Dee Posted March 18 Posted March 18 Hi Do I have to drain the system to replace a valve on the tail or is there a workaround? Plumber asking for £120....is that reasonable?
Dee Posted March 19 Author Posted March 19 That's what I thought the only other option was!! I'll think about it Thanks for the vid
Dee Posted March 19 Author Posted March 19 Well, I did it! Saved 120 quid too. No leaks, dead easy.....thanks @marshian 3
marshian Posted March 19 Posted March 19 1 hour ago, Dee said: Well, I did it! Saved 120 quid too. No leaks, dead easy.....thanks @marshian Are all your rads on pipework above the skirting? Only thinking back to your balancing issues it should be relatively easy to draw up a flow and return schematic?
Dee Posted March 19 Author Posted March 19 @marshianWe@marshian Surface mounted pipes on ground floor. Pipes under floors on floor. I'm fairly confident I have the correct route by which everything heats up. Just have no idea why the two rads decided to stop working after months of trouble free heating.
Dee Posted March 19 Author Posted March 19 @marshianWe@marshian There's z bug di I can't delete your name. Anyway, both rads are heating up again! 1
Mr Punter Posted March 19 Posted March 19 22 minutes ago, Dee said: @marshianWe@marshian There's z bug di I can't delete your name. Anyway, both rads are heating up again! Your plumbing skills may have advanced at the expense of your keyboard skills. 3
marshian Posted March 19 Posted March 19 4 hours ago, Dee said: @marshianWe@marshian There's z bug di I can't delete your name. Anyway, both rads are heating up again! Don't worry about the bug @Dee @Dee I only get one notification no matter how many times you tag me Now what did the lock shield valve look like internally - was the seat distorted or the actuator detached because I don't think the leak you wanted to fix was the issue with the rads heating..................
marshian Posted March 19 Posted March 19 4 hours ago, Mr Punter said: Your plumbing skills may have advanced at the expense of your keyboard skills. Harsh but fair 2
Nickfromwales Posted March 19 Posted March 19 4 hours ago, Dee said: @marshianWe@marshian There's z bug di I can't delete your name. Anyway, both rads are heating up again! That one is staying for all eternity..... 👍 1
Nickfromwales Posted March 19 Posted March 19 22 hours ago, marshian said: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqf7A00XXTU Old gold, and exactly how we used to do it. Lost count of how many outside taps and stopcocks I did the same way, but got a LOT wetter when it was mains pressure lol. Great vid.
marshian Posted March 19 Posted March 19 4 minutes ago, Nickfromwales said: Old gold, and exactly how we used to do it. Lost count of how many outside taps and stopcocks I did the same way, but got a LOT wetter when it was mains pressure lol. Great vid. I believe it's called "old skool" but yes it works and you do have to be a bit quick and accurate - I'm not brave enough to do a stopcock this way but I did do an outside tap once because the street shut off valve was 15 inches deep in dirty smelly water 🙂 I'll save @SteamyTea the job of posting this 😉 1
marshian Posted March 19 Posted March 19 10 minutes ago, Nickfromwales said: That one is staying for all eternity..... 👍 Again a little harsh but fair 1
Nickfromwales Posted March 19 Posted March 19 4 minutes ago, marshian said: Again a little harsh but fair @Dee is a big enough fish now, and swims confidently in these waters....
Dee Posted March 20 Author Posted March 20 7 hours ago, Nickfromwales said: is a big enough fish now, and swims confidently in these waters.... There was barely enough water to paddle never mind swim 😀....would never attempt it in a carpeted room though! And I was much much faster than Gene Wilder!! 1 1
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