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Thank you so much for the help :)

If I need to repack, I presume this involves me turning the spindle to close the valve, unscrewing the nut and then wrapping with the spindle with some PTFE and screwing the nut back up. Is that correct? Should I be prepared for any water to escape?

It was still leaking a bit (less though) so I have tightened it some more. Will leave it for some more time

Wow, that turned surprisingly easily. I was expecting a lot more resistance. I turned it a quarter of a turn and it was still weeping. I turned it another quarter and it looks like it might have done the job. I will leave it for half an hour or so to see if we have any more drips. Thanks so...

OK, thanks chaps. Getting somewhere now :). Apologies for these stupid questions, I have done a reasonable amount of basic diy plumbing bits in the house, I have just never dealt with a towel rail before so its all new to me! Here are a couple of photos of what we are dealing with. I can see...

Update - it is still weeping since touching that gland screw, but it does seem slower than before.

Nope and all the plumbing for this rad was only put in a few years ago.

Thank you! Had no idea that end popped off. So, it definitely leaks from the open bit of the thread. I turned the valve with the cap off and a bit of water spilled out as per usual and then stopped. I tried nipping up the screw and it seemed very tight. I then tried unscrewing it a little...

Thanks for the link. That valve looks like a direct replacement so if I need to do that, it should hopefully do the job. The CH is turned off at the moment and the towel rail still gets warm so it must be running off the HW right? How would I go about taking the head off the valve? Would I...

Hi all, I had a bathroom installed a few years ago which included a towel rail/radiator. When you turn the valve to increase/decrease the heat a small amount of water will spill out quickly and then it will drip consistently. In order to stop it dripping there are a few 'sweet spots' on the...

The head came with nothing else. See photo: IMG_20191231_123816 by mjgreen81 posted 31 Dec 2019 at 12:43 PM I simply needed to unscrew the old silver ring, screw on the new head (setting to max heat to make it easier) and job done! Took 5 minutes. IMG_20191231_123828 by mjgreen81 posted 31...

Look like Toolstation sell the head on its own. I have mine arriving today. If it works ok, I'll replace the other broken ones in my house. https://www.toolstation.com/drayton-trv4-classic/p39498

I have the exact same thing in my house. I have no less than 3 of these Drayton TRVs in exactly the same condition. 2 of them have been broken for a couple of years but are in rooms where I don't need to adjust the temperature. I just went to fiddle with the one in the bedroom which broke...

Thank you all for your advice, you have really helped me to understand the situation and the cause of the issue. It sounds like my bathroom installer screwed up by removing my vent out of the roof and replacing with the AAV. Sadly, I am not surprised by this :( Will have to have a think what...

I am just trying to read up on this. I am seeing mixed opinion about whether just having durgo's is OK or whether you still need a soil pipe exiting to the atmosphere. Feeling a bit confused!

Clean the bathroom? huh? :mrgreen::LOL: No seriously, over the course of one evening (with no cleaning going on or water going down the shower drain) it can be fine one minute, then following a flush you go back into the bathroom a few minutes later and there is the smell. Then an hour later...

I guess its possible as it has not been used for a long while. I am just surprised that the smell seems to come and go if this was the cause I will certainly try that as my first step...