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It's Czech Mate
Tiff, can you tell me more about balancing the system, i've got one rad thats very slow to heat up, all the rest are boiling and no air, got a combi boiler?
As for the OP, as per everyone else, dont pay till your happy.
As Tiff isnt here yet, will I do.
Is the slow rad near or far away from the boiler, has it got a thermostatic rad valve fitted or a normal valve fitted?
Easiest way to see if its a balancing prob is to turn the rest of the rads off, with the CH turned on and the slow rad turned on only, now does the slow rad get hot quickly?
If it does, too balance the rads in, the rads that are closest to the boiler you need to turn down and the furthest away open up, (Most rad valves have about 4 turns from open to closed) you will have 2 rad valves, (the copper pipe to the valves 1 of the pipes will be slightly hotter) adjust the hotter valve only, anti clockwise to turn down and clockwise to turn up,
Try that and report back!
