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Belmont O-ring substitute

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  • 22-09-2009 4:42pm
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    RebelButtMunch
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    I cant get my hands on an O-Ring for a Belmont radiator. Any ideas what I could use as a substitute?

    Thanks!
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    Joey the lips
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    Forgive my iggnorence where do you need the O ring for. which part,


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    RebelButtMunch
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    Joey the lips wrote: »
    Forgive my iggnorence where do you need the O ring for. which part,

    Its for the spindle, that turns to allow water in or out of the rad. Old style, not a thermostat.


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    Joey the lips
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    http://www.oldfashionedbathrooms.co.uk/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=22

    Its a pair of these radiator valves yes? So where do the O rings go?

    Edit Ahh i think now I remember where the o ring goes. it goes where the stem meets the nut. You wan buy generic o rings but I am not sure if they are heat sensative enough for this application. The best thing to do would be to buy a new pair of valves from a plumbers providers IMO


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    JamesM
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    The O rings go on the spindle. With those valves the nut is removed and, If I'm correct, you can screw the spindle out without much of a leak. If the leak is not too bad, you could take the spindle and old O rings (I think that there are 2) to your nearest hardware. If an O ring can take the heat of a boiling hot tap, it should be OK for a rad valve.
    Jim.


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    Joey the lips
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    JamesM wrote: »
    The O rings go on the spindle. With those valves the nut is removed and, If I'm correct, you can screw the spindle out without much of a leak. If the leak is not too bad, you could take the spindle and old O rings (I think that there are 2) to your nearest hardware. If an O ring can take the heat of a boiling hot tap, it should be OK for a rad valve.
    Jim.

    +1 if its them they are washer seals and they can be got in any hardware shop.


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    RebelButtMunch
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    Just a quick update. So I stuck a load of plumbers mate down into the spindle, where the o-ring would go and its held. So far :)

    thanks!


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    JamesM
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    PTFE tape will do as well, but the more you turn on and off the valve, the more chance of a leak starting up again. If the valves are the same, You could change the on/off knob to the other end of the rad - the seals won't be as worn..
    Jim.


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