Get More Heat From Your Radiators ~ System Balance
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- čas přidán 22. 05. 2024
- How to balance your heating system, get all your radiators the same temperature and get more heat.
Roger gets his whiteboard out and makes good on a promise he made 2 years ago.
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this genuinely saved me £90 and a cold nights sleep - im a 25 year old woman who has never lived away from her parents so i was so scared and out of my depth lol! the relief i felt after spending over 5 hours this evening trying to fix my radiator, only to finally stumble across the video that helped is unmatched!! i am so, so grateful. thank you thank you thank you!!!!!!!
That's brilliant! Well done, just be careful messing with the system, I dont want to scare you off from diy as I think people should know more, I just wouldn't want you to give yourself an air lock or anything. You won't do that messing with the lock shield and therm valves so they are fine, just be careful with the boiler itself or taking things apart on the rads. Other than that, I wish more people would overcome their fear. Most things are designed to be fool proof, so whilst you could cause an issue due to inexperience, it is unlikely and its better to learn and understand these things.
Being in the building services industry for over 20 years this is the best explanation of a basic radiator system. Fantastic and enjoyed the whole video. Thank you 👏👏
same! thanks for the video !
I've lived in my house for 8 years, a 3 floor town house and have spent a lot of effort trying to get the bottom floor lounge warm. After watching this i now match my room temperature with the middle floor thermostsat. Now that ive done it it seems obvious. Thanks for the presentation that changed things for me. Much appreciated
Funnily enough I'm exactly the same! Our master bedroom is quite cold and I think it might be at the end of the chain. I'm going to give this a try!
Hi what do you match match room with middle floor temperature? I live in the same set up but the top floor is always cold
Downstairs is 20 (where the thermostat is) 1st floor 17.5 and top floor 16!
So having had two "professional" plumbers out to sort my heating and having been told there must be a blockage in the pipes I did some digging. Ended u0 replacing two radiators and still no solution. Then I stumbled on to this video and it all made sense. Had a go at balancing today and already its so much better. Going to spend a little more time soon and I'm.sure all will be sorted. Thank you so much.
I don’t know what I’d do without Roger 🙌🏽… I’m renovating a 19thC house and learning on the job. I’m a sculptor so not totally clueless with materials, but suffice to say, with each new process I take onboard, Roger is the calm, real voice of experience I can rely on. THANKYOU 🙏🏽
Roger is like the dad you always wanted (to learn from.....:)
Thanks for the tutorial. So after 25 years of DIY I finally know that a lockshield valve is not just for preventing air bubbles in your pipes when refilling a radiator (which I believed when I was told by a plumber about 25 years ago haha).
I’ve had radiators on and off the wall as part of the renovation as well as putting new ones in. Balancing is on my list of things to do, so this is great
Excellent video. Keeping technical explanations and diagrams simple, helps to absorb the information, and aids in taking on the task. Brilliant! Thanks.
Thanks Roger, very helpful. I've just replaced all my rads, thermostatic and lockshield valves and will need to do this before autumn arrives.Cheers!
OMG! Such an informative video! There are so many videos showing/telling you how to balance your system but this ACTUALLY explains how and why to do it! I understand it all so much more now. Thank you - brilliant tutorial 😊
Many thanks, a complete eye opener. I'd never come across radiator balancing before, but it all makes sense the way you explained it. A task to complete before the onset of winter.
Wow! I just went from knowing nothing at all about central heating to having a basic knowledge about how it works in a few minutes. Great video! 👍
Yes, exactly!
The question is:- how do you know which is the flow and return on a rad ?
@@alanb1935 return is colder
@@alanb1935 Feel the pipes. The hottest one is the feed !
Took the words right out of my mouth 👍 thanks Roger
Brilliant explanation of the working of a system! So glad I watched this video before bleeding my radiators.
Many thanks.
I don't know why I have thermostatic valves on the radiators, the wife has them all turned up full honk, all year round, she uses the main thermostat as her "master" temperature control, so no need for controls on the boiler either! Good job I've doctored the bugger so it can't exceed 20°C, Ha Ha!👍
Good video, thanks!
This comment has just made my day! Classic man v woman tussle on house temperature!! Love it!!
