How to Fix a Cold Radiator 4 Easy Ways | DIY Plumbing

In this video, i will show you 4 easy ways to fix a cold radiator. If you've got one cold radiator but the rest are hot then don't panic because i will show you how to fix a cold radiator in no time at all in this DIY plumbing guide. If you like the content leave a like and please subscribe for more content like this as I've got a lot more to come and there will be something that will help you out.
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[@ladyvader6659]

Radiator fixed in 10 minutes! The pin was stuck. Thank you so much. Have learnt lots from you. Tomorrow I will balance my system. 😀😀

[@grahamstaddon6824]

With a pregnant wife and toddler you have made our lounge a very comfortable warm today mate so thankyou 😊 it was the pin 📍

[@TheDIYGuy1]

😀 your welcome

[@roderickcozens5371]

Spent 39yrs whacking TRV Pins with my Gordon’s, screwdriver head. Never had a problem. Even had a Care home manager who whacked them with a Stilletto heal. Worked a treat. Happy days

[@clippo111]

I watched this a few months ago but didn't have any troublesome radiators, just rewatched now with a problematic radiator and it worked a treat, thank you. 👏👍🏼

[@clippo111]

Great info. Enthusiastic diy'er but always been a bit foggy on radiators, thanks for the easy to follow info. 👏👍🏼

[@waseleyontour]

Thanks so much for this. It was a trapped pin in mine. Really appreciate this. I’d spent the last 2 days bleeding all the radiators in the house. Then this video sorted it for me in 5 mins. Thanks again. You’re a star.

[@lindalwilson3823]

Thank you so much, I am a woman on my own who has a freezing cold bedroom for just over a year, followed your advice with a gentle tap and wallah I now have a wonderful warm bedroom, plus I bled my lounge radiator which by the way had a lot of air in it to now having a full warm radiator 😊

[@peterturner717]

Followed your instructions and now have a lovely hot radiator, Many Thanks

[@nilanthas6410]

Thank you so much, just sorted my cold radiator with the TRV tip! 🙌🏽

[@yammirlovato8830]

Great video! Recently moved to the UK from a tropical country where heating is not needed so Im not familiar at all with all the system. Been over a month with one cold radiator and no clue on how to fix it but it took just 3 minutes after I watched this video to make it work again!! Very thankful with the DIY guy and you've just gained a new subscriber!

[@TheDIYGuy1]

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[@nasarmahmood3184]

Great video mate. Really informative and really helpful. Got a couple of radiators slightly cold at the bottom and will be doing a manual flush with the of this video.

[@user-iv1sk6yt5q]

The TRV freeing-up instruction worked a treat!

[@slaviiliev4175]

Really helpful. for me worked the first option. the pins were stocked in 2 radiators. Thanks a lot.

[@SimpleBBQ]

My TRV was stuck and this solved my problem. Great work. Thanks.

[@mfanelosbhebhe6923]

I wish I had found you sooner, I’ve had lots of radiator issues which you are explaining so well

[@joethedog949]

thanks for the video. just got the rad working and we are now all warm. cheers mate

[@nathanscott101]

👍 Never worked with a radiator before, but bedroom one in house never worked - thanks to this discovered it was a rusted TRV pin, will be using replacement video in future too - amazing stuff.

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[@adting2241]

Fixed my radiator in 3 mins. Didn't remember you could remover the valve without risking leeks etc. Got it sorted, so thanks!

[@swan9435]

Two old radiotor working again, stuck TRV pins. Thank you for sharing your knowledge 😊

[@megmac6421]

Thank you so much for that clear concise video. Radiator now working again! AAAAA

[@JohnofBeck]

Thank you for a really clear explanation. Fixed my cold radiator as the TRV pin was stuck, & managed to release it.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Perfect 👍

[@chelseadaddy7061]

Brilliant! I've just taken off a thermostatic valve and fixed the cold radiator in my office. Thank you.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Glad it helped

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I was going to call a plumber but watched your video first, am so glad I did because I’ve only gone and fixed it myself! Woohoo! Proper chuffed with myself! Thank you for the video, I’ve subscribed and gonna look through your library to see what else I can fix 😄

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Glad I could help! Thanks

[@CarolynBlackArt]

hope you didn't use your husbands towel! 😂

[@ogheneherojohnbishop2316]

Thank you very much for this. Fixed my cold radiator in less than a minute!

