Radiators on when they shouldn't be, but not all rads.

B0bbyEwing

macman said:

B0bbyEwing said:

Bit of a development....

Turns out the smaller living room radiator was ON. Apologies on that front. Should've checked it myself but regardless, the issue persists because it's happening with one of the other radiators.

I can get all of them to behave EXCEPT for the small (Drayton TRV) rad near the fridge which even though the TRV is set to frost setting, the rad warms up real nice when the heating comes on. 

But here's the development....

It only heats up until a certain temp & then it turns off, yet the heating remains on (as in the display just inside the front door has the flame on it saying heating is on - and upstairs rads remain ON).

So for some reason it's coming on when it shouldn't (7pm), it'll heat to a certain point (let's call it 8pm for arguments sake), turn off while upstairs just simply come on at 7pm & go off at 9pm as scheduled.

Apodemus said:

With the fire on, you will be sucking huge quantities of air through the chimney, which has to come from somewhere and if that is outside air passing over the TRV, 

I wouldn't have thought outside air is passing over the TRVs. 

Doors are shut, windows are shut. The fire doesn't draw from the sub floor.

macman said:

Unless you have access to free wood or coal, why use an open fire? 

But who said I was using an open fire?

I never say to anyone I have an open fire because I don't.

And while I can't get free coal, I do get free wood.

Your first post says 'Ok so it's flipping cold out so the fire is on'.
Which led me to believe you were referring to an open fire. If not a wood fire, what sort of fire are you referring to: a gas fire, an electric heater?

As theoretica said - an enclosed fire. A wood burning stove, with a door. 

I'm not being clever here. Maybe you call all fires an open fire? Since I've had one installed & seems to be a bit of a talking point, you wouldn't be the first one I've come across to do that but most (I've come across) would call an open fire well, an open fire. 

The problems with text on a screen vs talking in person so as I say I wasn't being clever with that. 


Also regards the "easy".... You should see what "easy" I've tackled & then see the aftermath! Lol. 

I'll hop on YouTube tonight & refresh myself how it's done as its been a while. 

Hopefully I don't flood the place this time. 

ThisIsWeird

Only the TRV 'head' is being referred to, at least in the first instance. This can usually be removed in 10 seconds, and it'll quickly become clear whether the valve is functioning correctly.

Open the valve to its max setting.
Unscrew the chrome collar - it should be hand tight only.
If it's tight, then also turn the base of the TRV head (the plastic part immediately under the adjusting head) at the same time - this part should be 'rotatable' by a few mm back and forth, so do that repeatedly whilst also trying to unscrew the chrome collar. This almost always works.

Once off, it's easy to check both parts for correct function.

macman

I'm not being clever either, but I'd call a woodburner... a woodburner. Thanks for clarifying.

B0bbyEwing

At what point would you call a fire a fire? 

From talking to others it seems in in the minority. Growing up it was a fire to me. We just referred to it as the fire. It was actually a Raeburn Rhapsody if memory serves, and it had a door, but we just called it a fire. 

FFWD to the present day when I have my own house & have a fire installed and with various people I've come across at work, be it staff or otherwise, it's come up in conversation & I'll say yeah I have a fire. They'll reply oh do you? I have a multi fuel stove. 

To which I then have to say we'll yeah so do I, that's what I mean. 

It's just a bit of a mouthful & as I say, I've called a fire a fire since I was a kid. Only exception is when you set light to a load of junk outdoors - then it gets BON chucked on the front of it.

As I say, I accept that I seem to be in the minority there.