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  1. J

    stuck valve

    ok, gonna try that, but if I have to get someone in to sort it, and to add Fernox etc, any ideas how much it;s likely to cost?? ________________________ moderator How long is a piece of string? see forum rules 9
  2. J

    stuck valve

    have tried to pull with pliers but cant grip it as only a very small part of it is poking out. Will undoimg the bolt which the valve pokes through make any difference, or loosen the valve at all?
  3. J

    stuck valve

    Have one cold rad in he house which i've discovered, by taking the thermostatic valve off, that the small valve (pin?) is stuck in the down (off) position. Have tried WD40 & tapping with a screwdriver but it won't move. Any ideas what I should do next? (there are two brass bolts which the pin...
  4. J

    1 cold rad

    ok, firstly the valve is at the other end of the rad - ie the hot water comes in from the other end. But the only way i managed to get hot water into the rad was by letting the water out of the rad through the bleeding valve. This makes it sound like, to me, that it is a problem with the...
  5. J

    1 cold rad

    do you mean the thermostatic valve?? & if i start taking this off is it likely to all of a sudden fall apart so i cant put it back together again??!
  6. J

    1 cold rad

    I know there's several people on here with the same sort of problem but... We have 1 radiator (of 11 in the house) which has stopped heating up. Ive tried bleeding which has done nothing, so tried leaving the valve open for a litle longer whilst the water comes out of the valve, thinking that...
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