Tricky One- Radiators

Kiran

Hi

I've got a bit of a tricky one. I have 3No. double radiators which im having a bit of a problem with. The bleed plugs for the front panels are damaged and a radiator key is spinning round in the hole. Because the radiator is a double I cant get access with anything big to release the stuck bleed valve. Has anyone else encountered this problem and did you manage to fix it? Im hoping somone has a solution or Im off to buy some new radiators

Cheers

Steve_xx

Take the radiator off of the wall and simply replace the bleed valve in its entirety.

Kiran

The radiators are off the wall. The bleed valves are just a single piece of brass in the back of the panels and as such there is no entire bleed valve to replace. The main issue is the space to work in as there is a panel behind the damaged valce so I cant get stud extractors etc in.

Thanks

27col

A picture would be a help.

EliteHeat

These radiators have welded tappings in the back of the convectors and are an awful, awful design.

You have discovered their weakness. If you cannot get the bleed valve open, the radiator is junk.

Try a 'dremel' type tool to cut a slot in the brass screw. If you do this carefully you may be able to remove it. If the rad is off the wall this will be much, much simpler. Your next problem is to try and source a replacement.

Good luck with this, you have my sympathy.

P.S. If you had conventional rads, the repair would take 30 seconds and cost about £2