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Bleed radiator - valve stuck

looksee · 2016-01-15 09:25:17

I need to bleed a radiator, I know how to do it and have the key, but the valve is stuck - just from not being used I suppose. I don't want to lever it and do damage, would it be ok to squirt a bit of wd40 into it?

15-01-2016 10:25AM

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looksee

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I need to bleed a radiator, I know how to do it and have the key, but the valve is stuck - just from not being used I suppose. I don't want to lever it and do damage, would it be ok to squirt a bit of wd40 into it?

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#2 15-01-2016 09:18PM

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Yes you can try using WD 40 as it can't do any harm. The Valves are metal to metal and sometimes do get stuck, especially if people are heavy handed when closing. You can might just have to go for it and hope it opens ok. If it sheers off you can replace the whole valve rather than messing about drilling it out etc.

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