Hi All,
I took an upstairs radiator off so I could fit the new skirting board behind it, however, I have 2 issues from this. The first... the rad has a thermostatic valve and I turned it to the icikle, but now realise that this is not off!! (I have a brown patch on my loung ceiling) It started to dribble in the night.. how do I stop this? Can I cap it or remove the thermostat?
Second... During this removal and refit the joint on the return copper pipe must have been moved and also started to dribble. I gave the nut an extra quater of a turn but this hasnt solved it and I need to change the olive. but how.. If I turned off the boiler and let some water out so the pressure drops (combi boiler system) and close the valves on the radiator in question, could I then just undo the return off the rad and fix it.. Would I get much water out of the return pipe? Or is there an easier solution?
Thanks
I took an upstairs radiator off so I could fit the new skirting board behind it, however, I have 2 issues from this. The first... the rad has a thermostatic valve and I turned it to the icikle, but now realise that this is not off!! (I have a brown patch on my loung ceiling) It started to dribble in the night.. how do I stop this? Can I cap it or remove the thermostat?
Second... During this removal and refit the joint on the return copper pipe must have been moved and also started to dribble. I gave the nut an extra quater of a turn but this hasnt solved it and I need to change the olive. but how.. If I turned off the boiler and let some water out so the pressure drops (combi boiler system) and close the valves on the radiator in question, could I then just undo the return off the rad and fix it.. Would I get much water out of the return pipe? Or is there an easier solution?
Thanks