Just bled our radiators. Bathroom towel rail radiator was always cold. Did the whole house then turned the heating on to way above the temperature setting we normally have it at. Thought I'd give it some because the towel radiator didn't initially heat up like the others. Now it's hot so that's one issue sorted.
My other issue is that the radiators are old. My last house I put the central heating in with a high efficiency boiler and high efficiency radiators. I believe several As in efficiency ratings. That system heated a solid stone walled, poorly insulated, mid terrace house in less than 10 minutes. Basically away without heating on for a week with a very cold house, it heated in 10 minutes. This house doesn't, it takes over half an hour despite being a more modern house that's well insulated for a 70s house. Loads of loft insulation, cavity insulation, bungalow over a garage/undercroft with insulation there too.
The existing radiators get hot quick enough just isn't sending the heat out as efficiently I think. They get the house hot and we turn the heating right down and the radiators hold heat longer. They're not the classic cast iron looking ones but 70s style heavy ones with one or two panels and no metal fins. We're wondering if it's worth looking at replacing the radiators? Are modern ones noticeably better? Could we swap wide radiators that are not very high with smaller ones?
Anyone got recommendations?