[@karencurtis6141]

I’m amazed how just because I was looking at a new bathroom radiator today you video popped up 🤗… I’m so great full because thanks to you I can do it myself. Guess I will be binge watching more of your videos. Happy Days. Take care x

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Great, thanks!

[@michaelbrannan8324]

Hi DIY Guy. Thank you so much for this video. Have just repaired my daughter's cold radiator by removing the valve thing and releasing the little pin thing. Instant hot rad! 💪

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Hah great stuff

[@MrEmilyg]

Excellent tutorial. My living room radiator was warm at the top cold at the bottom after watching your video I rather nervously followed your instructions, and managed to drain, remove and flush it through and after re fitting and bleeding its working perfectly. Excellent work 👏 keep up your fantastic videos

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Will do, thanks a lot

[@sarahjames5673]

Can you please advice on what if the radiator doesn't have a valve at the top to bleed?

[@beortom]

radiator fixed, money definatley saved. thanks.

[@seanandguitar]

Thanks. Had two stone radiators. Watched two of your videos. Balanced them all and then discovered the two cold radiators had their thermostat pins stuck. A gentle tap or two released them. Hot radiators again. Happy days. Cheers.

[@patsyfrankham4112]

My radiator upstairs was cold for 8 years. Your tips on checking valves, thermostat and balancing worked. Brilliant advice thank you.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

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Why bother after 8 years

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I'm delighted that my radiator is heating up again. Thank you so much for this very helpful video!

[@MrStevepanter]

Thank you so much for your video. I have just repaired a sticking pin. You have saved me calling out a plumber.

[@MrDemondal]

Nice simple video, just fixed a stuck TRV so heating sorted in that room. Next to balance all the radiators, once I can figure out the correct order.

[@ronwhitehouse23]

Well done mate great stuff and simply put across. Thanks.

[@fortuneossy-ohamara397]

This was very helpful and I fixed the radiator in the children’s room. I am super grateful for this video! I wish I could give it 10 thumbs up!

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Haha thanks a lot. Glad it helped

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Thanking you, great video…you have explained this superbly

[@RaquelOliveiraMoliv]

Thanks so much! I just fixed my cold radiator!! I removed the the valve and gave some gentle hits as you said and it worked!

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Excellent!

[@timmyboyhornet]

Brilliant! Just sorted two radiators with stuck pins. Thank you! Saved me a call out fee and my son has stopped moaning about being cold!!

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That's brilliant 🙂

[@alexbradley6398]

Really helpful thank you! Sludge removal is my task for the day! :)

[@codyguyan480]

Hi Mate, just managed to unstick my TRV pin thanks to this video, saved me some money!, keep up the helpful vids really appreciate the help👍🏻

[@AARAKI]

Hello, your explanation is really good and effectively worked. I saw more than 5 similar videos but you are the best among them. I just finished fixing my radiator by pulling out heat level packet, and by gently pushing it. Many thanks and good luck to you.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Glad it helped

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Excellent instructions, thank you so much, stuck TRV fixed all by myself (with your help)

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This really is an excellent Video! Well done!!! You made it simple and clear for someone like me! Thank you!

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Thank you. Followed your tips and got my radiator nice and hot after being cold in an unused room for years.

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Nice work!

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Amazing, thank you so much for sharing this, I've just fixed 3 radiators that haven't been working for a couple of years x

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Glad it helped

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Omg so useful!! Just fixed mine which was completely cold and hitting it. And you're fit! Win win

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Just moved into a new house which needs some TLC and you just helped me get a radiator going! Cheers!

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very helpful. ordered the adjustable spanner

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Amazingly well-presented tutorials.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks a lot

[@welshlady3999]

Thank u soo much for this video, my bedroom radiator was stone cold. I tried doing what u suggested...removed the thermostat valve and pressed gently on TRV pin....and bingo...hot radiator!! Easy as that !! Thank u so much

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Glad it helped

[@tectorama]

On older, non pressurized systems, its a good idea to turn the heating off before bleeding the radiators, as it is possibly to pull air in rather than release it. It's also a good idea to loosen off the actuator head in the summer. If the pin is stuck, you can often free it by using a pair of pliers to gently ease it up, not pulling up and pulling the pin right out. Heating engineers love TRVs, as it's a good earner going around changing them. I would never have one in my house.

