Re: [OT] well, sort of. Central heating radiator plumbing

["Tim Hawes" <timsyahoo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Usually, yes :-)

Thing to watch is when you switch off the last radiator and the water
from the pump has nowhere to go... (as might be the case if you fitted
thermostatic valves to *every* radiator)

Often things like towel rails are left without TRVs to provide a flow
route for the water when all other radiators are "off". The other
option might be a spring loaded valve which only opens one the
pressure is sufficiently high. I can't think of the right term at the
moment but "pressure regulator" or "safety valve" etc.
might get you
close on www.bes.co.uk (I'll look again tonight if you get no joy).

HTH,

Tim.

On 6/26/06, ian.bird@xxxxxxx <ian.bird@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Does a typical system have a manifold with individual feeds to each
> radiator so turning one or more off won't have a dramatic affect on
> others?