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  • Anyone know why hot-water radiators need bleeding every couple of days, temp 60-64?

    01/26/2014 9:47:40 AM PST · by EinNYC · 67 replies
    The thermometer in my home | January 26, 2014 | Me, Myself, and I
    Any FReepers have any idea why the radiators in my home are just sort of warm to the touch but not toasty? Or, even stone cold? Enough to cause 60-66 degree temps in the house, which is decidedly NOT comfortable? Is it bad valves? Bad boiler (but there's plenty of hot water from the sinks)? A bad pump? When the maintenance guys bleed the non-functioning radiators, hot water pours out, but the radiator was not radiating heat. Just as cold as stone. The maintenance guys told me that a "second pump has just been installed", but I am still forced...