![Radiator is not heating room effectively. Only gets hot on the top (not the bottom). Do I Drain the sludge from this radiator? What's the play, leave it in place or detach Radiator is not heating room effectively. Only gets hot on the top (not the bottom). Do I Drain the sludge from this radiator? What's the play, leave it in place or detach](https://preview.redd.it/radiator-is-not-heating-room-effectively-only-gets-hot-on-v0-m5h2f7uzrf7a1.jpg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2b83a8d05b1131265c6069284206d08c01e76705)
Radiator is not heating room effectively. Only gets hot on the top (not the bottom). Do I Drain the sludge from this radiator? What's the play, leave it in place or detach
What happens when a radiator is not circulating, the top hose is hot, and the bottom hose is cold? - Quora
![Short circuit: hot water going into the radiator from top right, going out from bottom right. Only the two rightmost elements heat up. : r/Hydraulics Short circuit: hot water going into the radiator from top right, going out from bottom right. Only the two rightmost elements heat up. : r/Hydraulics](https://preview.redd.it/short-circuit-hot-water-going-into-the-radiator-from-top-v0-y69kn49kpkx91.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=af914a6bd67cfde62136de8facada938916bfbc4)