Belmont O-ring substitute

RebelButtMunch

I cant get my hands on an O-Ring for a Belmont radiator. Any ideas what I could use as a substitute?

Thanks!

Joey the lips

Forgive my iggnorence where do you need the O ring for. which part,

RebelButtMunch

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.

Joey the lips

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

JamesM

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.

Joey the lips

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.

RebelButtMunch

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!

JamesM

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.