A radiator that stays warm when the heating is turned off can be confusing at first, especially when the rest of the system has cooled down. I’ve had this happen before, and it made me think the boiler was still running even though everything was switched off. Once I looked into it properly, the reason … Read more
When a radiator is warm at the top and bottom but noticeably cooler through the centre, it normally means the heat isn’t circulating evenly across the panel. I’ve seen this happen before, and at first it feels unusual because most radiator problems affect the top or the bottom rather than the middle. But once I … Read more
When a radiator is hot at the top but noticeably cold at the bottom, it usually means something inside is holding back the flow of water. I’ve had this happen before, and it creates a situation where the radiator looks like it’s working because the top section feels warm, but the heat isn’t spreading properly. … Read more
When a radiator only heats on one side, the room never feels properly warm, even if the heating has been on for hours. I’ve had this happen in places I’ve lived before, and each time the symptoms were fairly similar. One side of the radiator warmed as expected while the other stayed noticeably cooler, almost … Read more
Radiator Only Gets Warm at the Bottom (How I Actually Fixed Mine) When a radiator only heats at the bottom while the top stays cold, the room never warms the way it should. I’ve dealt with this issue in more than one property now, and each time the symptoms were the same — the boiler … Read more
I ran into this problem during a cold spell when the boiler would fire up normally, the radiators all heated nicely for about 10–15 minutes — then the heat just stopped spreading. Some radiators stayed warm, others faded out, and the whole house felt like the system had taken a break halfway through doing its … Read more
I discovered this problem one winter when I turned the heating on and noticed one radiator barely reacted. It stayed lukewarm for nearly half an hour — unless I turned off the radiators in other rooms. Then suddenly it got piping hot. That was the giveaway. The radiator wasn’t faulty at all — it simply … Read more
I used to leave my heating on low throughout the night because I thought it would save money and keep the house comfortable. But after actually testing it through a few winters, the results were nothing like what I expected. Radiators overnight behave differently depending on insulation, boiler type, and how quickly the house loses … Read more
I didn’t expect this one the first time it happened. The radiator gave off a strange dusty smell the moment it heated up — something between a warm electrical smell and dust on metal. I’d never noticed it before, but it turns out this is one of the most common radiator questions in winter. 1. … Read more
A knocking radiator is a lot harder to ignore than a clicking one. The first time it happened in my house, it actually made me think something was wrong with the boiler. But banging noises almost always come from movement or pressure changes rather than anything dangerous. The noise in my case sounded like someone … Read more