giacomini radiator leaking

20carrolls

Hi

Have giacomini radiators in the house and there is a leak from the valve at the base of one of the radiators , picture attached. Can this be fixed easily or does the whole valve need to be replaced? Saw video on youtube on how to fix leaking spindle on more usual radiator type with some PTFE tape which seemed easy enough. But not sure if this works with this valcve type.
thanks

Dtp1979

20carrolls wrote: »

Hi

Have giacomini radiators in the house and there is a leak from the valve at the base of one of the radiators , picture attached. Can this be fixed easily or does the whole valve need to be replaced? Saw video on youtube on how to fix leaking spindle on more usual radiator type with some PTFE tape which seemed easy enough. But not sure if this works with this valcve type.
thanks

Is that the valve where 2 pipes enter it?

20carrolls

yes thats the one, all the valves are on one side of the radiator

Dtp1979

20carrolls wrote: »

yes thats the one, all the valves are on one side of the radiator

Don't k ow about fixing it. Is there a plug in the opposite end of the rad?

20carrolls

yes, some sort of plug at other end.

K.Flyer

That looks like an old 4 way radiator valve, commonly used on one pipe systems. Lots of them in the Ballinteer / Rathfarnham area.
You will need to replace the complete valve, but theres not many stockists if any around. You may get one quicker on a uk web site or ebay.

K.Flyer

That looks like an old 4 way radiator valve, commonly used on one pipe systems. Lots of them in the Ballinteer / Rathfarnham area.
You will need to replace the complete valve, but theres not many stockists if any around. You may get one quicker on a uk web site or ebay.

20carrolls

thanks kflyer, plumbing supplier told me to try adding oxypic into water tank in the attic and let it work its way through system , it may seal up the leak. would this work until i get new valves?

wilser

Ecopipe in Stillorgan have these valves.

K.Flyer

20carrolls wrote: »

thanks kflyer, plumbing supplier told me to try adding oxypic into water tank in the attic and let it work its way through system , it may seal up the leak. would this work until i get new valves?

Whilst OxyPic is a great product, I would only use it as a last resort when the leak cannot be located.
In your case the leak is an easy repair with the correct part.

As Wilser says..

wilser wrote: »

Ecopipe in Stillorgan have these valves.

Ecopipe Stillorgan tel:01-2109970

20carrolls

Grand, thanks for that