Removing radiator with new compression valves

[Harry68]

Hello there.
Is there a technique to remove a radiator which has the newer compression type valves fitted?
I had a go but was concerned about putting to much pressure on the pipes when pulling apart.
Not like the older type, they were easier.
Any hints appreciated.
Harry.

 

[ChrisR]

Whoever decided that that type of radiator valve was a good idea needs a Glasgow throat massage. Stupid things.

You probably gathered my answer to your question is "no"!
I suppose if you can get one out, you could loosen the nut on the pipe a little to turn that valve out of the way, and bump the rad along a fraction, away from the other valve.

 

[Nige F]

or a Glasgow Kiss under the mistletoe

 

[Harry68]

Couldn't agree more lads.
Obviously the guy who invented them wasn't a plumber.
Thanks for the advice ChrisR, I'll try your way & I'll try another way which
was posted involving losing the nuts & lifting the rad off its brackets & tilting forward.
I'll let you know how I get on, either on this section or the DIY disaster forum.

 

[Nixt]

You will see from the overwhelming numbers of posts v other trades that the nation is riddled with people who think they're plumbers/heating engineers so we may as well have one as an inventor of radiator tails.

 

[JohnD]

I remember we had someone on here once who'd invented a new kind of radiator valve.