How to fix your towel rail when it stops heating

If your towel rail has stopped working and heating then watch this video where Tony from Advanced Heating & Plumbing shows you common faults and how to fix them, including bleeding a towel rail and checking and unsticking a stuck thermostatic radiator valve.
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[@Lisa-MarieMace]

OMG.. So glad I found your video. I have managed to fix my heated towel rail that has been out of service for a few months. It was the little pin that was stuck, I tapped it a few times and its now red hot again. Thank you so much x

[@Ghost-hk1kc]

Tony you absolute legend !! I followed your video and my heating was not working in bathroom for weeks but , you took your time to make a video and you got me out of a pickle absolute saviour !!!

[@Gillybean1058]

Thank you! Fixed the heating issue due to stuck valve. We now have warm towels again. 🎉

[@obrienqwerty]

Thank you so much for this. I followed your directions to free the valve pin and all is well. Lots of cash saved. I owe you a few beers, sir. See you down the pub.

[@Loumow1]

So helpful!!! Thank you so much. Simple and concise.

[@brianingarfill1773]

Have a brand new towel rack that needed "bleeding" thanks for giving me the confidence to adjust it myself

[@nicholaskirk1356]

My radiator has 2 Zehnder valves on left and right pipes. I've bled, but no air in radiator. But it's only getting lukewarm, whereas the valve on the right side is hot. Valves don't move in or out when I turn them.

[@channelmarsh1]

Many thanks for the video. I've just managed to fix my radiator thanks to your help. With my radiator it was a sticking valve pin causing the problem. I thought that all the water would leak out if I removed the valve but you showed me differently. A big thumbs up. Happy New Year to you and all. Cheers, Steve.

[@peterconstantine4804]

Hi mate, many thanks for this, just got my towel rail going again!

[@rnbmeister]

Great tip! Fixed my stuck TRV valve pin with this advice

[@arabellacox]

I love the scientific method of hitting the pin!!

[@blackandyellow2010]

Excellent simple courteous advice - thank you

[@cheungmaimai]

Thank you so much I was dubious about hitting the pin but hey presto thanks to you fab tutorial it’s working

[@boryanastancheva1007]

Thank you so much for this helpful video!

[@laniyanlatifat2483]

Thanks for this. It is a life safer

[@eemaaneemaan2237]

Very good video. Unfortunately my radiator doesn't have one of those valves so now I don't know what to do😢

[@tamar2450]

Thank you so much for this video!! 🙌

[@ussama464]

Thank you. Fixed my towel radiator.

[@elainehenderson842]

That was very helpful but my taps are different- they're like ordinary water taps, and it doesn't matter which way I turn them , the water doesn't get hot. Any advice please?

[@m.e10150]

thank you very much

[@ashchy8565]

Cheers Pal! Nice vid! Just what was needed 👍

[@fablan3308]

I have not got a thermostat on my bathroom radiator
there is two plastic knobs how can I know which one is which

[@adammichael8312]

Thanks so much Tony!

[@gaynorreynolds907]

Thanks Tony. My valves are different and have a lever on them. When I open them up, they are leaking. Is this because they have not been sealed properly?

[@scatterbain1628]

worked a treat, thanks

[@marksearle2012]

What about if the pipe going to the radiator isn’t getting hot? It’s the only radiator in the house that doesn’t seem to work…

[@zabriskie1]

Dear Tony, hope you are well.
Because the winter is coming, last week my mother decided turn the heaters on, however the towel rail gets too hot 🥵, even when I turn the knob at 1 or even at 0, how come??
What can I do to fix the problem???
Regards.

[@rikidabel]

Jop what do do when any of this isnt working but only one radiátor in my whole hose isnt working thx And yeah its in barhrom wich suck during winter anyway njce video

[@kazzieb10]

My radiator has angled tap valves? have bled the air out (there was none) but every winter the radiator stops working and we have to call someone out. Its a Burlington trafalgar radiator with towel rail

[@lalalala6939]

Hey, how do I stop it from leaking. Tried using the radiator key but the leak isn’t stopping

[@stevehoare7087]

Hexagonal hole ? You mean square ?

[@donal1982]

Hasn't worked for me sadly, towel radiator is less than 3 years old, Valve on fully and the bottom section is scolding hot but top 2 sections are completely freezing. I took the bleed screw out completely until all air was gone and then screwed back in. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks

[@janericca6180]

I have the same issue… did you get a fix please?

[@dakshkumar6800]

Thankyou it worked

[@rinaldobrandolini1329]

Is not the radiator but the rod inside.

[@markshortland2101]

Hi got no bleed valve on mine bottom ok top nothing can you help

[@Mich_C]

Hi mine gets very hot but my bathroom is always cold is this normal ?

[@damian4801]

I have the same issue 😬

[@gazzam3172]

shut the window?seems like an insulation problem

[@jayaUk]

Nice 👍🏽

[@crystalslade8056]

Mine doesn’t have a stat on just manual valves not heating yet other rooms are on the standard rads I mean

[@pazzy4501]

Shall we take all trapped air?!! Or like you did just bleed some only?!!