Leaking radiator, advice on fixing please?

[Best]

Valve is cheap type & I find leak if used much. A little Ptfe in packing does the job but I would change valve eventually. A pro can even change valve on live pipework when system cold no problem but not for DIY folk & there's a risk to carpets, etc, so not recommended!

 

[LegionellaSlave]

It's not a packing nut.
Tightening that nut will do nothing.
You could try and replace the O ring but I've found that doesn't work.
I would replace this valve with one that has a packing nut as they can be repaired easily time after time.

Hope that helps :juggle2:

 

[derek hunter]

hi trying doing as suggested, let me know how it goes thanks
ps remember all mechanical can be repaired its not a sealed unit your working on hence the reason for the nut i have repaired at last count 1234567890 million of these thats why i dont do any work now.

 

[WaterTight]

how's the meths derek? tasty?

 

[PlumbBobBob]

i was thinking along the same lines myself

 

[Phil]

Can you drink meths?

 

[quality]

That what alcoholics drink when their skint

 

[fuzzy]

you need to drain the system to change the valave. it may just need the body of the valave tightening but difficult to show on a forum