TRV adjustment in Tiverton
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Price Guide
£60
Typical Duration
10-15 mins
Location
Tiverton
TRV adjusted or replaced so your radiator actually responds to the temperature setting. Room temperature back under control in 15 minutes.
### When Your Radiator Ignores The Temperature Control
You turn the TRV to 2. Radiator stays on full blast. Room's like a sauna.
Or you turn it to 4. Radiator barely warms up. Room's freezing.
**The TRV's stuck or failed.** Supposed to regulate room temperature automatically - when room's warm enough it throttles the radiator back, when it cools down it opens up again.
When they fail, you lose all temperature control. Room's either too hot or too cold with no middle ground.
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### Why TRVs Fail
| ✅ Working TRV | ❌ Failed TRV | |---------------|--------------| | Radiator responds to setting | Radiator ignores valve completely | | Room maintains steady temperature | Too hot or too cold, no control | | Valve turns smoothly | Stiff, seized, or loose/floppy | | Gentle clicking as it works | Silent (stuck) or constant clicking |
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### The Fix
**🔧 What I Do** 1. Check if pin's stuck (try freeing it) 2. Test valve head operation 3. If stuck: free the pin and test 4. If head failed: replace valve head 5. Set to desired temperature 6. Check radiator responds properly
**💡 You Get** - Temperature control working - Radiator turning down when room's warm - Better heating efficiency (not wasting gas) - Comfortable room temperature
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### Pricing
| Job | Time | You'll Pay | |-----|------|------------| | Free stuck TRV pin | 10 mins | **£60** | | Replace TRV head | 15 mins | **£60** + valve head (£10-15) |
*£60 minimum. Valve heads are cheap if replacement needed.*
> 💡 **Pro tip:** If one TRV has failed, others of the same age probably aren't far behind. Worth checking them all while I'm there.
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Why Choose Us for TRV adjustment in Tiverton?
Room temperature control restored
Radiator responding to valve setting
No more stuck or seized valves
Better heating efficiency
What to Expect
### Step 1: Diagnose Test the valve - is the pin stuck, or has the head mechanism failed? Different fixes. ### Step 2: Fix It If it's just stuck, I free the pin (bit of WD40 and gentle persuasion). If the head's actually broken, swap it for a new one. ### Step 3: Test Set it to mid-range temperature, wait a few minutes, check the radiator's responding. Should throttle back once room warms up.
Our Tiverton Service Coverage
We cover Tiverton and a 30-mile radius from Exeter, meaning you get local service with the backing of an established business. Whether you're in the centre of Tiverton or in the surrounding villages, we're here to help.
Good to Know
> 🎨 **Multiple stiff TRVs?** Tell me when you book - I'll bring a selection of valve heads. More efficient to do them all in one visit than keep coming back as each one fails. **Old houses and sludge** - Exeter's period properties often have heating systems with decades of crud in them. This can gum up TRV pins. Freeing them helps short-term, but the system might benefit from a powerflush long-term. **Smart TRVs** - If you've got programmable digital TRVs, they fail differently (usually battery or electronics). I can advise but they sometimes need the manufacturer's support for programming issues. **No TRVs at all?** Older systems just had manual valves. Worth upgrading to TRVs - saves money by not overheating rooms. I can swap them when I'm doing other work. **Which rooms need TRVs?** Every radiator except one (leave one without a TRV so system has somewhere to dump heat if all others close). Never put TRV in same room as main thermostat - they fight each other.
Frequently Asked Questions about TRV adjustment in Tiverton
What does TRV actually stand for?
Thermostatic Radiator Valve - the twisty numbered control on your radiator that's supposed to regulate room temperature. Turn it to 3, room should warm to about 20°C then radiator backs off. In theory. In practice they stick, seize, or stop working.
My radiator's always on full blast even when TRV's turned down - what's wrong?
Classic stuck TRV. The pin inside has seized in the open position so hot water flows constantly regardless of the setting. Sometimes you can free it (I'll try that first), sometimes the valve head needs replacing. Quick job either way.
Can you just replace the valve head or do you need to drain the system?
Just the head usually - they unscrew without draining anything. The actual valve body stays in the radiator. Takes 5 minutes to swap a head. Only need to drain if we're replacing the whole valve body, which is rare.
Is it normal for TRVs to click occasionally?
Yeah, that's the valve opening and closing to maintain temperature. It's doing its job. If it's clicking constantly or making other weird noises, that's different - might be scaled up or on its way out.
I've got rooms that are too hot and rooms that are freezing - is that TRVs?
Possibly, but might also be a balancing issue with the whole system. I'll check the TRVs first (quick fix), but if they're all working the system might need properly balancing (lockshield valves adjusted so flow's distributed right). I can do both.
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