How To Guides
Radiator maintenance can often seem daunting. However, with a few simple steps, anyone can fit, replace and repair their radiators to keep them working efficiently for years to come. Only Radiators have created a collection of handy guides to take you through the process and help keep your home warm & comfortable.
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Frozen pipes can leave homes without running water as well as an increased risk of pipes bursting. Read on to find out how you can prevent this from happening - and advice to thaw them out safely.
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How To Choose The Right Size Bathroom Radiator
Choosing the right size radiator for your bathroom needs a little attention! Our experts explain more about how to find the perfect radiator for your space. -
How To Balance Radiators: A Step by Step Guide
If you find a difference in how fast your home’s radiators heat up, your radiators are not balanced! Balancing radiators is a vital procedure before winter comes and half your home feels like a fridge all the time. Follow this simple guide for sizzling winter heating throughout your whole home. -
How To Remove A Radiator
Removing a radiator to replace it or decorate can seem like a daunting task. Luckily we've created this handy guide to take you step by step through the process. -
How to Flush A Radiator: Step by Step Guide
Think of your heating as the body's circulation, with the boiler as the heart. Hidden radiator sludge is a blood clot that slowly suffocates your system. So save your home from a heart attack with this important guide on how to flush it out. -
How to Turn off a Radiator
Turing off your heating is an essential step when bleeding and balacing radiators. Here’s our guide to turning off radiators and heated towel rails whether you have thermostatic valves, manual valves or lockshiled valves. -
Radiator Not Heating Up? Here's How to Fix it
There's nothing worse than a cold radiator. If none of your radiators seem to be heating up, or one is getting warm slower than all the rest, you should take the following steps to get your heating back on track. -
10 Tips to Save on Heating Bills
If you’re trying to save on your gas & electric bills, or even wanting to delay switching your heating on, check out these handy tips to save you a few pennies and keep your home as cosy as possible. -
How To Clean A Radiator
Dust is harmless, right? No. Because you're paying for that dust to be there. Learn how to clean a radiator to save your home from dust, damp, and mold. -
How To Drain A Radiator
Draining a radiator is a job that can feel quite daunting, so we've created this guide to take your through the process without any drama! -
How To Change A Radiator Valve
Adding new valves to your radiator can help improve its performance and will give its looks a refresh. In this guide we outline how you can remove your old radiator valve and replace it with a new one. -
Where To Position A Radiator: Should Radiators Be Under Windows?
There are a number of different areas in your home where you can place your radiator, they don't have to be under the window! As long as the radiator isn't blocked in any way, it's purely an aesthetic choice as to where you place it. -
How To Measure A Radiator
Measuring your radiator correctly is key if you want to make replacing it as easy as possible. In this guide we outline everything you need to know to correctly measure a radiator. -
Radiator Not Working? Here's How To Fix It
When your radiators aren't working, it can be a worrying and often cold experience. That's why we've created this handy guide to help you diagnose and fix any radiator concerns. -
A Guide on How to Replace a Radiator
Replacing a radiator is not the easiest DIY task but it’s by no means impossible. Heck, it’s even sort of fun in a masochistic kind of way. Click here to discover everything you’ll need to replace a radiator as well as a guide to getting it done.
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