Radiator question
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If isolated at both end it’s ok
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Doesn't work like that in the long term.
Static water sat in a steel container open to air is only going to cause grief down the line as it breaks down.
Best to either fix the leak (easy enough if its on the connections, have a go yourself)
Or, remove it and blank off the plumbing.
They are not expensive (Well, mostly). And can be replaced by a reasonable DIyer.
Static water sat in a steel container open to air is only going to cause grief down the line as it breaks down.
Best to either fix the leak (easy enough if its on the connections, have a go yourself)
Or, remove it and blank off the plumbing.
They are not expensive (Well, mostly). And can be replaced by a reasonable DIyer.
How often should you bleed radiators? Two of my ones that I always use in the winter, you can hear the occasional water noise from them, like a dripping tap inside, only for a few seconds. Not the one that is leaking, we haven't used that for almost a year
My system, when it has been (rarely) drained, or worked upon - can take a few weeks of regular bleeding afterwards, to get all the air out. After that, it never needs bleeding again. If it needs regular bleeding, then it suggests something is amiss.
The 'amiss' could be the pump sucking in air, via a vent pipe on an open vented system, or hydrogen being formed as a result of the steel radiators rusting internally, due to lack of inhibitor in the system. Those hydrogen bubbles, mixed in with the water, can potentially cause a bit of water flow noise, and of course the need for regular bleeding.
Should have been blanked off or turned upside down
I see what you mean now. He turned something with a spanner. I assume that was the valves. One of the ends is still dripping, but much less. He did let out two large bowls of water, and then he sent me off to check the boiler pressure, which hadn't gone down at all while he was getting two bowls of water out of the radiator. My mother asked if removing the radiator would cost less, than getting a new one, but he didn't remove it. It is still there, just completely turned off now instead of connected and leaking. Its still dripping, but I'm hoping it will stop as there shouldn't be any water still in
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