Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
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And it was sat on zero, put some water in and I heard a hiss from the living room - radiator burst.
Not too much water but it's an expense I don't need 
That's the second one I've had fail - the bathroom towel rail went the other month.
Might I be doing something wrong or are they just five years old and prone to it?
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AdamF
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whats burst the radiator itself or the pipework to it?
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Colin
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Are you not covered by a NHBC guarantee?
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deanmcreynolds26
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If the system was never flushed properly or treated this can lead to corrosion in the system pretty quickly, seen it on systems 1 year old believe it or not!
If I were you and to get you running again isolate both sides of the radiator and top the system up, and just hope the trv and lockshield ain't passing ;-)
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AndyKent
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They can corrode reasonably quickly if not properly flushed through. Whenever we have to get one properly flushed out we also tell the plumber to stick a magnaclean on too, just to catch any other bits of corrosion floating around/comes loose.
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Ian
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Its the radiator itself which has failed, the seem on the top has come apart.
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connollygt30
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quote:
Originally posted by Colin
Are you not covered by a NHBC guarantee?
This would probably get put down to wear and tear,NHBC isnt worth the paper its printed on imo
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deanmcreynolds26
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usually the water quality that causes the radiator to corrode on the seams,
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