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

[@CountryBoy6969]

As an American I love watching the British,English,Scottish DIY videos bc it’s so much easier to retain each and ever word mostly bc the accident is that darn cool sounding ! “Then Just nip it up a bit” got me

[@Spencer_White]

He sounds South East England to me. I'm South West, I sound like Dumbledore from Harry Potter 😭😂

[@Richardglendenning]

Naw, you guys!❤

[@tmar8959]

@@Spencer_White 10 points to Sir Spencer

[@Roger_Ramjet]

The systems are very different stateside....

[@mufasamufufu-rj6ti]

Brits don't know s about heating.

[@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. 😀😀

[@dottyfinnigan978]

Thank you for this video. I have had 2 radiators switched off in 2 rooms that are never used. Due to the cold spell I tried to turn them on the other day and they stayed cold. Haven't had the time to think about them until today. Went to b&q to get another radiator key (son borrowed last one and now denies he took it). Bleeding didn't work. If I hadn't seen this video I would have got someone in. It was the pin in both of them. Very happy that they are working again. Much obliged to you.

[@LindseyWood-h6r]

Thankyou so much! Single parent, and you've saved me so much money! God bless you and you're family

[@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

[@deborahamor-revening5324]

Just wanted to say a huge thank you for this video. I've got a bedroom radiator that won't warm up. I bled it but made no difference. Found your brilliant video and it was a stuck TRV pin. I followed your advice got the pin loosed and bingo the radiator now heats up. I'm on a mega budget and you've saved me trying to find money I haven't got to call out an engineer. So thank you again 😊

[@crashby123]

Stuck TRV pin here. 4 years it hasn't worked. Thank you. Pre KZbin this would have been a closely guarded trade secret. Subscribing now.

[@user-qu7dr5cv3x]

i feel like a pro now. i fixed it because of this tutorial thanks!! never thought a working radiator would make me so happy

[@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. 👏👍🏼

[@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.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Glad you like the vids :)

[@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

[@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!!

[@TheDIYGuy1]

That's brilliant 🙂

[@npc3743]

Hi, Just followed your advice and in 2 minutes I freed the pin inside the thermostatic valve and hey presto hot water again in the radiator. Many thanks you just saved me some money, I think your advice is first class. Nick

[@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 😊

[@MrMWG69]

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?

[@Iceni007]

Thank you Sir!! What a brilliant, clear video for laymen like me! You've got my radiator piping hot again - valve pin under TRV was stuck, now it's released and I can thaw out!

[@cuddleaddict1]

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! 😂

[@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.

[@spark-games-uk]

Thanks!

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Your welcome, thanks 😊

[@RichEarll]

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

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Anytime

[@Militant69]

Top man thank you, as a bloke with zero DIY abiities, simply giving the TVR valve a few taps got it working for me, the pin is pretty stuck though, as in it doesnt move up and down. But what was once a cold radiator is now fully hot! And the Mrs thinks I'm a genius.

[@jennymills-n2t]

Thanks

[@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

[@tombrancker2989]

This is a great vid cheers mate!! I’ve had 2 cold radiators in my kitchen for ages and couldn’t get to the bottom of it… turns out the pins on the TRV valves were both stuck!! Gentle tap and wow!! Red hot in minutes! Cannot believe it! Subscribed!

[@marystewart721]

Thank you from a 73 year old ‘girl’ 😂This took less than 5minutes to fix. So easy! Can’t imagine how much it would have cost to call someone out. Subscribed. Thanks again!

[@TheDIYGuy1]

You're welcome! Thanks for subscribing

[@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)

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Fantastic

[@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

[@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 👍

[@i_duditz2076]

This is great advice. Getting the radiator back onto the wall and piping is a lil harder than described. Overall 10/10 and thank you

[@patsyfrankham4112]

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

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Your welcome 😃

[@millhilljimjimmy6731]

Why bother after 8 years

[@robbennett9631]

8 years 😮😮😮

[@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

[@peterturner717]

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

[@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!

[@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

[@billyblackie9417]

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

[@JayGasEssex]

@@jonathanbaldwin2195 need to rebalance your rads mate.

[@hasinaokhai7656]

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

[@regstoy]

Simply pressing on the pin freed it up, thank you very much for the simple explanation.

[@emilie-roberts]

Thank you! Your video led me to diagnose a sticky pin in the thermostatic valve! It had completely blocked the flow through the radiator. Fixed now. 🎉🎉🎉

[@sanchotp]

Great vid man thanks. I have a cold radiator and checked to see if it was a stuck pin but there is no warmth coming through the pipe to begin with. Any idea?

[@robertfreeman6082]

I have the same issue (although no TRV) in that there is not heat to either pipe - do wee assume therefore its a smudge build up blocking the input pipe ?

[@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 👍

[@Metal05]

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”.

[@grandtourerpt]

​@@Metal05 the problem is not the price. I've had plumbers give me exorbitant fees for a small job and I said sure, when can you come by, and all I get is silence after that. Why reply with a high fee and then ignore the customer when he agrees to it? And it's not just plumbers, other trades are the same.

[@adting2241]

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

[@alistershaw7976]

Love the video and the many positive comments from those this worked for… I was hoping my issue was a TRV pin sticking but despite trying the press to release approach I’ve still got a hot pipe below the valve but an ice cold radiator the other side of the valve. Bled and no air and it’s a new radiator on a recently flushed system.

[@pl0dd3r]

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

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Nice work!

[@karenmetcalfe7386]

Thanks so much for this advice, isolating the other rads did the trick. Happy days!😙

[@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.