Thank you Roger and the team for producing this video. That's me away to give it a go. Please keep up the good work as I am learning all the time. I am glad that I am not the only one who needs this explaining.
Thank you, Roger, for such a clear and simple explanation. God bless! 🙏🏻
I'd halfway figured this needed doing but this really helps add some method to my madness! I was focusing on limiting flow rates, but adjusting the return valves makes perfect sense - thanks! 👍
Your info is magic , ive solved two problems already, fixed my troublesome motorised zone valve, and air in radiator , thank you .
Great teaching for an electrician who loves plumbing stuff ( frustrated plumber) . Didn’t think about balancing the radiators but I can now see why you would. Very interesting. Don’t forget the automatic /bypass valve for systems with TVR’s on all radiators .
Such an excellent explanation ... after 15 years I understand now why my front room radiators are not so hot and specially since I had the new efficient boiler 2 years ago.
Thank you
Just done this and the difference is amazing ! Every radiator in the house is now piping hot where before I had 3 that just were not performing . Thanks for the vid , not worried about a cold winter now 😎👍
Cheers! Absolutely superb video. It had been power flushed and have radiators on a separate run that wouldn't heat up. Balanced them all and it's working! Thanks Roger!
Appreciated Roger! Thanks for sharing some sound advice. Cheers till next time!
Thanks Rodger explained so the novice can understand how it works and how to sort out any problems I’ve been looking for a video to show me exactly what you’ve been on about for a while now so thanks a million
Absolutely love this. Thanks for your insight Roger
as my dad always said,water finds the route of least resistance.great work roger.
Honestly, I’ve watched so many videos to fully understand the lock shield valve’s purpose fully and what happens when you close/open this valve. This is best video and the only one for me that explained it so clearly. What worked for me is when you said ‘water is lazy’ 😂. Amazing. I watched this video last year and watched it again now just now to remind myself about the lock shield valve. Thanks 🙏
Yet another excellent explanation in simple language. Even if not planning to carry out the work, these are so good as general interest and educational resources for a home owner and DIY enthusiast. Thank you.
Such a pleasure to watch someone with a true love for his craft , silky slick teaching skills too sir .. well done indeed
just wanted to say thank you, your vids are so clear and easy to understand and really helpful.
I work in a school and was having issues with a few radiators, this did the job nicely.
Every now and again, I’m glad our devices listen to our conversations..! My friend and I were talking about the heating today; I switch on the iPad and CZcams and there is your video as a ‘suggestion’!!! 21 years I’ve lived in my house and the living room rad has never felt more than warm... Now having turned the ‘exit’ valves on the preceding rads to almost off, the living room is too hot! Thanks. :-)
What a great bloke sharing his knowledge ..well done mate
Thanks for posting this video I followed your instructions and other CZcams videos just like this one it has done the job, my fat is a lot warmer and my central heating is not always trying to heat the flat. Keep up the good work the videos are very useful.
Great information and help. Will use this method when it’s time for the heating to come on again 👍🏼
Love this guy’s vids. No BS, just factual and to the point
This is so helpful, love your videos on this channel. Thank you very much!
Brilliant video, thanks. It was actually entertaining as well as really clearly explained and practically helpful.
Great video for explains the rudiments of a heating system. Be aware that when selecting raidiators the outputs manufacturers give are based on a differential temperature of 60 Celsius that is the difference between the radiator water temperature and the room that means the boiler needs to run at 80 Celsius . For every 6 Celsius we reduce the boiler water temperature the radiator selected size needs to be 10% bigger eg if we need a heat output of 1kw then a radiator of 1.1kW is needed. To run the system with a boiler temperature of 50 Celsius radiators need to be selected with a heat output of 200% so as to get a 1kW heat output the radiator needs to be selected with a 2.0 kW output. Unfortunately very few radiator manufacturers provide this information on their literature. Hope this helps folks.
thank you for the information it has helped me a lot i just wish manufacturers would tell the truth why make it hard when you can make it simple
That's why people complain there is no heat when cowboys fit the new heat pumps without a completely new set of radiators and pipes.
Not sure what you mean be increaseing the Rad size by 200% for reduction of Boiler Temp of 30°C should it not be 150% ?
