Balancing the radiators

[doodab]

Right, where do I start? Do I actually need a thermometer?

I *have* bled them already BTW.

Is there anything I can do about the grotesquely inadequate towel rail thing in the bathroom by adjusting the others? Or should I simply give up on it.

[fullyautomatix]

This is like the hundredth thread on this subject in the past week or so.

Have you actually tried bleeding them ?

[cojak]

Norrahe!!!!

This one's for you.

(but you know that you have to bleed them when cold, don't you?)

[Troll]

Right, where do I start? Do I actually need a thermometer?

You need 2

[Support Monkey]

there should not be a thermostat\valve on the bathroom rad, normally these are the end off the system and should be hot all the time when the boiler is on, is it cold at the top and warm at the bottom this would show it wants bleeding, also its always best to bleed all the radiators normally downstairs first then moving up upstairs and finishing with the bathroom rad assuming your bathroom is upstairs

If its not getting up to temperature when the rest of the system is on full blast the rad needs flushing or for the cost of a new one just change it

[doodab]

I have bled them, as a precursor to balancing them. I did say this in the OP. They are currently cold pending me switching the boiler on and figuring out which order they are in.

The problem that I have is that the house is very unevenly heated. It's rented and it seems whomever fitted the central heating system left half of it out, so there is no overall thermostat and the radiators don't have thermostatic valves on. This means we have to manually adjust the flow temperature up and down to maintain a comfortable temperature.

[Troll]

I have bled them, as a precursor to balancing them. I did say this in the OP. They are currently cold pending me switching the boiler on and figuring out which order they are in.

The problem that I have is that the house is very unevenly heated. It's rented and it seems whomever fitted the central heating system left half of it out, so there is no overall thermostat and the radiators don't have thermostatic valves on. This means we have to manually adjust the flow temperature up and down to maintain a comfortable temperature.

Do you know which rad gets warm first?

[doodab]

You need 2

I am thinking one of those IR surface reading jobs will do the trick, so I can just take readings from each end in turn.

[doodab]

Do you know which rad gets warm first?

That's what I'm trying to figure out at the moment. Seems to be the bathroom towel rail, which makes sense as it's closest to the boiler.

[Troll]

I am thinking one of those IR surface reading jobs will do the trick, so I can just take readings from each end in turn.

A bit flash...but like your thinking