How to turn heating off on a radiator?

blackcloud

Hello all,

Does anyone know how to turn the heating off on a radiator? I can not figure it out?

Heres a picture of my radiator

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Thanks all in advance

System

Use the 2 knobs at the bottom and you can totally isolate the radiator.

If that doesn't turn it off then you have a problem with the valves

leeroy2009

that looks like a nice rad, why you not got a tvr on it??? which would alow you turn it off very easily or infact control the temp of the room much better? im guessing it gets too hot in the room so you want it off?? iff so get a tvr fitted.

manda1205

There's usually a control rad which doesn't have a TRV on it, usually where the thermostat is. Is this the only radiator in the house that doesn't have a TRV on? If so it's likely it is the control radiator. You can still turn it right off, as above said, but if it is the control one it might effect the whole system.

blackcloud

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Use the 2 knobs at the bottom and you can totally isolate the radiator.

If that doesn't turn it off then you have a problem with the valves

Thanks, which direction do I turn them? Anti clockwise or clockwise?

It also has this on the wall

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I know the top one is a temperature controller and the other one below is for setting the times the heating comes on etc which I have no idea how to use. I dont know what TVR is?

If I turn off this Rad will it turn all the other Rads off in the house?

Myser

You only need to turn one of the valves off. Turn the wheelhead valve fully clockwise.

If the thermostat (square Drayton box) is in the same room, that radiator will not have a TRV (Thermostatic Radiator Valve):

bsod

are you wallpapering, if so both valves clockwise, there will still be water inside the rad

there is no trv on that radiator.

blackcloud

bsod wrote: »

are you wallpapering, if so both valves clockwise, there will still be water inside the rad

there is no trv on that radiator.

Thanks for the replies, so turn both the knobs at the bottom clockwise until they can turn no more?

Myser

Turning one or both of the valves fully clockwise will stop the radiator getting warm.

rich13348

Be aware though that if you turn that rad off and the heating system is still working it will try to heat the house until the thermostat says it's warm enough. If you have TRVs on all other rads they will shut off when they reach the right temp and stop water pumping and cause damage to the pump unless you have the same two valves on another rad normally the bathroom.

Myser

Some modern boilers have an internal bypass which prevents damage to the pump.

You may want to leave that radiator partially on to avoid what 'rich13348' mentioned above if that area doesn't get warm from other radiators in the house.