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Thanks to your video, now fixed my cold radiator. 👌

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[@5556424315465]

Great Video my rad in the hallway was stone cold couldn’t remove the TRV it’s been on 20 + years so in frustration 1 very cold night I gave the side of the valve a few thumps with my rolling pin did the trick and instant heat 😊

[@jeremyrichards8327]

Good simple basic explanation. My hall radiator was not working and as the thermostat was just up the stairs the heating was unregulated. The input was hot but the radiator failed to respond until my wife said she would call a plumber and a few days later it worked perfectly! Possibly a small blockage which cleared itself. Seriously I had flushed a bedroom radiator last year and was amazed at the gunge which came out. I have put thermostatic valves on nearly all now and keep an eye on their condition. Presumably a Norfolk boy like myself.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Yep, Norfolk too 👍

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Superbly explained, I learnt a lot from that. Subscribed!!

[@dalanwest8850]

Saved me a lot of hassle there! mate! Can’t get plumbers to come out for small jobs these days but it was just a stuck TRV pin, sorted in ten mins thanks to your video!👍🏻

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Your welcome 👍

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Problem is that “small job”, needs an experienced engineer to sort for you or you’d easily do it yourself. Vans run on fuel, they cost to insure, public liability to pay for etc. £85 minimum I charge for something local like that. You are paying for experience not time. Customers think it’s expensive because they think you’ve only been here 10 mins. Then they think we are ripping them off, but we are not. If you are a self employed plumber you’ll realise quickly the reason why we don’t go to “small jobs”.

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Thank you, first solution fixed my problem 👍

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cheers bud, the tappy tappy worked a treat

[@jamesgilbart2672]

Great tips! When refilling a radiator it's a good idea to add some inhibitor to prevent build-up of sludge in the system. I once had a system with so much sludge it stopped the boiler working and it all had to be flushed out.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Absolutely right. I've saved inhibitor for a separate video

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@@TheDIYGuy1 Hi, Happy Christmas, I -eventually- found the “sludge” inside my (open vented) Y system had gone really hard in most places around the pump causing it to almost stop completely. This resulted in the copper pipe work system making banging noises! The “sludge” had also gone hard and almost blocked the water refill T section pipe work just before the pump” and had also narrowed the 22mm overflow vent pipe to the small loft tank. I noticed a small magnet I used actually stuck to most the copper pipe work near the pump ( copper does not magnetize so a good test for sludge inside such pipe work I understand.) So we got the pipe work, pump, 3 port valve replaced and put 2 lots of x100 inhibitor. So far so good. A good video thank you.

[@John-ob7dh]

I found a solution to a cold rad .I turn off all the rads except the cold one / ones .Then I put heating full on for about a hour and it seems to burn off the air in the rads. ( I had already tried bleeding them with little success.

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My house has been freezing lately, always thought it was a massive job to fix but thanks to this our house is nice and toastie, thanks again mate. Subscribed

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Perfect, thanks for subscribing

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[@mikehunt3640]

Thanks man You're a legend. Followed your instructions re the trv head and pin and fixed the radiator It was like watch magic when I shocked the side of trv pin and the pin popped up. Thank you again...

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Your very welcome 👍 glad you learnt something today

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Thanks... This video has saved me a plumber call out... 😉 👍🏻

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Thanks for the amazing info...

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Really helpful guide to look out for if there is a problem with the radiator that the house holder can try before calling someone in to charge big money for something the home owner could do. Great tutorial guide and well compiled for ordinary people who would struggle to figure out a problem. I will have to rewatch this video a few more times to catch and more understand these hints. Especially which valve brings water in and which valve let's it out of rads and which way to turn valve to turn off or on the rad. Great job as usual to you and your great talent reaching out to ordinary people. Thank you so much

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Your welcome. Thanks for the comment 👍

[@jonathanbaldwin2195]

@@TheDIYGuy1 hi mate one of mine is just Luke warm in the bedroom hot has warm has the other ones the pipes are hot

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@@jonathanbaldwin2195 need to rebalance your rads mate.

