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I've got a rad that was leaking a decent amount of water, tried nipping things up but it didn't help. Yesterday I thought I'd quickly whip the nut off and repack the gland spindle and add a bit of PTFE when reattaching the nut.
I undid the top nut but there' s a black plastic/rubber inner that's risen up and it's stopping me reattaching the top nut. (see attachment)
So now I'm guessing it's time to replace the valve, there's another one I can do whilst I'm at it too.
I've got a pressurised combi system. My checklist is as follows:
• Make sure water feed and power to system is off
The water feed is the valve in the airing cupboard I use to top up pressure right?
• Drain system with a hose and jubilee clip, the drainage point is on the rad in question
• Replace valves
• Refill system, bleed, top up pressure, add inhibitor
I've got a couple of questions, can I get that bit of black plastic back in the valve and save me the headache of bleeding the whole system?
If I do end up replacing valves is there some kind of overflow system to stop me overfilling the system? Do you leave some bleed valves open to let the air out as it fills?
Any help would be good as I don't want to leave this too long, it's cold!
I undid the top nut but there' s a black plastic/rubber inner that's risen up and it's stopping me reattaching the top nut. (see attachment)
So now I'm guessing it's time to replace the valve, there's another one I can do whilst I'm at it too.
I've got a pressurised combi system. My checklist is as follows:
• Make sure water feed and power to system is off
The water feed is the valve in the airing cupboard I use to top up pressure right?
• Drain system with a hose and jubilee clip, the drainage point is on the rad in question
• Replace valves
• Refill system, bleed, top up pressure, add inhibitor
I've got a couple of questions, can I get that bit of black plastic back in the valve and save me the headache of bleeding the whole system?
If I do end up replacing valves is there some kind of overflow system to stop me overfilling the system? Do you leave some bleed valves open to let the air out as it fills?
Any help would be good as I don't want to leave this too long, it's cold!