saved ourselves £150 weekend call out fee
Thanks. Had two stone radiators. Watched two of your videos. Balanced them all and then discovered the two cold radiators had their thermostat pins stuck. A gentle tap or two released them. Hot radiators again. Happy days. Cheers.
Thanks man You're a legend. Followed your instructions re the trv head and pin and fixed the radiator It was like watch magic when I shocked the side of trv pin and the pin popped up. Thank you again...
On one of my radiators the bleed valve opening is facing the wall and goes all over my wallpaper. Is there a way of altering the direction of where the bleed valve opening faces? Many thanks for your great tips.
Great video, what about an upstairs dormer radiator where water isn't getting to the inlet at all (even pies to it cold). I tried bleeding and balancing the whole house radiators. Possibly thermostatic heating cut off dial (one with the temperature setting and red light?, as opposed to a valve with frost to five regulator) or the setting of the boiler water temperature not being high enough? Suppose could be deposit limiting flow to top floor but I think it could be something else as I would guess less material transported to higher levels.
From one diy guy to another - knew all about this before! Even built my own system flushing device. Well worth doing as long as you refill the system with a rust inhibitor. How many households have a protected heating system? Magna clean/Magna scale/Fernox.
Great Video my rad in the hallway was stone cold couldn’t remove the TRV it’s been on 20 + years so in frustration 1 very cold night I gave the side of the valve a few thumps with my rolling pin did the trick and instant heat 😊
Just a little tip that may help with the stuck TRV ..shut the lockshield valve now open bleed valve, now the system pressure is pushing on the TRV should now find it easier to release . Also should mention if bleeding the radiators and especially with a combi boiler the pressure would need checking after as if it falls to low the boiler will shut down . Always enjoy your videos tho 👏
Thanks for showing this, the problem was indeed a stuck pin, but your pressing and tapping didn't fix it. So I went to the DIY store to buy a new TRV and they suggested trying WD40 on the pin, before changing it. That did the trick, so you might want to add that to your suggestions. You did give me the confidence to get started though!
Great vid, thank you. I still don’t have heat in my rad after doing all this. The only part that is hot is the lockshield valve and pipework. Would you replace it?
Stuck pin under the TRV was my issue, wee wiggle with the grips and off it went, for the record though the entire pipe from the floor into the valve was stone cold so you can't always tell from the inlet alone, just a note from my experience, I didn't have much hope for it being the pin but hey presto, we're back in action! Saved a call out!
Hi and thanks for your excellent tuitions they are really good to understand. Question I have an old but very reliable system....Baxi Back Boiler cylinder in loft along with header tank and now because of disability I don’t/can’t use the bath all our showers are electric So we are heating up a large cylinder for nothing which is costing. I want to stick a gate valve on the input to the cylinder coil would the heating still run doing it it there if not where. Thank you so much in anticipation
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Thankyou so much! Single parent, and you've saved me so much money! God bless you and you're family
As an American I love watching the British,English,Scottish DIY videos bc it’s so much easier to retain each and ever word mostly bc the accident is that darn cool sounding ! “Then Just nip it up a bit” got me
He sounds South East England to me. I'm South West, I sound like Dumbledore from Harry Potter 😭😂
Naw, you guys!❤
@@Spencer_White 10 points to Sir Spencer
The systems are very different stateside....
Brits don't know s about heating.
Radiator fixed in 10 minutes! The pin was stuck. Thank you so much. Have learnt lots from you. Tomorrow I will balance my system. 😀😀
Just wanted to say a huge thank you for this video.
