Heating has been off but why are my radiator valves leaking.

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6 жыл бұрын

Radiator valves always seem to start leaking when the heating has been switched off for a while. Why is that? Al shows how to fix em.
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@chrislawrence1982 Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. With your help, I worked out that I had a leak from the packing nut. Watching your video gave me confidence that that nut could be removed, cleaned up and ptfe wrapped to solve it without getting drenched.

@dereton33 Жыл бұрын

Great Chris.

@AllenHart999 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent video thank you for sharing.

@dereton33 6 жыл бұрын

No problem Allen.

@pas6862 6 жыл бұрын

Thank's Al, another great video!

@dereton33 6 жыл бұрын

No problem

@oldie18 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Explained thoroughly on each of the possibilities. Helped me fix the leaks on the usual nut.

@dereton33 2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@mrbaza8793 6 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate... Much appreciated 😊

@dereton33 6 жыл бұрын

No problem.

@mattb6194 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Al.👍👍

@dereton33 6 жыл бұрын

No problem Matt.

@davidclarke4040 6 жыл бұрын

Hi AL good video nice tip thanks mate

@dereton33 6 жыл бұрын

Cheers David.

@AlexRocks24-7 6 жыл бұрын

Great clip as always. Very educational 🤓 Many thanks Keep them coming

@dereton33 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Alex.

@oliviaclarewilliams 23 күн бұрын

Thanks for the video. What if the leak is coming from the lower nut? - the one that connects to the PVC pipe? - that's where my leak is.

@dereton33 22 күн бұрын

You can try tightening it with a spanner.

@normanboyes4983 6 жыл бұрын

Used to use wool covered in Vaseline for the gland when I was a lad.😀

@dereton33 6 жыл бұрын

We used to use string with wax on it.

@jimmcdonald6465 4 жыл бұрын

@@dereton33 We could barely afford string and wax was reserved as a Christmas treat .....

@budabead 5 жыл бұрын

You have a very good delivery, straight to the point and incredibly easy to understand! You have gained yourself a new subscriber! I'd have a question though... I've been looking around for quite a while now and i just can't seem to get the right answer so here goes... I'm incredibly NOT at home with the parts of the radiator so I'm just gonna guess here... the little pipe that goes off at the bottom... the "bleeding hole" thingy i think? So basically that has started to drip water and as a result of that(least I'm guessing it is) the boiler has virtually 0 pressure. I have been suggested to get some sealing foam up there but i think to myself that it must be there for a reason... thus outright break in the long term. Any advise on this matter would be greatly appreciated.

@dereton33 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@hx7580 4 ай бұрын

Hi, am trying to do the packing gland at the top but loads of water keeps coming out. Do I turn the water off b

@dereton33 4 ай бұрын

You can shut the valve itself. The one you are working on.

@MalcolmXpat Жыл бұрын

Does the radiator need draining to remove the packing gland?

@dereton33 Жыл бұрын

No no need

@Liampowis27 3 жыл бұрын

Mine is leaking from the drain off bit on the right. What should I do?

@dereton33 3 жыл бұрын

Try tightening the drain valve.

@Liampowis27 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you I will give it a try

@francodemaina4209 Жыл бұрын

mine is leaking on the drainage pipe. how to fix it. thanks.

@dereton33 Жыл бұрын

Renew the washer in the drain valve.

@Chotabear 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Dereton, Excellent video but I've just discovered my radiator has a leak stain from the top, the bleed valve and it's all rusty. the part at the back of the bleed valve is rusty and there's a long rusty drip down the side of my radiator.

@dereton33 5 жыл бұрын

Rads cannot be repaired. Shut off both ends of the rad to isolate it.

@Chotabear 5 жыл бұрын

@@dereton33 Thanks for your prompt reply. Does that mean I need to call the plumber rather than replace the bleed valve ?

@dereton33 5 жыл бұрын

If the back of the rad is leaking by the bleed valve a new rad will be required.

@AlexRocks24-7 6 жыл бұрын

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