Hello, I'm new here but would really appreciate some advice from anyone who's around.
I need to replace a couple of radiators that are too small for a fairly large living room but need to confirm the spanner I need to turn off the valves.
It's a 12yr old house but these are not TRVs. I can turn off the lockshield valve with a 6mm spanner, but on the other side I've taken off the plastic cap (marked WASP TEN) because it's too tight to turn by hand. Oddly enough the size required for this valve is just fractionally larger than 6mm. Is it an imperial size maybe?
Obviously I could use a small adjustable spanner but the one I have, has just a little too much play to grip the squared-off valve firmly enough. Similarly a pair of pliers won't grip it tight enough.
Can anyone tell me please what I need to turn this valve?
Thanks
I need to replace a couple of radiators that are too small for a fairly large living room but need to confirm the spanner I need to turn off the valves.
It's a 12yr old house but these are not TRVs. I can turn off the lockshield valve with a 6mm spanner, but on the other side I've taken off the plastic cap (marked WASP TEN) because it's too tight to turn by hand. Oddly enough the size required for this valve is just fractionally larger than 6mm. Is it an imperial size maybe?
Obviously I could use a small adjustable spanner but the one I have, has just a little too much play to grip the squared-off valve firmly enough. Similarly a pair of pliers won't grip it tight enough.
Can anyone tell me please what I need to turn this valve?
Thanks