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Radiator vent thingy stuck

[Deleted User] · 2011-12-04 16:27:50

My bathroom radiator needs to be vented, but the little square vent thingy is stuck solid. I have a few vent keys, and I've managed to break two of them trying. Before anyone asks, I am trying to turn the thing the right way - honest. Anyone got any ideas on why it would be stuck or how to shift the thing? :confused:

04-12-2011 4:27pm

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My bathroom radiator needs to be vented, but the little square vent thingy is stuck solid. I have a few vent keys, and I've managed to break two of them trying.

Before anyone asks, I am trying to turn the thing the right way - honest.

Anyone got any ideas on why it would be stuck or how to shift the thing?

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#2 04-12-2011 11:06pm

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I had probs with one vent pin on an old rad, no key would shift it and the corners were rounding on the pin. I got the best size 1/4" socket which would fit onto it - I more or less beat it on, and with a ratchet spanner I can open and close the vent no bother, the leverage you have is the winner. The socket stays there permanently or just when you have it opened, fit a new pin.

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