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Hi mcmillanandrew, In the end I had to replace the TRV head with a new one, so I suggest you try that first before getting a plumber, it might save you a small fortune :D Good luck, let me know how you get on.

Sorry - 'love' - ur in the wrong queue

"err well done Mr Hailsham and kittedup you mean" Err, I did the job in the end :D But many thanks for all the advice!

It's sorted now, managed to get the head off (lots of WD40 and a monkey spanner), it was jammed :cry: Bought a new one, tried it in the shop first, turned 6 to 0 no problem, fitted to the existing valve, job done! Still working now! Well done me! :D

Of course I turned the right way :D I think it's been tightened too much and I couldn't get proper grip By the way, these TRV have a '0' setting, found another one which works

Tried with pliers last nite, couldn't get proper grip, maybe they weren't big enough Still scared about breaking the pipe :cry:

Tried to remove the head last nite, that ring underneath it too tight, couldn't undo it :x Will go ask neighbours for a proper tool, will a pipe spanner do? And by the way, can I break the pipe trying to unscrew the b****y ring? Thanks!

Nearly broke my hand trying to turn it off, don't wanna break that damn thing as well - plumbers are more expensive than doctors :lol: Will try with oil first then will take it from there

If body ok will WD40 do any good to loosen the head ?

So you think nothing wrong with the valve itself, just the knob? Can I get a spare or do I have to buy a complete valve? (sorry for daft questions)

Hi Ted, To be honest I thought it would have a '0' setting, question is how do I get there? Any ideas on what might be wrong? :lol:

Hi, I thought that if the pin was stuck radiator wouldn't heat at all, but it works fine between 1 and 6 :(

Thanks for your reply, I do apologise for the daft question, but why has the radiator come off this year if I haven't changed the setting from last year when it stayed completely cold (and my oh my what a winter that was!)? :cry: If i try some WD40 around the knob (without removing it from...

Hello everyone, Just put my central heating on at wknd, noticed that the spare room radiator warmed up whilst at * setting, tried to put TRV back to 0 as I don't use the room, it won't go below the * (very tight). Radiator will heat up OK if at any setting between 1 and 6. I assume TRV is a...