hello guys...
I've got an old single layer central heating radiator.
it is the first radiator that receives the very hot water from the combi boiler, so i always set the valve to open halfway but it was still very hot.
anyway, yesterday i noticed two small tiny cracks on the surface near the corner on the top. there was small amount of water bleeding and its color was brownish.
When i inspected the radiator, it felt so soft! i thought the metal was MELTING!
i shut down the feeding valve and now it is cold.
can you please suggest an easy way to seal that crack? i'm just normal guy and have no experience in sealing stuff but i thought of soldering?!
i thought of buying this from amazon:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Am-Tech-60w-Soldering-Iron/dp/B003JBJX7S/ref=tag_stp_s2_edpp_url
and this wire from maplin:
http://www.maplin.co.uk/lead-free-silver-solder-34965
i believe i just need to put that lead wire over the crack and melt it using that soldering iron?
am i right in this or you think there is better solution?
I've got an old single layer central heating radiator.
it is the first radiator that receives the very hot water from the combi boiler, so i always set the valve to open halfway but it was still very hot.
anyway, yesterday i noticed two small tiny cracks on the surface near the corner on the top. there was small amount of water bleeding and its color was brownish.
When i inspected the radiator, it felt so soft! i thought the metal was MELTING!
i shut down the feeding valve and now it is cold.
can you please suggest an easy way to seal that crack? i'm just normal guy and have no experience in sealing stuff but i thought of soldering?!
i thought of buying this from amazon:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Am-Tech-60w-Soldering-Iron/dp/B003JBJX7S/ref=tag_stp_s2_edpp_url
and this wire from maplin:
http://www.maplin.co.uk/lead-free-silver-solder-34965
i believe i just need to put that lead wire over the crack and melt it using that soldering iron?
am i right in this or you think there is better solution?