I've got a bedroom radiator that won't warm up. I bled it but made no difference. Found your brilliant video and it was a stuck TRV pin. I followed your advice got the pin loosed and bingo the radiator now heats up. I'm on a mega budget and you've saved me trying to find money I haven't got to call out an engineer. So thank you again 😊
i feel like a pro now. i fixed it because of this tutorial thanks!! never thought a working radiator would make me so happy
thanks mate, i moved to Scotland recently and turns out it was freezing as radiator wouldnt work. control unit was stiff so did that and then after seeing you with the ecv i tried that, and it worked. brilliant. i loosedned the pin and now it works like a charm. i'd wake up at night from the cold but now im much less miserable up here
Glad it helped
I was going to call a plumber but watched your video first, am so glad I did because I’ve only gone and fixed it myself! Woohoo! Proper chuffed with myself! Thank you for the video, I’ve subscribed and gonna look through your library to see what else I can fix 😄
Glad I could help! Thanks
hope you didn't use your husbands towel! 😂
I watched this a few months ago but didn't have any troublesome radiators, just rewatched now with a problematic radiator and it worked a treat, thank you. 👏👍🏼
Hi, Just followed your advice and in 2 minutes I freed the pin inside the thermostatic valve and hey presto hot water again in the radiator. Many thanks you just saved me some money, I think your advice is first class.
Nick
👍 Never worked with a radiator before, but bedroom one in house never worked - thanks to this discovered it was a rusted TRV pin, will be using replacement video in future too - amazing stuff.
Glad you like the vids :)
Just moved into a new house which needs some TLC and you just helped me get a radiator going! Cheers!
Anytime
Excellent tutorial. My living room radiator was warm at the top cold at the bottom after watching your video I rather nervously followed your instructions, and managed to drain, remove and flush it through and after re fitting and bleeding its working perfectly. Excellent work 👏 keep up your fantastic videos
Will do, thanks a lot
Can you please advice on what if the radiator doesn't have a valve at the top to bleed?
Brilliant! Just sorted two radiators with stuck pins. Thank you! Saved me a call out fee and my son has stopped moaning about being cold!!
That's brilliant 🙂
This is a great vid cheers mate!! I’ve had 2 cold radiators in my kitchen for ages and couldn’t get to the bottom of it… turns out the pins on the TRV valves were both stuck!! Gentle tap and wow!! Red hot in minutes! Cannot believe it! Subscribed!
Thanks so much for this. It was a trapped pin in mine. Really appreciate this. I’d spent the last 2 days bleeding all the radiators in the house. Then this video sorted it for me in 5 mins. Thanks again. You’re a star.
This is great advice. Getting the radiator back onto the wall and piping is a lil harder than described. Overall 10/10 and thank you
Really helpful guide to look out for if there is a problem with the radiator that the house holder can try before calling someone in to charge big money for something the home owner could do. Great tutorial guide and well compiled for ordinary people who would struggle to figure out a problem. I will have to rewatch this video a few more times to catch and more understand these hints. Especially which valve brings water in and which valve let's it out of rads and which way to turn valve to turn off or on the rad. Great job as usual to you and your great talent reaching out to ordinary people. Thank you so much
Your welcome. Thanks for the comment 👍
@@TheDIYGuy1 hi mate one of mine is just Luke warm in the bedroom hot has warm has the other ones the pipes are hot
@@jonathanbaldwin2195 need to rebalance your rads mate.
Thanks for sharing this information. It’s very helpful.
Top man thank you, as a bloke with zero DIY abiities, simply giving the TVR valve a few taps got it working for me, the pin is pretty stuck though, as in it doesnt move up and down. But what was once a cold radiator is now fully hot! And the Mrs thinks I'm a genius.
With a pregnant wife and toddler you have made our lounge a very comfortable warm today mate so thankyou 😊 it was the pin 📍
😀 your welcome
Hello, your explanation is really good and effectively worked. I saw more than 5 similar videos but you are the best among them. I just finished fixing my radiator by pulling out heat level packet, and by gently pushing it. Many thanks and good luck to you.
Glad it helped
Thank you so much, I am a woman on my own who has a freezing cold bedroom for just over a year, followed your advice with a gentle tap and wallah I now have a wonderful warm bedroom, plus I bled my lounge radiator which by the way had a lot of air in it to now having a full warm radiator 😊
For 2 years my room was freezing. I thought it was a water pressure issue and low and behold it was a stuck pin which took me 2 minutes to fix. Thanks a lot mate. Have a Merry Xmas and happy new year buddy 👍
Happy Xmas to you too. Glad the vid helped
I’m amazed how just because I was looking at a new bathroom radiator today you video popped up 🤗…
I’m so great full because thanks to you I can do it myself. Guess I will be binge watching more of your videos.