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Thanks for sharing this information. It’s very helpful.

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Bloom'n marvellous boy! Thank you.

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Radiator fixed! Great video!!

[@ringhome9553]

Ha!! Just had that problem yesterday. Going to tackle it tomorrow. Cheers mate.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Your welcome 👍

[@tomjenner6818]

thanks mate, i moved to Scotland recently and turns out it was freezing as radiator wouldnt work. control unit was stiff so did that and then after seeing you with the ecv i tried that, and it worked. brilliant. i loosedned the pin and now it works like a charm. i'd wake up at night from the cold but now im much less miserable up here

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Glad it helped

[@joharrison7851]

A really useful video, I completely understood everything you were say. Thank you

[@TheDIYGuy1]

👍

[@christinancarroll3618]

Excellent instruction. So clear. Thank you.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

You are welcome!

[@christopherchadwick6484]

Brilliant! Had a cold bathroom all winter, though tapping the valve didn't work I pulled the pin with some long nosed pliers. Radiator is toasty now 🙂

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Glad it helped

[@ChrisD00100]

Amazing it worked

[@davegreatorex3692]

Fantastic video fella, had no knowledge 5 minutes ago, now i feel like a semi pro that can finally wallpaper behind the rads! 😄👍

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Glad you found it helpful

[@MrKonquer]

Just remember to add inhibitor back into the system if you are going around removing rads, it will save you possible headaches in the future.

[@fearlessgunners11]

Thank you for me to save money! I have fixed it by step 1 only.

[@salmanshahzad772]

For 2 years my room was freezing. I thought it was a water pressure issue and low and behold it was a stuck pin which took me 2 minutes to fix. Thanks a lot mate. Have a Merry Xmas and happy new year buddy 👍

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Happy Xmas to you too. Glad the vid helped

[@mikeh1216]

Thanks just fixed mine

[@richiebrewis3609]

Great video and gave me the confidence to attempt to fix cold radiator in my daughter bed room. I have removed the TRV head from the valve but the pin is slightly green and won't release. Is there a fix for this?

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Some of the radiators was not working in our house ,thanks to you really helped.Good job thank you so much again. I just subscribed your channel.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks for subscribing 👍

[@cdh601]

Just a little tip that may help with the stuck TRV ..shut the lockshield valve now open bleed valve, now the system pressure is pushing on the TRV should now find it easier to release . Also should mention if bleeding the radiators and especially with a combi boiler the pressure would need checking after as if it falls to low the boiler will shut down . Always enjoy your videos tho 👏

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Very good and clear instruction video. Thank you.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

You are welcome!

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Thank you very much I found your video very helpful and the way you prosent your video is the best I've seen to date . Thanks again regards Stuart .

[@TheDIYGuy1]

You are welcome!

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Thank you so much your video was easy to follow positive . My radiator s working now

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Great news

[@lepnk_]

Thanks!!

[@davidsmith3334]

Hi just came across your video, had two cold radiators both had the sticky valve problem, thanks for the tip. Regards David

[@TheDIYGuy1]

No problem 👍

[@tbonam]

Awesome video you just fixed my radiator!

[@rtrruma2387]

Thank you so much for this video, really helpful. Thank you

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks a lot

[@baz5973]

Cheers matey, followed your expert advice, it was the TRV pin stuck. My only prob was removing said TRV head, it was a different collar/ make, I used grips and it came off. Hope I have not broken it. Hell of a job to put it back, so at the minute have left it off and will have another go tomorrow. Sure enoug applied downward pressure to the pin and it released, radiator toasty now. Thanks alot, have already subscribed as I do like your format and also the tools you use. Cheers.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks for subscribing and glad you like the videos

[@durragas4671]

It was the pin! Life saver! Just moved across Europe in a new flat and landlady sent someone out who thought it was air in the pipe, "fixed" that end left saying it's fixed (it wasn't fixed)

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Fantastic

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Thank you so much it did work with me 👍🏻

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You're welcome!

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Well what a well explained video , THANKS

[@TheDIYGuy1]

You are welcome!

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Just fixed my rad you hero. Good stuff! Thanks

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Glad I could help!

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Great video thanks I thought you had to drain hole system to take a rad off

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Brilliant !

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Love these videos. Many thanks.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Your very welcome