radiator pipes

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    Radiator down pipe cover

    Hi there, I'm in an old home that we had renovated but we didn't replace the radiators. I've just noticed that one of the copper down pipes is now showing a shiny silver metal colour. This wasn't always like this. I've not seen it before (we've lived here 3 years). I don't know whether some old...
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    Hot Exposed Pipes to radiator

    hello I live in a student accommodation and have a radiator in my room with exposed pipes connected to it .The pipes are always hot even though the radiator is turned of so much so that they boil the room up. Is there a way to make the pipes cold ?
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    Plastering behind a radiator

    So here is some context of my issue. We recently started renovating a new flat that we moved into in Berlin and this involved stripping down all of the old wallpaper and putting on plaster. So far everything is going well, the only issue we have is the radiators. Unfortunately removing the...
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    Is my CH/HW fully pumped? Is it two-pipe?

    Hi, I'm having problems understanding the exact configuration of the CH/HW piping in my house. In particular, I have to understand where and how to place piping for additional radiators at the upper floor. My configuration is the classical one: loft cistern, indirect cylinder on the upper...
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    Gunk still in rad pipes around pump after cleaning with Sentinel X400

    Evening all, I've recently cleaned my F&E, microbore central heating system using Sentinel X400 and this led to the cold rads heating up again, so a success in that respect. Now, after a week of the X400 circulating, today I cleaned the F&E tank again (much cleaner water), drained down the...
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