Any plumbers? Got a leaky radiator

Lt. Manlove · 8 Oct 2014 at 11:28

Turned the central heating on for the first time in a while and found one of the radiators has a drip which I don't know how to stop.

Pic: https://www.evernote.com/shard/s130...83896043fa7d/621bc4762ab35da3f10b4065dcf1e728

Does anybody know how to fix it? :confused:

I don't know who else to ask

burtie · 8 Oct 2014 at 11:37

A plumber maybe

Mat · 8 Oct 2014 at 11:40

You could try the egg trick that used to work on old cars

cheesyboy · 8 Oct 2014 at 11:43

Have you tried tightening it up?

Lt. Manlove · 8 Oct 2014 at 11:45

cheesyboy said:
Have you tried tightening it up?

From where it's dripping? A little but it didn't appear to affect it.

Lt. Manlove · 8 Oct 2014 at 11:53

Lt. Manlove said:
From where it's dripping? A little but it didn't appear to affect it.

Nevermind, fixed it.

Epic fail, just needed tightening

cheesyboy · 8 Oct 2014 at 11:55

Is it the drain valve leaking (the bit at the bottom with the drip on it), or is it leaking from one of the connections and dripping down?

If it's the valve, you want one of these to replace;
http://www.bes.co.uk/products/115.asp#7509
And some plumbers tape. Turn the radiator off at both ends, unscrew the valve, catch all the water in a large bowl (or two), switch new valve in, tighten up and turn on.

All done for less than a fiver.

E:
Easy fix then

pitchfork · 8 Oct 2014 at 13:20

Twit!

Gave me a laugh anyway...