How-To’s

6 Ways to Upgrade Your Bathroom on a Budget

6 Ways to Upgrade Your Bathroom on a Budget From time to time, your home will need a refresh. Maybe you need a new lick of paint in your living room, new furniture in your bedroom, or some renovation in...

How to Paint Behind a Radiator

How to Paint Behind a Radiator - Without Removing it Decorating or revamping a house should be seen as an exciting time where you can make your own mark. But, it can sometimes be a stressful and exhausting experience. Not...

Heat Pumps for Radiators, Explained

Heat pumps are a recent development in the world of home heating and with them come many questions, such as: are heat pump radiators available? Are they an eco-friendly heating option? Can they heat a whole house? Luckily, UK Radiators,...

How to Choose the Right Radiator Size

Choosing the right radiator size for your home can be difficult, particularly if you'd like to make sure your preferred radiator style suits the decor of each room. Not only do you need to think about the way your radiator...

How to Hang a Radiator

So you’ve chosen a new heating unit but need to know how to hang a radiator to affix it to your wall safely. Not to worry - UK Radiators’ team of heating experts are here to break the process down...

How to Bleed a Heated Towel Rail

If you’re keen to get the best output from your bathroom heating, then you might be interested to know how to bleed a towel rail. We break the process down into simple steps, so there’s no need to be daunted....

How to Flush a Radiator

A radiator flush will remove any sludge build-up in your radiator. This is important, as sludge - if left unchecked over time - will lower your radiator’s heating performance. Now, radiator sludge is a combination of rust, dirt, and scale,...

Why Is the Bottom of Your Radiator Cold?

If the bottom of the radiator is cold, this tends to mean that a build-up of sludge is causing poor water flow in your central heating radiators. Corrosion could also be present inside the radiator unit or connecting pipes. While...

What Pressure Should Your Boiler Be?

What pressure should your boiler be? In truth, any questions surrounding boilers or boiler pressure can be daunting, especially during winter when a mere glance in the direction of a home boiler can mean waiting for engineers to come out...

How to Heat a Conservatory

Understanding how to heat a conservatory can be tricky - If you're the owner of a conservatory, you know it's a unique space with a design which might not be ideal for heat retention, but serves a variety of purposes....

How to Replace a Radiator in 10 Simple Steps

If you're looking to find out how to replace a radiator, you've come to the right place. At UK Radiators, we understand the importance of a well-functioning heating system. As experts in central heating radiators, we're well-positioned to guide you through...

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Where's The Best Place To Fit A Central Heating Thermostat?

Now, picture this: you're all snug as a bug in your living space, but suddenly, you start feeling a little too toasty or a bit chilly. That's where the thermostat's location comes into play and it's a puzzle many homeowners...

Air in Radiators: Understanding the Causes and Solutions for Radiator Airlock

Air in your central heating system can lead to a range of issues, from a slight decrease in heating efficiency to specific radiators or sections of the system failing to receive hot water, resulting in no heat output within your...

How To Size A Radiator

When purchasing a radiator the colour and style are obviously important factors because you want your new addition to suit your home décor. However, the most important factor is finding the right size radiator for your homes heating system (central...

How Do Pipes Freeze and What to Do About It?

Imagine you go on holiday in the middle of winter, and on your return home, you are welcomed back with a lovely lukewarm flood. You may be thinking “water expands when it freezes” right? But with central heating systems, it...

Sniffing Out the Problem: Understanding and Dealing with Unpleasant Smells from Radiators

Hells bells, what is that smell? It isn’t uncommon for various smells to come from both your central heating system and radiators over the course of their lifetime, but don’t worry, UK Radiators is here to help you overcome any...

Tips On How To Move A Radiator

Are you thinking of redecorating your room but finding there’s one object that’s in your way? Is that object your radiator? It can be disheartening to think your radiator is stopping you from renovating, however, this doesn’t need to be...

How To Fix Common Radiator Valve Problems

With the long summer gone and winter officially upon us, now is perfect for getting your central heating switched on. But wait, you seem to be having issues with your radiator heating up. Your radiator valves may be the cause...

Where’s The Best Place To Fit A Radiator?

Replacing your old radiator or potentially renovating your home? If you’ve stumbled across this article, you might be thinking about where in your room is the best place to fit your radiator. Positioning your radiator can often be difficult, especially...

How To Clean A Chrome Radiator

Radiators see a lot of action, it’s what they do. And over time, they can start to collect dust and fingerprints - especially chrome radiators. Put them in a bathroom, and you start getting other issues such as unsightly water...

How to Paint Radiators with Gloss Paint

If you’re interested in updating your room and are bored with how your radiator is looking, painting it with a fresh coat of gloss paint can make all the real difference. Before painting your radiator with gloss paint, there are...