Trinacheile
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Hello,
Got a radiator efficiency question:
We are in a house that has 4 old radiators that only heat up at the top, and are stone cold in the middle and at the bottom. There is one new radiator in the bathroom and that gives great heat.
We've bled the old radiators and it's had no effect, so from reading this forum and looking at DIY sites we're thinking they are probably clogged up, with limescale or general crud. Plumbing experts - does that sound likely?
We'd like to have a go flushing them out, but we're not sure how to do this, and if it's limescale inside, I presume it's stuck inside like in a kettle, so it would need something to dissolve it? (we use vinegar for this in the kettle...)
We'd be thinking of trying to go the DIY route if it's possible, just to save on the sponds.
Has anyone had any experience of doing this themselves?
Or if that's not a practical idea for plumbing novices like ourselves, would you have an estimate of costs for this?
Thanks!
Got a radiator efficiency question:
We are in a house that has 4 old radiators that only heat up at the top, and are stone cold in the middle and at the bottom. There is one new radiator in the bathroom and that gives great heat.
We've bled the old radiators and it's had no effect, so from reading this forum and looking at DIY sites we're thinking they are probably clogged up, with limescale or general crud. Plumbing experts - does that sound likely?
We'd like to have a go flushing them out, but we're not sure how to do this, and if it's limescale inside, I presume it's stuck inside like in a kettle, so it would need something to dissolve it? (we use vinegar for this in the kettle...)
We'd be thinking of trying to go the DIY route if it's possible, just to save on the sponds.
Has anyone had any experience of doing this themselves?
Or if that's not a practical idea for plumbing novices like ourselves, would you have an estimate of costs for this?
Thanks!