Hi all,
I moved into a 1938 house about 8 weeks ago. The house suffered a burst pipe in the loft 2 days before we moved in which was fixed.
We have been doing work in the dining room which involved taking a radiator off and draining the system down. This was a few days ago.
This morning we woke to water dripping through the sealing in one of the bedrooms. Upon investigation in the loft the leak was coming out what I presume is an air valve. I've attached a picture below.
Water was coming out the black cap thing on top which was loose. I screwed it back into place and the leak has since stopped.
I suspect the plumber might have losened this when fixing the original problem months ago, and the draining of the system has forced it off.
I'm now concerned that this could happen again, although the cap seemed to screw nicely back on. Any advice on whether I should be looking to replace this valve with something more modern?
Thanks
Jon
I moved into a 1938 house about 8 weeks ago. The house suffered a burst pipe in the loft 2 days before we moved in which was fixed.
We have been doing work in the dining room which involved taking a radiator off and draining the system down. This was a few days ago.
This morning we woke to water dripping through the sealing in one of the bedrooms. Upon investigation in the loft the leak was coming out what I presume is an air valve. I've attached a picture below.
Water was coming out the black cap thing on top which was loose. I screwed it back into place and the leak has since stopped.
I suspect the plumber might have losened this when fixing the original problem months ago, and the draining of the system has forced it off.
I'm now concerned that this could happen again, although the cap seemed to screw nicely back on. Any advice on whether I should be looking to replace this valve with something more modern?
Thanks
Jon