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Radiator help
King
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Hi guys,
Recently i have been turning radiators off in rooms in the house trying to be more energy efficient and save abit of money etc.
Last night when trying to turn the one in the bathroom on that is a towel heater rail i had afew problems..... the first pic is what the rail looks like. I tried turning the end twiddly part but to no avail, so i pulled this off and noticed a small screw in the end of the bottom pin. I screwed this in to see if that had any effect and still no change and now the screw is stuck in
i was wondering if anybody had a clue what the purpose of this screw is and the best way to get this radiator back on? Seems like my intention to save the polar bears worked as i now have a room for them to live in!
Recently i have been turning radiators off in rooms in the house trying to be more energy efficient and save abit of money etc.
Last night when trying to turn the one in the bathroom on that is a towel heater rail i had afew problems..... the first pic is what the rail looks like. I tried turning the end twiddly part but to no avail, so i pulled this off and noticed a small screw in the end of the bottom pin. I screwed this in to see if that had any effect and still no change and now the screw is stuck in
i was wondering if anybody had a clue what the purpose of this screw is and the best way to get this radiator back on? Seems like my intention to save the polar bears worked as i now have a room for them to live in! 0
Comments
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The purpose of the screw is to retain the knob which you have removed. don't see how you can have got it stuck in, maybe you have cross threaded it. Use a pair of mole grips or similar to turn the valve ( the square bit ). if all else fails you will need to get the valve replace.
BTW its not a good idea to turn radiator valves on and off regularly, it will cause them to leak. better by far to take advantage of the end of the heating season to have them replaced by TRVs.That gum you like is coming back in style.0 -
Squirt a bit of WD40 on the screw head and leave for 5 mins first.
Failling that use a small spanner or an adjustable spanner to turn the spindle and open the valve.0
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