Happy Days.
Take care x
Great, thanks!
Simply pressing on the pin freed it up, thank you very much for the simple explanation.
Brilliant! Had a cold bathroom all winter, though tapping the valve didn't work I pulled the pin with some long nosed pliers. Radiator is toasty now 🙂
Glad it helped
Followed your instructions and now have a lovely hot radiator, Many Thanks
My radiator upstairs was cold for 8 years. Your tips on checking valves, thermostat and balancing worked. Brilliant advice thank you.
Your welcome 😃
Why bother after 8 years
8 years 😮😮😮
It was the pin! Life saver! Just moved across Europe in a new flat and landlady sent someone out who thought it was air in the pipe, "fixed" that end left saying it's fixed (it wasn't fixed)
Fantastic
Thanks
Love the video and the many positive comments from those this worked for… I was hoping my issue was a TRV pin sticking but despite trying the press to release approach I’ve still got a hot pipe below the valve but an ice cold radiator the other side of the valve. Bled and no air and it’s a new radiator on a recently flushed system.
Saved me a lot of hassle there! mate! Can’t get plumbers to come out for small jobs these days but it was just a stuck TRV pin, sorted in ten mins thanks to your video!👍🏻
Your welcome 👍
Problem is that “small job”, needs an experienced engineer to sort for you or you’d easily do it yourself. Vans run on fuel, they cost to insure, public liability to pay for etc. £85 minimum I charge for something local like that. You are paying for experience not time. Customers think it’s expensive because they think you’ve only been here 10 mins. Then they think we are ripping them off, but we are not. If you are a self employed plumber you’ll realise quickly the reason why we don’t go to “small jobs”.
@@Metal05 the problem is not the price. I've had plumbers give me exorbitant fees for a small job and I said sure, when can you come by, and all I get is silence after that. Why reply with a high fee and then ignore the customer when he agrees to it?
And it's not just plumbers, other trades are the same.
Thank you! Your video led me to diagnose a sticky pin in the thermostatic valve! It had completely blocked the flow through the radiator. Fixed now. 🎉🎉🎉
My house has been freezing lately, always thought it was a massive job to fix but thanks to this our house is nice and toastie, thanks again mate. Subscribed
Perfect, thanks for subscribing
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Hi
Stuck TRV pin here. 4 years it hasn't worked. Thank you. Pre RUclips this would have been a closely guarded trade secret. Subscribing now.
Good simple basic explanation.
My hall radiator was not working and as the thermostat was just up the stairs the heating was unregulated.
The input was hot but the radiator failed to respond until my wife said she would call a plumber and a few days later it worked perfectly! Possibly a small blockage which cleared itself.
Seriously I had flushed a bedroom radiator last year and was amazed at the gunge which came out.
I have put thermostatic valves on nearly all now and keep an eye on their condition.
Presumably a Norfolk boy like myself.
Yep, Norfolk too 👍
Thank you from a 73 year old ‘girl’ 😂This took less than 5minutes to fix. So easy! Can’t imagine how much it would have cost to call someone out. Subscribed. Thanks again!
You're welcome! Thanks for subscribing
Thanks! The pin was definitely stuck and with your advice I fixed the radiator in a minute!
thanks for the video. just got the rad working and we are now all warm. cheers mate
Thanks for video. Helped me get my cold radiator working. Very clear presentation style
Great video! Recently moved to the UK from a tropical country where heating is not needed so Im not familiar at all with all the system.
Been over a month with one cold radiator and no clue on how to fix it but it took just 3 minutes after I watched this video to make it work again!!
Very thankful with the DIY guy and you've just gained a new subscriber!
Your welcome 😊
Thank you man:) I followed the hints and the radiator is working again. You slay!!!
Thanks to your video, now fixed my cold radiator. 👌
Thank u soo much for this video, my bedroom radiator was stone cold. I tried doing what u suggested...removed the thermostat valve and pressed gently on TRV pin....and bingo...hot radiator!! Easy as that !! Thank u so much
Glad it helped
Hi Mate, just managed to unstick my TRV pin thanks to this video, saved me some money!, keep up the helpful vids really appreciate the help👍🏻
The third option worked after trying on 1 and 2 for few days. Great upload.
