Thermostatic Radiator Valves - Any good?

b830ag2

Hi all,

I've got another thread going at the moment, but this is a slightly different subject....slightly....

I'm about to have my boiler replaced..and I was basically wondering whether to get TRV's fitted on my radiators throughout...

I fitted one in my previous house (due to baby), and that stuck after about two months and i got a luke warm radiator.

Are TRV's prone to sticking? Or was I just unlucky?

We've got an old, cold house and I can't be doing with any sub-standard temp radiators..

Although saying that, the upstairs gets a lot warmer than the downstairs (number of radiators) so if they worked they would come in handy...just don't know how reliable they are....

Ta,
Andy.

keystone

b830ag2 wrote: »

Hi all,

I've got another thread going at the moment, but this is a slightly different subject....slightly....

I'm about to have my boiler replaced..and I was basically wondering whether to get TRV's fitted on my radiators throughout...

I fitted one in my previous house (due to baby), and that stuck after about two months and i got a luke warm radiator.

Are TRV's prone to sticking? Or was I just unlucky?

We've got an old, cold house and I can't be doing with any sub-standard temp radiators..

Although saying that, the upstairs gets a lot warmer than the downstairs (number of radiators) so if they worked they would come in handy...just don't know how reliable they are....

Ta,
Andy.

The RGI changing your boiler should have told you that you should have TRVs on all rads during the boiler change with one exception - the rad in the room with the Roomstat should NOT have a TRV.

Fit cheap and nasty ones and they will give problems. Fit a quality TRV and they shouldn't.

Cheers

b830ag2

hi,

yeah, i know that, i should have mentioned..i've not actually had my boiler changed yet, so no work is done (getting quotes), and i know that atleast one rad in the system should be left TRV free. so you think cheap TRV's are the problem? any recommendations for good one's?

ta,
Andy.

keystone

Honeywell, Danfoss or Drayton IMO.

Cheers