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one radiator not working :(

littlemisspink · 2011-11-19 17:06:26

Hi all, I'm not sure if am allowed to ask this in here or not tbh, but have just put my radiators on for the first time this winter, and they all work fine except for the living room one :( Both pipes leading to it are cold, and there is green liquid at the bottom of the pipe that doesn't have the thermostat (if that makes…

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ALIBOBSY Posts: 4,527 Forumite

20 November 2011 at 11:45PM

We had this on 3 radiators and a fab guy at b & Q advuised us what to do-same as you it was the pin in the valves. OH gave them a squirt of wd40 (or simular) which seemed to help stop them sticking.

Ali x

"Overthinking every little thing
Acknowledge the bell you cant unring"

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