Radiators

Complete your home’s heating system with central heating radiators at Wickes. Choose from various styles to suit your interiors, from towel radiators and designer radiators to single-panel and double-panel designs. For something more streamlined, browse our vertical and horizontal radiators from trusted brands to find the perfect design for your home. And to accomplish the perfect chic finish, shop our radiator covers in oak, white or ready-to-paint versions.

After installing your modern radiators, stay on top of their maintenance with our tools and accessories. From valves and lockshields to pipe sleeves and bleed keys, we can help you keep your radiators running smoothly and looking great.

FAQs:

How do you bleed a radiator?

Discover our easy-to-follow guide on bleeding radiators for expert advice and tips on the process. 

How do you balance radiators?

Balancing your radiators ensures even heat distribution throughout your home. To do it correctly, follow these simple steps:

1. Switch off your central heating and wait for your radiators to cool down.
2. Bleed each radiator in preparation for balancing.
3. Open each radiator valve using a radiator key or valve handle. You can do this by turning it anticlockwise.
4. Turn the heating back on and wait for each radiator to warm back up.
5. Starting with the radiator closest to your boiler, begin to close the lockshield valve more than the next radiator. This valve is opposite the on/off valve on the side of your radiator.
6.  Using a thermometer, continue checking the inlet and outlet of each radiator, aiming for around a 12°C difference between each.
7. Adjust each lockshield valve to restrict flow to radiators that heat up too quickly while opening up the valve on radiators that are slower.
8. Fine-tune each until all radiators heat evenly.

How do you remove a radiator?

Learn all the steps required to remove a radiator in our insightful video on how to install a radiator.