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Hello all,
I am not very good at the terminology so I will try to show images as much as possible.
I am living in a one floor apartment and I have this radiator whose is always on. I found that valve pin doesn't work anymore. I can move the pin in and out but it doesn't change the water flow. This is the valve that doesn't work (I am referring to valve (kind of T shaped) itself not the thermostatic valve).
I decided to change the valve with a new one. However, I don't know how to stop water coming to radiator to safely change the valve. The part that baffles me is that I have a radiator whose inlet and outlet on the same side like this;
I also have these pipes coming out of the CV. I have 7 radiators and I have 7 pairs of red and blue (cold and warm) pair of pipes coming out of the boiler. I am not sure if they would play a role in stopping the water flow.
What I read and gathered on the internet so far is this;
- Changing valve (not just the thermostatic valve but the valve itself ) easy as long as I make sure that they system is closed and no water is flowing.
- Before I start I will need to shut off the CV completely - power off basically.
- I need to stop water flow (I guess) to prevent water flood everywhere while I am changing the valve. This is the part that I am not completely sure and need help with my current setup.
Please let me know if you need more information.
Thanks in advance!
I am not very good at the terminology so I will try to show images as much as possible.
I am living in a one floor apartment and I have this radiator whose is always on. I found that valve pin doesn't work anymore. I can move the pin in and out but it doesn't change the water flow. This is the valve that doesn't work (I am referring to valve (kind of T shaped) itself not the thermostatic valve).
I decided to change the valve with a new one. However, I don't know how to stop water coming to radiator to safely change the valve. The part that baffles me is that I have a radiator whose inlet and outlet on the same side like this;
I also have these pipes coming out of the CV. I have 7 radiators and I have 7 pairs of red and blue (cold and warm) pair of pipes coming out of the boiler. I am not sure if they would play a role in stopping the water flow.
What I read and gathered on the internet so far is this;
- Changing valve (not just the thermostatic valve but the valve itself ) easy as long as I make sure that they system is closed and no water is flowing.
- Before I start I will need to shut off the CV completely - power off basically.
- I need to stop water flow (I guess) to prevent water flood everywhere while I am changing the valve. This is the part that I am not completely sure and need help with my current setup.
Please let me know if you need more information.
Thanks in advance!
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