Well John sometimes the outside chances are the winners we tried both of your suggestions turning valves back on and then off again and also turning the valve a little bit more with a spanner and surprise surprise (to me anyway) it appears to have worked. Still a tiny bit of water around but...
Hi John
Thankfully not a TVR valve in sight. There are "normal" valves with a hand turn to close ( I managed that one myself!!) and a "locktight" it was this one that my neighbour talked me through turning off on the phone in with exactly as you said (a couple of small spanners) and...
Hi John that was quick!!
The radiator is "draining" (sorry if that's the wrong terminology) via the pin hole itself and has previously been draining from the bleed valve although this seems to have stopped now. The reason for the question was mainly that my neighbour said it was an easy job...
Please excuse what is prob a stupid question but hubby always did all the DIY and he had recently passed away. My radiator developed a pin hole very near top and has been continually draining for 2 days and still not empty. I've checked both valves are off and a neighbour checked that he...