[@MrStevepanter]

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

[@donnaleach2296]

Thank you for explaining so well, we took the thermostat off, gave a few pushes of the little pin valve. Hay presto we now have a hot radiator and saved ourselves £150 weekend call out fee

[@SimpleBBQ]

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

[@swan9435]

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

[@TheCurlyWurlyOne]

Thank you so much! I just came across your video as one of my radiators was stone cold - turns out it was a stuck pin that I was able to fix in a matter of minutes!

[@subhashhans8504]

Thank you so much DIY GUY. Problem fixed. You saved me rpping off my radiator a part😊

[@DrJohnBishop]

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

[@joethedog949]

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

[@GiacomoBresciani-x5x]

Thanks! The pin was definitely stuck and with your advice I fixed the radiator in a minute!

[@gurujojo8992]

The third option worked after trying on 1 and 2 for few days. Great upload.

[@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!

[@Night-Mare-Maker]

Thanks Mate! The first option worked for me. Took me 5 mins and saved me money and earned me Brownie points 😊

[@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👍🏻

[@lisaryan8185]

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

[@philipwilkes]

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

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Perfect, thanks for subscribing

[@martinknox878]

😅😅 Hi

[@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 👏

[@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.

[@TeeDeL]

Been in cold for months, pin was stuck. I just pulled it up a lil bit cause tapping didn't do anything, room warm now 👍

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Great. Be very careful when pulling them up. You can pull them all the way out in some cases and cause a leak.

[@charlyrandle2112]

Thank you, I knew it was debris that was causing my cold radiator and I knew it needed to be flushed but had no idea how to do it. Did it all in less than an hour with my partner and we can't wait to be able to sit in our living room without blankets and jumpers.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

You're welcome!

[@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

[@JamesStuart-p3u]

The TRV freeing-up instruction worked a treat!

[@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

[@MimmoBel]

Thank you man:) I followed the hints and the radiator is working again. You slay!!!

[@rachellaverkck4789]

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

[@beortom]

radiator fixed, money definatley saved. thanks.

[@abdelmonemhassan2331]

Thank you very much , very helpful video, it was the first reason , the pin was stuck , a couple of direct hits , it is released again !

[@megmac6421]

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

[@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

[@clippo111]

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

[@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 😊

[@sulimanel-shunnar2877]

Thanks for video. Helped me get my cold radiator working. Very clear presentation style

[@davidlewis7586]

Thanks for showing this, the problem was indeed a stuck pin, but your pressing and tapping didn't fix it. So I went to the DIY store to buy a new TRV and they suggested trying WD40 on the pin, before changing it. That did the trick, so you might want to add that to your suggestions. You did give me the confidence to get started though!

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks. Good tip, not something I usually try that one.

[@slaviiliev4175]

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

[@alexam61]

omg thank you for this video, i just had a stuck pin, the little tippy tap popped it right back up. cheers!

[@juliehillman8743]

Saved me a fortune, not having to call out a plumber. Thank you.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Your very welcome 👍

[@malcblower9517]

This guy explains it brilliantly

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks

[@Miks_Petersons]

Goated video. All radiators working flawlessly now.

[@penallylad]

On one of my radiators the bleed valve opening is facing the wall and goes all over my wallpaper. Is there a way of altering the direction of where the bleed valve opening faces? Many thanks for your great tips.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

There often is yes 👍

[@whitehorsept]

Yep. Stuck pin. It popped out, when slightly hitting the side. Thanks for your video!

[@grantmeek1840]

Stuck pin under the TRV was my issue, wee wiggle with the grips and off it went, for the record though the entire pipe from the floor into the valve was stone cold so you can't always tell from the inlet alone, just a note from my experience, I didn't have much hope for it being the pin but hey presto, we're back in action! Saved a call out!

[@DavidSantiago-xh5jl]

You saved me so much money! Thank you mate!

[@KateLao]

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

[@hadimohammadi9267]

You saved me. By giving a shock on the side of the valve it starts working. thanks a lot.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Any time

[@lesleycook2326]

Thankyou for explaining about a cold radiator. I've just mended it. Amazing

[@marianelasetti4077]

thank you !!pin was stuck I also use w40 spray 👌👌🤩

[@kumudinijayaraman8735]

Radiator worked pin was struck , very helpful video thank you very much

[@darrenmooruthv2]

Great explainer, thank you! 🔥 There was no link at 3:35 to the TRV replacement video.

[@nilanthas6410]

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

[@pope4994]

Thank you , 2 radiators now piping hot thanks to bleeding them , just in time for winter Perfect

[@andygtv]

First tip worked well done, first time a KZbin tip did thx👍

[@Lolsashalol]

4:56 you can open the valve using a flattop screwdriver, no need for a key. Bleeding solved my problem thanks

[@DavidJones-gp4uz]

Thanks for this. Sorted my radiator out straight away 😊

[@roglaker9353]

Wasn't looking so no idea how I came across this but hey, in summary, problem solved here, so very many thanks!

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Glad it helped!

[@JohnofBeck]

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

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Perfect 👍

[@mickbroad2059]

Hi and thanks for your excellent tuitions they are really good to understand. Question I have an old but very reliable system....Baxi Back Boiler cylinder in loft along with header tank and now because of disability I don’t/can’t use the bath all our showers are electric So we are heating up a large cylinder for nothing which is costing. I want to stick a gate valve on the input to the cylinder coil would the heating still run doing it it there if not where. Thank you so much in anticipation