When radiators upstairs heat normally while downstairs radiators remain cold or sluggish, the boiler is rarely the cause. In most UK homes, this pattern points to how hot water is being distributed ra...
When some radiators heat quickly while others lag behind or feel unpredictable, the problem is rarely the boiler itself. In most UK homes, uneven radiator heating is a sign that hot water is not being...
When a radiator heats up normally and then cools down again while the rest of the system continues running, it usually indicates an imbalance in how hot water is circulating. The radiator is receiving...
When one radiator takes much longer to heat than the others, it’s usually a sign that circulation to that radiator is weaker than it should be. Radiators don’t all warm up at exactly the same pace, bu...
When a radiator only heats properly after the boiler temperature is turned right up, it is signalling a circulation weakness rather than a lack of heat. In UK heating systems, this behaviour usually m...
When one radiator stays cold while every other radiator in the house heats normally, the problem is almost always local to that radiator rather than the heating system as a whole. In UK homes, this pa...
When a radiator is hot on one side and cold on the other, the uneven pattern often looks confusing but is usually very specific. In UK heating systems, this behaviour nearly always points to restricte...
When a radiator is warm at the bottom but cold at the top, the pattern usually points to a circulation issue rather than a fault with the radiator itself. In UK heating systems, this behaviour is extr...
When a radiator stays completely cold while the rest of the heating appears to work, it usually feels like the problem is isolated and stubborn. The boiler runs, other rooms begin to warm, yet one rad...
Bleeding a radiator is often the first thing people try when it fails to heat properly, and in many cases it works. When bleeding makes no difference and the radiator stays cold, it usually means the ...