As specialists recommend that gas stoves
should be checked every year before you turn them on, it is also advised that
you purge the radiators from your heating system too. Purging the radiators
will enhance the performance of the radiators and it will help you keep your
heating up and running, and it will help you avoid overspending in your utility
bills.
Radiators tend to accumulate oxygen inside,
and this causes them to provide less heat than they should. For this reason, it
is better to purge your radiators (i.e. Take the oxygen out of them), so they
can work properly and provide the necessary amount of heat so you survive on
the cold weather (and you don’t waste money).
Purging a radiator is not difficult. Every
radiator has a purging device (a small device located on the upper extremities
of each radiator), which can be either automatic or manual.
If the purge device is automatic, you don’t
need to do anything, since it will be done (as its name says) automatically.
Still, if it is manual, you will need to do
the following in order to purge your radiator: First, you will need a
screwdriver or a special tool (if the radiator has a special screw). In order
to purge your radiator, (or taking out the excess of oxygen within it), you
need to turn the purging device a bit (only a bit and slowly!) in order to take
the oxygen inside the radiator. You should put a small recipient down the
purging device, since after the oxygen is out, the water will probably start
running (this is when you need to close the purging device). You shouldn’t turn
the purging device too much, since you could cause a mess, and water may start
going out in great amounts.
It is recommended that you start purging
the radiators on the upper floors, if you have more than one floor in your
house; otherwise, if you live on a one-story house, you should start purging
the radiators that are closer to the boiler.
As you can see, purging your radiators is
not a difficult task; it is only a matter of doing it carefully. So, if they are
oxygen-free, your radiators will run (and heat) better.
