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Broken radiator valve.
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Hello
I have a vented central heating system.
2 weeks ago British Gas came and done the annual service on it and i told the guy that 2 rads were cold at the bottom but hot at the top.He said that that was because they have sludge in them and i will have to take them off and flush them out as it was not down to them to do that.
The 2 rads are downstairs hallway and the kitchen.I tirned off the TRV on 1 side and turned off the lockshield valve on the other side.When i undid the drain off valve water on the lockshield valve water came gushing out so i tightened up the valve and in snaped off.
I had to drain off the whole system and took the the rad off and flushed it out and put it back on.
When i filled up the system and bled the rads the hallway one was cold all over but the pipe going to the broken valve is hot .
The system is 9 years old.Can i buy a lockshield valve and take out the broken part and replace it with the new one without having to take the whole valve off the rad and replace it with a new valve.It's a bit like replacing a gland on a tap is what i mean or will i have call out a plumber?
I have a vented central heating system.
2 weeks ago British Gas came and done the annual service on it and i told the guy that 2 rads were cold at the bottom but hot at the top.He said that that was because they have sludge in them and i will have to take them off and flush them out as it was not down to them to do that.
The 2 rads are downstairs hallway and the kitchen.I tirned off the TRV on 1 side and turned off the lockshield valve on the other side.When i undid the drain off valve water on the lockshield valve water came gushing out so i tightened up the valve and in snaped off.
I had to drain off the whole system and took the the rad off and flushed it out and put it back on.
When i filled up the system and bled the rads the hallway one was cold all over but the pipe going to the broken valve is hot .
The system is 9 years old.Can i buy a lockshield valve and take out the broken part and replace it with the new one without having to take the whole valve off the rad and replace it with a new valve.It's a bit like replacing a gland on a tap is what i mean or will i have call out a plumber?
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