On older, non pressurized systems, its a good idea to turn the heating off before bleeding the radiators,
as it is possibly to pull air in rather than release it. It's also a good idea to loosen off the actuator head in the summer.
If the pin is stuck, you can often free it by using a pair of pliers to gently ease it up, not pulling up and pulling the pin
right out. Heating engineers love TRVs, as it's a good earner going around changing them. I would never have one in my house.
Thank you so much for your video. I have just repaired a sticking pin. You have saved me calling out a plumber.
This was very helpful and I fixed the radiator in the children’s room. I am super grateful for this video! I wish I could give it 10 thumbs up!
Haha thanks a lot. Glad it helped
Great vid man thanks. I have a cold radiator and checked to see if it was a stuck pin but there is no warmth coming through the pipe to begin with. Any idea?
I have the same issue (although no TRV) in that there is not heat to either pipe - do wee assume therefore its a smudge build up blocking the input pipe ?
Great info. Enthusiastic diy'er but always been a bit foggy on radiators, thanks for the easy to follow info. 👏👍🏼
Thank you very much for this. Fixed my cold radiator in less than a minute!
Thanks Mate! The first option worked for me. Took me 5 mins and saved me money and earned me Brownie points 😊
Thanks so much! I just fixed my cold radiator!! I removed the the valve and gave some gentle hits as you said and it worked!
Excellent!
Thank you. Followed your tips and got my radiator nice and hot after being cold in an unused room for years.
Nice work!
Thank you so much for that clear concise video. Radiator now working again! AAAAA
My TRV was stuck and this solved my problem. Great work. Thanks.
Hi DIY Guy. Thank you so much for this video. Have just repaired my daughter's cold radiator by removing the valve thing and releasing the little pin thing. Instant hot rad! 💪
Hah great stuff
Two old radiotor working again, stuck TRV pins. Thank you for sharing your knowledge 😊
Nice simple video, just fixed a stuck TRV so heating sorted in that room. Next to balance all the radiators, once I can figure out the correct order.
Spent 39yrs whacking TRV Pins with my Gordon’s, screwdriver head. Never had a problem. Even had a Care home manager who whacked them with a Stilletto heal. Worked a treat. Happy days
Cheers matey, followed your expert advice, it was the TRV pin stuck. My only prob was removing said TRV head, it was a different collar/ make, I used grips and it came off. Hope I have not broken it. Hell of a job to put it back, so at the minute have left it off and will have another go tomorrow. Sure enoug applied downward pressure to the pin and it released, radiator toasty now. Thanks alot, have already subscribed as I do like your format and also the tools you use. Cheers.
Thanks for subscribing and glad you like the videos
Fixed my radiator in 3 mins. Didn't remember you could remover the valve without risking leeks etc. Got it sorted, so thanks!
Thank you so much! I just came across your video as one of my radiators was stone cold - turns out it was a stuck pin that I was able to fix in a matter of minutes!
omg thank you for this video, i just had a stuck pin, the little tippy tap popped it right back up. cheers!
Thankyou for explaining about a cold radiator. I've just mended it. Amazing
Goated video. All radiators working flawlessly now.
Thank you for explaining so well, we took the thermostat off, gave a few pushes of the little pin valve. Hay presto we now have a hot radiator and saved ourselves £150 weekend call out fee
Really helpful. for me worked the first option. the pins were stocked in 2 radiators. Thanks a lot.
The TRV freeing-up instruction worked a treat!
radiator fixed, money definatley saved. thanks.
Thanks. Had two stone radiators. Watched two of your videos. Balanced them all and then discovered the two cold radiators had their thermostat pins stuck. A gentle tap or two released them. Hot radiators again. Happy days. Cheers.
Thanks man
You're a legend.
Followed your instructions re the trv head and pin and fixed the radiator
It was like watch magic when I shocked the side of trv pin and the pin popped up.
Thank you again...
Your very welcome 👍 glad you learnt something today
Thanks!
Your welcome, thanks 😊
Thank you so much, just sorted my cold radiator with the TRV tip! 🙌🏽
Thanks... This video has saved me a plumber call out... 😉 👍🏻
Great tips, thank you. What happens if the rad and both pipes are cold?
