Turning off radiator with broken trv

[matt wilkes]

One of my radiators with a Drayton TRV4 has broken off, the top section and now the radiator is on full blast. I live in a flat with a communal heating system so i have no way of turning the system off and its a little on the warm side. Is there any way i can turn it off?

 

[picasso]

Valve on the other end of the rad ?

 

[matt wilkes]

That doesn't seem to do anything

 

[ianmcd]

you are not turning it off correctly then , post a pic of the valve on the other end from the TRV (Lockshield valve) and we will tell you how to turn it off

 

[Dan Robinson]

Pull the white cap off the other valve and use a spanner to turn it off.

Count the number of turns when you do though and unwind the same number when you fix the other end.

 

[Agile]

Sounds as if all you need is a new Drayton TRV4 valve head.

They are commonly available. But sometimes it is more expensive to buy the head on its own than as a complete valve.

Tony

 

[motorbiking]

put a penny on the valve pin, press it down and then apply sticky tape to hold it in place.