Why would one radiator have cold water in it plenty of pressure plenty of water passing through it no air whatsoever but no warm water at all I had the system running while bleeding it through and the water dosent even get luke warm the valves are ok at either side I changed the thermostatic one
@@seanrichards2962 maybe an air lock or a stuck valve.
Thanks so much for this video I found it really helpful. Your way of explaining things gave me confidence to tackle balancing my radiators, great video!
This guy is an excellent presenter / teacher. Very clearly and simply explained. If you watch this you WILL understand balancing!
You're a very good instructor, thank you!
Best explanation I have seen of how it works. Thanks. Another useful video.
So glad I found this video we've just lost my dad and he did all the radiators. My mum has a rad that is not putting out heat in the hall and this video has been so helpful I've actually learnt loads and found it interesting how it all fits together round the house. Thanks for the helpful video.
Brilliant explanation! Even I could understand it :-) Thanks so much!
Superb video! A job I've been wanting to tackle but wasn't sure how to go about it on a practical level. Just need to do it now!
Great video as always Roger. Thank you 🙏
Another great video. Many thanks. Love your straight talking and clarity. You've also got a good sense of humour 😃
Been trying to understand what balancing was and been trying to suss out how you balance an underflow heating system with the flow meters, you have just made me an expert after your wonderful illustrations and explanation in balance and flow of water thank you very much Sir.
Best explanation/video on system balancing I have seen, now I understand what I was doing wrong. Thank you so much !!
Great video! Think I understand as a lay person/normal homeowner. Thanks!
Thanks for this - I had balanced all my radiators but then had an extension built - another shower, towel rail and radiator all added onto the existing infrastructure but not sure on which flowline! and since then we have had a lot of issues with the radiators. Trying to work out the flow sequence has hurt my head but just starting with the ones that get hot quickly is nice and simple!
Fantastic, easy to understand video Roger, with some great humour thrown in too. Love it!
Thanks for uploading :)
After you have undertaken all this or even BEFORE try this cheap little tip which I have been using for some 15 years now.
Get some aluminium foil and some cardboard now measure each radiator then cut your cardboard to the length of your radiator (your ahead of me already ) then wrap your cardboard with the aluminium foil then CUT two corresponding slots where the radiator brackets are then slip the foil and cardboard down behind the radiator lining it up with the radiator brackets.
It should look something like this ;
===||=======||=== .You pay your gas bill to heat the room NOT the wall so this reflects OFF the aluminium back into the room, the best thing is you can leave it there winter and summer.
One further little tip be extra careful wrapping the aluminium foil as it will tear very easily
After just watching another vid about this,and being non thr wiser,I watched this and all became clear.Thank you.
Thanks Roger you have a great way to make it sound easy
I am going to balance my ones today , and have a digital thermometer to test it out .
Thanks for the great video.
Thank you Roger!
When I were a lad, I was taught the importance of bleeding radiators. Always checking them before the weather started turning cool for autumn. My step-dad did a great job of teaching my siblings and me to independent enough to not need to call in the trades-people for general work (but to also recognise when it was a good idea to call in the professionals). So over the years I am pleased to be able to say my skills have expanded a lot.
This is a huge new piece of information that I never had previously. My current central heating system was installed a little over 5 years ago (replacing an archaic back-boiler and gas heater system). I was extremely pleased with the work done, and it has served me well. This weekend, I am going to check (and if necessary adjust) the balance. I didn't even know this was a thing!
The system does have cold water storage and a cylinder with an immersion heater element. So hearing you mention more info to follow about such a system, I will be waiting with bated breath to see what more I can do to improve its efficiency.
I've learned a lot from the Skill Builder channel, and am very grateful for the time you and your associates put into creating the content.
So I'm off to invest in thermostatic valves to replace the basic 0-5 valves on the system (been meaning to do that for 5 years). And then to repair what I think is a sticky valve, which is causing my system to refuse to provide heat to the radiators unless the water cylinder also needs it's contents heating.
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Thanks for a great explanation and giving me the understanding and confidence to have a look at a cold radiator ! Cheers !
Great video. Not at all confident when it comes to plumbing so this is great for understanding- plus the system in our house is microbore- an utter ball-ache.
Thank you very much, sir! None of the others I watched, explained things nearly as well as you.
