I'm after a bit of advise. I couldn't find anything relating to this specific query, apologies in advance if this description is a bit vague..
First thing first a confession, my stupidity originally may (or may not) have caused this. We moved into our new (first) house and in a flurry to find the water stopcock, my girlfriend and I opened any valves/gates we could get our hands on
I cant be sure, but I can't rule out that the valves in the airing cupboard were opened at this point, as all 3 are fully open currently.
Since moving in, the temperature has felt cold, and never reaching what the room thermostat is set to - 21 degrees. Depending on the room, it is reaching 11-14 before the boiler switching itself off for anywhere between 10 mins and half hour or so. (It is a new Glow-worm Flexicom 15hx, fitted about 3 months ago when the previous owner was here). There is only one setting on the front. It is set to 65 degrees. It seems to reach this temperature according to the display, and that it when it turns off.
After doing some research on the issue, I inadvertently read that when a bypass valve (manual gate) is fully open, the symptoms above would be observed and the rooms would never reach desired temperature.
Could I be right in saying I need to do the gate up (open around half a turn) to get the water flowing through the rads correctly - or am I barking up the wrong tree completely?
The radiators do get semi-hot, but the rooms never get to where they need to be.
I have attempted to balance the radiators which has made the furthest away rads feel marginally better, but the overall room temp hasn't increased much.
Image attached is the airing cupboard, and I assume if I am correct that the bottom most gate would be the bypass? If so then this is currently open.
Thank you all in advance!
First thing first a confession, my stupidity originally may (or may not) have caused this. We moved into our new (first) house and in a flurry to find the water stopcock, my girlfriend and I opened any valves/gates we could get our hands on
I cant be sure, but I can't rule out that the valves in the airing cupboard were opened at this point, as all 3 are fully open currently.
Since moving in, the temperature has felt cold, and never reaching what the room thermostat is set to - 21 degrees. Depending on the room, it is reaching 11-14 before the boiler switching itself off for anywhere between 10 mins and half hour or so. (It is a new Glow-worm Flexicom 15hx, fitted about 3 months ago when the previous owner was here). There is only one setting on the front. It is set to 65 degrees. It seems to reach this temperature according to the display, and that it when it turns off.
After doing some research on the issue, I inadvertently read that when a bypass valve (manual gate) is fully open, the symptoms above would be observed and the rooms would never reach desired temperature.
Could I be right in saying I need to do the gate up (open around half a turn) to get the water flowing through the rads correctly - or am I barking up the wrong tree completely?
The radiators do get semi-hot, but the rooms never get to where they need to be.
I have attempted to balance the radiators which has made the furthest away rads feel marginally better, but the overall room temp hasn't increased much.
Image attached is the airing cupboard, and I assume if I am correct that the bottom most gate would be the bypass? If so then this is currently open.
Thank you all in advance!
