I have just fixed a leaking radiator, and replaced a leaking boiler fill loop, so was feeling pretty pleased with myself.
I then went to add the inhibitor through a heated towel rail, so I closed the feed valve at the bottom and started undoing the nut on (what I thought was) the drain valve.
When I removed the nut/plug thing (which was under a plastic cover), no water came out and there was a metal rod protruding from the centre, which was threaded in.
I began undoing this rod, but it would not come out fully- it now just spins, and has blocked the threads for the nut/plug to go back in, and however much I turn it, the threads remain blocked.
No heat is getting to the radiator now either, as I've blocked the pipe.
Have I knackered the valve, or is there a way to sort it?
Thanks.
I then went to add the inhibitor through a heated towel rail, so I closed the feed valve at the bottom and started undoing the nut on (what I thought was) the drain valve.
When I removed the nut/plug thing (which was under a plastic cover), no water came out and there was a metal rod protruding from the centre, which was threaded in.
I began undoing this rod, but it would not come out fully- it now just spins, and has blocked the threads for the nut/plug to go back in, and however much I turn it, the threads remain blocked.
No heat is getting to the radiator now either, as I've blocked the pipe.
Have I knackered the valve, or is there a way to sort it?
Thanks.