I first noticed this problem during a freezing spell last year. One radiator in the house would heat up perfectly when the heating came on, almost as if nothing was wrong — then about 20 minutes later, it would cool down again while the rest of the radiators carried on as normal. It wasn’t fully … Read more
I realised something was off with one of my radiators a few months ago when I switched the heating on before getting the kids ready for bed. The rest of the house warmed up normally, but this one radiator took so long to get going that the room still felt chilly nearly half an hour … Read more
I noticed this problem during a cold week last winter. The heating would come on, most of the radiators warmed up gradually like they always do, but one of them refused to heat unless I turned the boiler temperature right up. It wasn’t broken, but it definitely wasn’t behaving normally. If I lowered the boiler … Read more
When one radiator isn’t working but every other radiator in the house is heating perfectly, it can drive you mad. It feels personal — like that one radiator has just decided it’s done participating in the household. I’ve had this exact issue in a couple of different properties, and the truth is this: when only … Read more
A radiator that’s hot on one side and cold on the other is one of those problems that looks weird but actually isn’t. It usually tells you exactly where the flow is getting blocked. I’ve had this happen in a house where the left panel was roasting and the right side felt like it wasn’t … Read more
A radiator that’s warm at the bottom but cold at the top is almost always trying to tell you something simple: air has collected in the top section and hot water can’t reach it properly. It’s one of the most common radiator problems in the UK, and luckily, it’s also one of the easiest to … Read more
When a radiator isn’t getting hot at all, it feels like the whole house is against you. You turn the heating on, the boiler fires up, other rooms start warming… and that one radiator just sits there stone-cold. I’ve had this happen in a rental, in my own house, and even after installing new valves … Read more
Bleeding a radiator feels like the obvious fix when it’s not heating properly — and most of the time, it helps. But sometimes you bleed it, water comes out normally, you close the valve… and the radiator still stays cold. It’s one of the most common heating problems in the UK, and it usually means … Read more
The hallway is usually the coldest part of a UK home, and once you understand how a hallway actually behaves, it makes complete sense. It sits right next to the front door, it has stairs pulling heat upwards, and it’s normally the last place anyone insulates properly. The result? Even if the living room is … Read more
A lot of people try to warm their living room by cranking the thermostat, but if you’ve got a draughty front door, a cold floor, or a sofa blocking the radiator, the thermostat won’t fix anything. You end up paying more for the same cold room. I learned this the hard way in a rental … Read more