upstairs radiator leak

[oeeeeeeg]

hi,quick question.I`ve got a leak on a radiator upstairs (saturday night eh? these things never happen on a tuesday lunchtime)
anyway,I can fix the actual leak no problem,what i need to know is do i have to drain the whole system to do this? or is there a way I can get round this?
cheers.

 

[hi-spec plumbing heating]

depends where the leak is ?
what system you have ?

 

[Softus]

If the leak is "on a radiator", then just shut both valves and wait until Tuesday lunchtime.

 

[hi-spec plumbing heating]

If the leak is "on a radiator", then just shut both valves and wait until Tuesday lunchtime.

or just sit downstairs by tuesday it would of soaked through the ceiling.

 

[oeeeeeeg]

sorry,should have been a bit more specific.the leak is on the compression fitting between the copper pipe coming in to the radiator and the radiator valve,so shutting off the radiator itself has no effect.
cheers.

 

[Softus]

You have three options:

1. Drain it.
2. Bung it.
3. Freeze it.

Draining is easiest, but you'll lose any corrosion inhibitor you have in the system.

 

[Blasphemous]

2. Bung it.

If you have a F+E tank in the loft you could as Softus says... Bung it.

Funny the things that enter your mind on a Saturday night when you've had a shandy or three but... wasn't 'BUNG' the name of the Sergeant played by Harry H Corbett in Carry on Screaming?

EDIT:

Wait a minute... there was a Plumbing theme going on in that one.... Charles Hawtrey played Dan.... Dan Dan the lavatory Man!!!

 

[Softus]

Big feet smell something 'orrible.

 

[oeeeeeeg]

cheers for your help.looks like I`ll have to drain it then.so much for sunday being a day of rest.