Guest guest Posted November 13, 2001 Report Share Posted November 13, 2001 Further to Ruth S's reply, re radiators I think most bleeding points are the same - with a square thingy that takes the bleeding key (which can be bought at any hardware store ) - has the radiator got an egg-shaped thingy on the top? Am hoping to get a plumber in very soon to find out how you bleed these, so will let you know, but maybe they have an automatic bleeding valve - which I did used to have on one radiator in London; however it stuck so p'raps is plumbing job - v irritating... Caro Karina said: > 2) How to air radiators. I thought I knew this - in Manchester > (student days) we had a sort of key you just pushed into the thing Are they > all different? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2001 Report Share Posted November 13, 2001 Basically they haven't got that square thingy. At one side they've got a metal " cap " a bit like a 50p coin which doesn't look as if one should fiddle with it. On the other side it's got a tiny white oval plastic thing ( " thing " is a very useful word) which is loose, ie I can turn it by hand and nothing happens. This white bit has a small tube on it with a whole on the end, which might be where the air comes out, but it's minute, so then again it might be nothing. In the midst of this white oval thing there's a metal screw, which probably can be loosened with a screw driver, but I haven't dared to do this yet as not sure what will happen. Let me know if you get any further brainwaves or news from plumber... Thanks! Karina > Further to Ruth S's reply, re radiators I think most bleeding points > are the same - with a square thingy that takes the bleeding key (which > can be bought at any hardware store ) - has the radiator got an > egg-shaped thingy on the top? Am hoping to get a plumber in very soon > to find out how you bleed these, so will let you know, but maybe they > have an automatic bleeding valve - which I did used to have on one > radiator in London; however it stuck so p'raps is plumbing job - v > irritating... > > Caro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2001 Report Share Posted November 13, 2001 > Basically they haven't got that square thingy. <snip> yup, these are the same as mine. They are the same idea as the *square thingy* ones. The 50p peice is a blanking plate and the white plastic thing is the end that you bleed from. Just undo the *screw* bit gently (probably between half and two turns). You should hear the air come out and just hold the screw driver up to it ready to tighten it back up as soon as water starts to dript (you should feel the top of the radiator warming as it fills with water). The plastic thing does come off and seems to be just to make the water drip rather than run down the radiator. You may need to re-bleed after you have done all the radiators as the system settles. Also, if you have a boiler witha pressure gauge, you may need to put a little more water in to bring the pressure back up. It should be something like 1.5 bar when it is cold. Plumbing regulations are that the flexible hose attaching the heating circuit to a refilling tap should be disconnected when not in use but most people leave them connected all the time. Post if you need more advice on this. hth james Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 14, 2001 Report Share Posted November 14, 2001 Wow! You know everything!! I shall try this later on today!! Will let you know how I get on. Karina > yup, these are the same as mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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