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Jim K wrote:
On Jun 24, 11:02 am, Gordon Henderson
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Steve wrote:
Hi

I recently purchased a chrome towel warmer for the bathroom. Plumber
fitted it and switched CH system on. Four of the fourteen bars appear
not to be heating, certainly not nearly as much as the other bars. The
plumber said it wasn't normal and that it was probably faulty. I sent it
back to the sales co, who sent it to the manufacturer for testing.

The manufacturer has said that it is heating fine (albeit with an
electric element rather than a pumped system.) The sales co now want to
charge me for two wasted courier journeys to return it to me.

First, is it normal for these rads to have some bars that don't heat up
very much? Second, can / should they charge me for this? As far as I am
concerned the rad doesn't work as I expected it to. If I reject the
goods, are they likely to take the delivery charge out of my refund?

Thanks for any advice you can offer - I am aware some of my questions
should perhaps be in the legal / finance groups and I will post there if
more appropriate.

We have one of these:

http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Images/P.../JVSSDC520.JPG

It's stainless rather than chrome.

CH water entry and exit is vertically at the bottom, one either
side. There is a bleed-valve at the top at the back.

It heats up uniformly from the bottom to the top in about 1-2 minutes when
the CH comes on. It's the highest point in the system so does occasionally
need bleeding (not often though - really not sure if there's a leak,
or whatever, but it's not enough for me to wory)

Gordon

add and "aladdin auto vent" or similar?

Not worth it for the time it takes - once every couple of months or so.

And it's not compatable:

Do not use on radiators with vertical tapping - e.g. towel radiators.

The bleed-valve is a tiny screw in thing at the top of one of the
verticals. Nothing more clever than a small bolt and fibre washer!

Cheers,

Gordon