Explains this very clearly. Excellent video
Best explanation of Radiator balancing I have seen :) Thanks
Great videos, it’s all depends on the installation of pipe work and number of radiators and the distance, a good heating engineer don’t cut corners and being tight on pipe work, so the balancing easy.
If balancing doesn’t work, then clean your system and change the pump, because the pump can be weak.
Excellent video about temperature differential mentioned there.
Fantastic as always. Cheers Roger
What a wonderfully educational channel ! Subscribed after the first video, now onto my 3rd clip...Thank you !
Thank you ...straight forwardly explained...and more importantly it worked!
Thanks, wasn't aware that's how you balance radiator, using the 11 degree difference method. Appreciate the video.
The best explanation of Balancing I’ve seen 👍🏾
I can't wait to have a go at this! Brilliant!
Great explanation. So clear and precise. Thanks a lot
Thanks great vid! Never understood what balancing the system meant until I just watched this, well I'm a sparky aren't I? ! Thought my gaffe was getting a bit cold in some rooms, just watched this, and it completely explains why! All my return V/Vs on every rad were wide open :) So, i've closed the ones nearest the boiler a couple of turns, and it's made quite a difference already. It's too late right now to do the 11 degC check, I'll have another go tomorrow. I also bled the system tonight too, there was loads of air in one rad!
Great explanation of what the lock shield valve is actually doing to the flow of water! Now I get it!! Thank you!
great explanation, I will be attempting this as I have to replace an old thermostatic valve on 1 upstairs so the system will need draining down and it will be a good time to try this, I may even get the one cold rad that struggles to get hot to work properly.
Clear, concise brilliant! Big thankyou.
Thanks again - very helpful. I'm going to track all the pipework/rads to see the flow and balance the system.
Wow, absolutely brilliant, so well explained, will be attempting to balance our rads tomorrow, thankyou
Brilliant 👍🏻
Thanks for sharing your expertise, this information has helped me sort out my home heating system just in time before the cold winter ❄️🥶👏🏻
Brilliant describing and explaining skills.
You always impress me Sir. Thanks for the brilliant instructions. You have trained me on showers and heating system balance. What is next, I ponder.
SORRY FORGOT TO SAY THANKYOU FOR THE UP LOAD I WILL NOW DO IT MYSELF ........
Brilliant video, ur light uses of humour make all ur videos very enjoyable to watch.
Thank you! Invaluable information.
Once again a mass of REAL info to help get things correct NICEONE FELLA😉👍
Been trying to get a plumber out to sort out some of these issues on my heating system for 4 months now and just about given up. This video has just saved me a fair few quid! Many thanks.
Isn't it a nightmare trying to get help. I had to fix my own as well.
Thanks a lot going to try this tomorrow solid fuel stove only 3 rads hot out of 6 in a bungalow hope it works.
What really useful information for the layman. Thank you very much 👍🏼
Best description I've watched so far... thank you
excellent content&explanation! now looking to learn how to optimize the boiler usage.
Thanks for the video, got few rads downstairs which take a lot longer to heat up, with the boiler being in the loft.. Thanks again 👍🏼
Thank you for this very clear explanation!
Thanks for this clear and easy fix.
Very knowledgeable person, was able to explain so any central heating Dumb can understand. I learnt a lot today.
Thank you sincerely. By the way, I am 88 years old
Very knowledgeable, hence able to simplify the instructions
Been doing enduser training for 30+ years, I've found the K.I.S.S system of training works best, KISS stands for Keep It Simple Stupid. and is very adaptable and works in any environment
Brilliant.... very clear explanation... off to dig out the infrared thermo :-)
Bang for your bucks. Great content well done Roger. A huge help in spite of your wiggly lines
Superb video. I'm going to have a look at balancing my system tomorrow.
Brilliant, this man can explain things in a manner even I can understand 👍
Many thanks for a brilliant video Roger!Saved me alot of head scratching. 🙂👍
Very helpful and to the point information... many thanks, great video..
What a beautiful video, so well explained and with the new gas prices.
IV always struggled in winter down stairs always cooler than upstairs, which I prefer the other way round as I only need main bed room rad on low, rest of upstairs gets most of heat from downstairs rooms.
Thank you.
Great to see you back Sir Roger, hope you are keeping well.
Thanks mate. I am well I think but I am no doctor
So Easy to understand, i have learned something today, Thank You