radiator question, please help!

[jacksparrow1966]

Hello,
have recently noticed water in the caps of the lockshield valves (think that's what they are called) on a few radiators, seems to happen mostly overnight after heating has been switched off, could condensation be forming on the underside of the caps or does it point to something worse? cheers for any help.

 

[muggles]

Could be the valves weeping past the glands, nip up the nut on the outside of the control spindle and it should cure it

 

[jacksparrow1966]

ok thanks for the reply, not likely to be condensation then?

 

[simond]

You want it to be condensation, I take it?

 

[jacksparrow1966]

lol does i sound like that? No it's just that was my uneducated guess, and for once in my life it would have been nice to get anything to do with diy right

 

[simond]

Unless you keep your house exceptionally cold, and condensation chooses to occur only in that specific area under the caps (!) then I'm afraid it is a No

 

[jacksparrow1966]

maybe in the future i might be right about something cheers for your help

 

[Terry7556]

dont give up, even a broken clock is right twice a day