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Rad Wont (Permanently) Turn Off

  • 03-04-2019 6:18pm
    #1
    Aniya Immense Numeral
    Posts: 0 ✭ Aniya Immense Numeral


    Hi all

    I have this rad in an outhouse.

    When I turn it down to the "0" setting, it will turn off.

    However when I go back in the next day, it is back full on and I have to turn the knob up to 4 or 5 and turn it back down to "0" to turn it off. This has to be done every day to keep it turned off.

    Am I missing something?


Comments

  • #2
    Aniya Immense Numeral
    Posts: 0 ✭ Aniya Immense Numeral


    Photos repositioned:


  • #3
    Wearb
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 6,469 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wearb


    Perhaps 0 isn’t fully off and the space is cooling enough to activate it.

    Do you have another head that you can swap around?


  • #4
    Aniya Immense Numeral
    Posts: 0 ✭ Aniya Immense Numeral


    Wearb wrote: »
    Perhaps 0 isn’t fully off and the space is cooling enough to activate it.

    Do you have another head that you can swap around?

    Thanks Wearb. I haven't got a clue. I always turn down to '0' as far as it can go. Would I need a plumber to do that ie: swap head around?


  • #5
    Wearb
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 6,469 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wearb


    Aniya Immense Numeral wrote: »
    Thanks Wearb. I haven't got a clue. I always turn down to '0' as far as it can go. Would I need a plumber to do that ie: swap head around?

    Not at all. Just swap the head with another one from another rad. It’s just a matter of turning the knurled ring anti-clockwise to remove. It will be easier with the head turned fully on.


  • #6
    Sleeper12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,279 ✭✭✭✭Sleeper12


    Many TRVs have a built in frost protection. On the good ones you can turn the dial past the frost setting & fully turn off the valve. On some of the cheaper TRVs you can only go as far as 0 & can't override the frost setting. You should be able to fully close the other valve on the other end of the rad


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  • #7
    Aniya Immense Numeral
    Posts: 0 ✭ Aniya Immense Numeral


    Ah right, I just looked up what a TRV is. Makes sense now.

    Thanks folks! Much appreciated.


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