Looking for advice on setting up bypass radiators

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I was wondering what an efficient way of setting up bypass radiators is? I have 9 rads in total, including 2 bathroom towel radiators - the non-bathroom ones are all fitted with a Tado SRV.
My boiler (Vitodens 100-W B1KF) will provide a min output of 3.2kw when heating. So I'm assuming a bypass of some nature is needed?

Firstly what is the difference in setting up a radiator to act as a bypass in these different ways?

1) No Tado SRV fitted, just set to be open (TRV removed)
2) Tado SRV (set to, say, 25 degrees) , but set to be 'independent' from zone controller
3) Standard TRV left to, say, '5' on a scale of 1-6.


I have 2 bathroom towel radiators that dont have a Tado SRV, just always set to low.

Then I have a hallway and kitchen (both on SRV) that I dont really care what temp they hit, should these 2 be set to independent and 25 degrees? Or would this steal heat when its being called for elsewhere?
 
There should be an automatic bypass valve on the system to maintain the minimum flow through the boiler
 
There should be an automatic bypass valve on the system to maintain the minimum flow through the boiler

Does that mean that without any bypass radiators at all I should still be fine?
 
Yes, those 2 are just left open a bit. So they always heat when one of the SRVs calls for heat.
 
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