Thank you for a really clear explanation. Fixed my cold radiator as the TRV pin was stuck, & managed to release it.
Perfect 👍
I wish I had found you sooner, I’ve had lots of radiator issues which you are explaining so well
On one of my radiators the bleed valve opening is facing the wall and goes all over my wallpaper. Is there a way of altering the direction of where the bleed valve opening faces? Many thanks for your great tips.
There often is yes 👍
Great video, what about an upstairs dormer radiator where water isn't getting to the inlet at all (even pies to it cold). I tried bleeding and balancing the whole house radiators. Possibly thermostatic heating cut off dial (one with the temperature setting and red light?, as opposed to a valve with frost to five regulator) or the setting of the boiler water temperature not being high enough? Suppose could be deposit limiting flow to top floor but I think it could be something else as I would guess less material transported to higher levels.
From one diy guy to another - knew all about this before! Even built my own system flushing device. Well worth doing as long as you refill the system with a rust inhibitor. How many households have a protected heating system? Magna clean/Magna scale/Fernox.
Hi fellow DIY guy
It’s just something people tend to forget nowadays and when they start getting corrosion and pin holes they wished they hadn’t forgotten.
Great Video my rad in the hallway was stone cold couldn’t remove the TRV it’s been on 20 + years so in frustration 1 very cold night I gave the side of the valve a few thumps with my rolling pin did the trick and instant heat 😊
first time home owner and this video helped me a lt!! thank you very much! GOD BLESS YOU!
Thanks for this. Sorted my radiator out straight away 😊
I'm delighted that my radiator is heating up again. Thank you so much for this very helpful video!
Just a little tip that may help with the stuck TRV ..shut the lockshield valve now open bleed valve, now the system pressure is pushing on the TRV should now find it easier to release . Also should mention if bleeding the radiators and especially with a combi boiler the pressure would need checking after as if it falls to low the boiler will shut down . Always enjoy your videos tho 👏
Thanks for showing this, the problem was indeed a stuck pin, but your pressing and tapping didn't fix it. So I went to the DIY store to buy a new TRV and they suggested trying WD40 on the pin, before changing it. That did the trick, so you might want to add that to your suggestions. You did give me the confidence to get started though!
Thanks. Good tip, not something I usually try that one.
Great vid, thank you. I still don’t have heat in my rad after doing all this. The only part that is hot is the lockshield valve and pipework. Would you replace it?
Stuck pin under the TRV was my issue, wee wiggle with the grips and off it went, for the record though the entire pipe from the floor into the valve was stone cold so you can't always tell from the inlet alone, just a note from my experience, I didn't have much hope for it being the pin but hey presto, we're back in action! Saved a call out!
Great guides.
Could you add video for correcting pressure after bleeding or cleaning the sludge. Thank you
I will see what I can do
Brilliant! I've just taken off a thermostatic valve and fixed the cold radiator in my office. Thank you.
Glad it helped
Wasn't looking so no idea how I came across this but hey, in summary, problem solved here, so very many thanks!
Glad it helped!
Great video well explained but my valves are the same at both ends..its v old ...so no trv pin on the right to knock. Any suggestions for me please?
This guy explains it brilliantly
Thanks
Yep. Stuck pin. It popped out, when slightly hitting the side. Thanks for your video!
Excellent instructions, thank you so much, stuck TRV fixed all by myself (with your help)
Great to hear!
Some of the radiators was not working in our house ,thanks to you really helped.Good job thank you so much again. I just subscribed your channel.
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Jeez...feel like a proper DIYer...gave the valve a good whack and we're good to go again 👍👍
Hi and thanks for your excellent tuitions they are really good to understand. Question I have an old but very reliable system....Baxi Back Boiler cylinder in loft along with header tank and now because of disability I don’t/can’t use the bath all our showers are electric So we are heating up a large cylinder for nothing which is costing. I want to stick a gate valve on the input to the cylinder coil would the heating still run doing it it there if not where. Thank you so much in anticipation
Hi just came across your video, had two cold radiators both had the sticky valve problem, thanks for the tip. Regards David
No problem 👍