Radiator Bolt Sheered

brianregan09

Hi basically I'm bleeding all my radiators at the moment and i discovered the one in the bathroom is rounded/sheered and as it's facing the wall it's almost impossible to get at it with a spanner

anyone any idea what to do , I just want to let the air out every other rad is working perfectly , but this one is taking ages to heat up fully so yeah it definitely needs a bleed

J.R.

brianregan09 wrote: »

Hi basically I'm bleeding all my radiators at the moment and i discovered the one in the bathroom is rounded/sheered and as it's facing the wall it's almost impossible to get at it with a spanner

anyone any idea what to do , I just want to let the air out every other rad is working perfectly , but this one is taking ages to heat up fully so yeah it definitely needs a bleed

Could you fit a new bleed valve at the opposite end of the radiator?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9c4MAldo5k

Ubbquittious

I have this problem as well havnt attempted to fix it yer but I was thinking

Give rad a few belts with a hammer to make a flat patch on top.

Next time i drain the sustem drill small hole, tap thread into it and shove in a little bolt maybe with thread seal and a small o ring.

If it doesnt work I dont care and I will just tirf the whole thing out

LenWoods

Fit an Aladdin automatic bleed valve to the opposite end,
I've fitted them to all my radiators now I just keep an eye on the pressure of the system to top it up every once and a while

jack of all

The old trick was to drill a small hole into the top of the rad and drive in a self-tapping screw with a few turns of PTFE tape wrapped around same. Not pretty but I've seen it done and it will work.

listermint

A new rad on Screwfix is really really inexpensive. Fk it out and be done with it. Replace with a nice new clean one. Better heat clean inside and a nicer easier bleed screw