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Radiatiors - OPEN OR CLOSED?

  • 30-03-2020 03:07PM
    #1
    Kaldo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 222 ✭✭


    Hi again,

    I've gas heating with radiations as the attached in the pic.

    Some have no thermostat so I don't know which one controls the temperature and which one, not. I know... I just need to try however I want to know what's the standard position.

    One more thing, do you know where can I get the thermostat valve to put them in?

    Thanks
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  • #2
    kravmaga
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,995 ✭✭✭kravmaga


    That rad looks like a wheel head type valve, that rad does not have a Thermostat.

    One pipe is inflow and the other outflow , when you turn on your gas heating in the morning put your hand on either pipe see which one is getting warm 1st.

    You can buy the Wheel head valve cover in any decent Plumbing supply company, they are cheap as chips, Davies in Harmonstown , Dubin 5. have them in stock always.

    However with the current lockdown, most of the large suppliers have closed. You could try Screwfix website online instead.

    https://www.davies.ie/


  • #3
    Outkast_IRE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,511 ✭✭✭Outkast_IRE


    The Thermostat valves wont just sit onto those heads. You need to drain the heating system, change the valve and refill the heating system. Unless you know what your at its a big more than i would reccomend for average diyer

    The valves in your photo generally one side is used to turn the rad on/off manually and the other side is used to balance the system.


  • #4
    Kaldo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 222 ✭✭Kaldo


    Outkast_IRE wrote: »
    The Thermostat valves wont just sit onto those heads. You need to drain the heating system, change the valve and refill the heating system. Unless you know what your at its a big more than i would reccomend for average diyer

    The valves in your photo generally one side is used to turn the rad on/off manually and the other side is used to balance the system.

    Thanks.

    The valve itself works well. The only thing missing is wheel head cover. Do I still need to drain the heating system? Is it putting the thermostat cover good enough?


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