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Radiator heating up???

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PHILIP CORNOCK
PHILIP CORNOCK Member Posts: 1
in THE MAIN WALL
I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND MY RADIATORS ARE RECESSED AS WELL.CAN'T SEEM TO FIND ANYONE IN THE AREA WHO CAN ASSIST WITH PROBLEM,,IS IT A PROBLEM THAT CAN BE FIXED?

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  • CJL
    CJL Member Posts: 7
    Radiators heating up???

    I've recently noticed that several of my radiators only heat up partially. One radiator down stairs; a narrow 4 column , two foot tall , 20 section radiator; and three upstairs (two small radiators in the same room, 3 narrow column, 10 section, 2 ft. tall, and one larger one in a room by itself,a narrow 4 column , two foot tall , 20 section radiator) seem to only heat on the top portion, not the bottom, and MAYBE heat on the first two sections of the radiator all the way through.

    Is this a common problem? Should I try to vent them out more?
    The radiators are recessed into the wall so I can't see what size vent they have.

    The one I can see and reach, is a narrow 4 column , two foot tall , 20 section radiator that had a Gorton #5 vent on it. I followed Gortons diagram and changed it to a "C" size vent since it is large and is on the second floor. I can't tell if it is working.

    How long does it take a radiator that size to heat all the way across top to bottom?

    Should the bottom be as hot as the top?
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