help leaking radiater

Daffodil.d

Our radiate is leaking from the main panel.looks like its caused by corrosion. i have turned the knobs on both sides. have i done the right thing coz theses still water coming out. i just need it stopped so I can wait til mornin to call a plumber. also is anticlockwise to stop it?

anthonyos

clock wise to stop it and it should be ok in a few min

paddy147

If you have a bit of Tech 7 floating around then apply a blob over the leak.

Turn off the rad,leave to cool down and then put on a blob of Tech 7

That will stop it from leaking any more water.

Stheno

The rads in my house have the "fake" knob on one side and then the one that controls temperatures on the other.

One of them leaked recently and we could not get it to stop.

When the plumber came, he took off the "fake" knob, and tightened the nut on it to stop the plumbing.

Billy Bunting

You will need to remove the knob from the "fake knob" then use pliers to turn it off, its designed not to be turned off.

Daffodil.d

Billy Bunting wrote: »

You will need to remove the knob from the "fake knob" then use pliers to turn it off, its designed not to be turned off.

thanks lads. its still leaking and yer i checked and we have one of those fake knobs too. should i have tightened that?

FidoFly

Call a plumber

Stheno

Daffodil.d wrote: »

thanks lads. its still leaking and yer i checked and we have one of those fake knobs too. should i have tightened that?

Take the fake knob off, then there is a nut attached to the rest of the pipe.
Tighten the nut by turning clockwise.

Apologies for my "non plumbing" language

nudger

Do you have any plumbers tape, ptfe tape?

Stheno

nudger wrote: »

Do you have any plumbers tape, ptfe tape?

Most non plumbing people tend not to?

Daffodil.d

Stheno wrote: »

Take the fake knob off, then there is a nut attached to the rest of the pipe.
Tighten the nut by turning clockwise.

Apologies for my "non plumbing" language

we have success. there is only a tiny drip coming from it now as opposed to a constant dribble. i think it is stopping. and that was due to turning the fake knob! thanks again

Stheno

Daffodil.d wrote: »

we have success. there is only a tiny drip coming from it now as opposed to a constant dribble. i think it is stopping. and that was due to turning the fake knob! thanks again

You mean tightening the nut the fake knob conceals?

It will stop altogether in a few hours.

You are likely looking at a replacement radiator, if this is the first of your radiators to do this, then spend the extra money with your plumber and get them to put a treatment through your boiler to reduce rust.

Well worth it.

nudger

Stheno wrote: »

Most non plumbing people tend not to?

Then you should think of getting some , it's a very basic thing to have around the house, only costs about a euro a role and is very handy.

If you had some then slightly undo the valve that is leaking with a spanner about 2 turns, the leak will increase for the minute.

Have a towel around the bottom of the pipe, carefully wrap the tape around the thread of the valve you just loosened and tighten it back again.

Stheno

nudger wrote: »

Then you should think of getting some , it's a very basic thing to have around the house, only costs about a euro a role and is very handy.

If you had some then slightly undo the valve that is leaking with a spanner about 2 turns, the leak will increase for the minute.

Have a towel around the bottom of the pipe, carefully wrap the tape around the thread of the valve you just loosened and tighten it back again.

If you are talking about the very thin white tape that you use to wrap around plumbing in a new sink, I have it.

But most regular folk won't have it, it's one of those "sure I'll never need it" things"

I've done a small bit of diy over the years so I've learned what stuff is useful, but it's all in context, the whole fake knob thing to me was weird until my current house.

nudger

Stheno wrote: »

If you are talking about the very thin white tape that you use to wrap around plumbing in a new sink, I have it.

But most regular folk won't have it, it's one of those "sure I'll never need it" things"

I've done a small bit of diy over the years so I've learned what stuff is useful, but it's all in context, the whole fake knob thing to me was weird until my current house.

Sorry I didn't get back to you but yes that's the tape you need.

Like I said put a towel around the pipe, take off the plastic knob, carefully undo the valve a little a thread or two, enough to get some of the tape on maybe 2-3 layers, then tighten down again.

Half the rads in my house are like this, no leaks.:D

paddy147

Daffodil.d wrote: »

Our radiate is leaking from the main panel

Is the leak on the actual rad itself or down at the connection valves/pipes???


I thought it was the main rad itself,(as you suggest to above) hense me saying about using a blob of Tech 7.


PTFE tape costs 1 euro in most builders providers and plumbing supply shops.

Buy a roll and store it in a safe place,for the future.

nudger

Daffodil.d wrote: »

Our radiate is leaking from the main panel.looks like its caused by corrosion. i have turned the knobs on both sides. have i done the right thing coz theses still water coming out. i just need it stopped so I can wait til mornin to call a plumber. also is anticlockwise to stop it?

Daffodil.d
By any chance would it be a leak from the bleeder screw at the top of the rad.