Is it worth getting thermostatic radiator valves?

Yes! Thermostatic valves are the best way of getting the heating in your home just right! Used in combination with a room thermostat, they adjust your heating perfectly, and you won’t end up with some rooms being overheated.

Can I put thermostatic valves on all radiators?





If your boiler is fitted with a flow meter – that detects when all of your radiator valves are closed, you can install a TRV on every radiator if you want to. You can leave any radiator without a TRV, but it makes more sense for you to select the radiator in the room with your wall thermostat.

How do you adjust a TRV valve?

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Quote from Youtube video: And say the TR v is set on two or three and the radiator is cold rather than just waking it up to five just open that TR v one or two clicks or a few millimeters.

Is it worth fitting TRVs?

The short answer is yes. In theory, having thermostatic valves installed in every room can save you up to 40 percent on your energy consumption according to TheGreenAge.com. The thermostatic valve helps save money by allowing you to adjust the temperature on different radiators in the house.

Do you need a room thermostat with thermostatic radiator valves?

Central heating systems, such as boilers and heat pumps, should as a minimum include a programmer (time control), at least one room thermostat and, if you have radiators, thermostatic radiator valves (TRVs). Systems with a hot water cylinder should also include a cylinder thermostat.

Where do you put a thermostatic radiator valve?





Where Should I Fit a TRV? Many thermostatic radiator valves nowadays are bidirectional, and you can install them to either the flow or the return pipe of your radiator. However, we would advise you to fit the TRV on the pipe that carries water to your inlet valve – the flow pipe.

Can you put thermostatic valves on old radiators?

Thermostatic valves can be fitted on any radiator, except the room where the main thermostat is located.

Should thermostatic radiator valves be on flow or return?

Most modern thermostatic radiator valves are bi-directional – so can be fitted on either the flow or return pipe of your radiator. However, it’s always best practice to fit the TRV on the flow pipe that enters your radiator.

How do you change a thermostatic radiator valve without draining the system?

Follow the steps below to learn how to change your radiator valves.

  1. Turn the heating and water off. …
  2. Protect the floor. …
  3. Prepare the radiator valves. …
  4. Release the stored pressure. …
  5. Open the old valve on the flow pipe. …
  6. Release the pressure & drain the radiator. …
  7. Remove the old thermostatic valve.

What is lockshield valve?



Lockshield valves are the covered valves on a radiator, usually by a plastic cap which prevents them from being accidently altered. Once this has been temporarily removed, lockshield radiator valves can be adjusted by turning the spindle to control how much water stays in or flows out of the radiator.

Are radiator thermostats universal?

However this in not the case now and most, if not all, TRVs are universal, meaning that the flow can be either way through them without making and alterations to them. This means that there is no restriction to which side of the radiator they can go.

How do you fix a leaking thermostatic radiator valve?

How to replace a radiator valve

  1. Drain the system. Before you start any work on your central heating system you’ll first need to drain it. …
  2. Remove the old valve. …
  3. Remove the old adaptor. …
  4. Fit the new adaptor. …
  5. Fit the new valve. …
  6. Refill the system. …
  7. Bleed the radiators. …
  8. Refill the system again.



Do radiators leak when they need bleeding?

Bleed valves are very common sources for leaks and relatively easy to put right. They tend to come about because the spindle-packing inside the little bit of radiator kit that’s the valve has got damaged or may have worn out.

Why are my radiator valves leaking?

A leaking valve normally occurs when the spindle packing contained within the valve starts to wear out or becomes damaged. This type of leak will normally occur when the valve is in a ‘mid-open’ position – the leak will normally stop when you fully close the valve.