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Gordon Booth · 06-02-2012, 21:23

Mark, you gave me an idea when you mentioned the 'thermo thingy'.
It might be the 'thingy' is jammed part shut- it's happened to me!
Below the 'thermo thingy' is a knurled ring which unscrews so the thermostat control lifts off. When you take it off there's a small brass shaft sticking up- this is the control which the temp control pushes down to control the temperature- it can stick down.!
Use a pair of pliers and see if it can be pulled up and if when it's up you can press it up and down and it moves. Pull it up and see what happens- the radiator may well get hot.
If the pipe below it is warm the water is getting to the radiator, it just can't get passed the valve.Pulling it up opens the valve and it may well work-it did for me, sorry I didn't think of it before.

06-02-2012, 21:23	#8
Gordon Booth Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 2,402 Liked: 715 times Rep Power: 46611	Re: Heating Help Mark, you gave me an idea when you mentioned the 'thermo thingy'. It might be the 'thingy' is jammed part shut- it's happened to me! Below the 'thermo thingy' is a knurled ring which unscrews so the thermostat control lifts off. When you take it off there's a small brass shaft sticking up- this is the control which the temp control pushes down to control the temperature- it can stick down.! Use a pair of pliers and see if it can be pulled up and if when it's up you can press it up and down and it moves. Pull it up and see what happens- the radiator may well get hot. If the pipe below it is warm the water is getting to the radiator, it just can't get passed the valve.Pulling it up opens the valve and it may well work-it did for me, sorry I didn't think of it before.