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Stuck/rounded rad bleed valve - fix!!

  • 10-01-2011 6:35pm
    #1
    kkelly77
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,673 ✭✭✭


    Just thought I'd post my fix for a stuck/rounded radiator bleed valve.

    I have Quinn round top radiators in my house. The bleed valves are located on the inside of the front and rear panels. Unfortunately some ham fisted gorilla tightened some of the valves with the view that they should never be opened again :rolleyes: I've broken a few rad bleed keys trying to open them in the past without actually succeeding.

    The small bar on the rad bleed key actually broke so I put the head of the key into a vice grip (see photos) and hey presto, was able to apply enough inward force on the valve head while at the same time turning it using the vice grip. Luckily the valve heads aren't that destroyed that I can now tighten and loosen with a standard valve key :D

    I've come across lots of threads on different forums from people with similar problems and I hope this fix helps solve a few of them.

    K


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