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Sometimes if you are lucky after undoing it, a bit of tapping on the body can release the stuck washer. Failing that, you gotta be brave! Take insert out and try and flick washer loose with screwdriver, then either attempt to screw insert back in or just hold your thumb over the end and let it run down hose. PITA when they won't work hey 
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lame plumber
tapping can lead to flooding if its been in ages and the doc is dezincified, ie very fragile, found out the hard way on a 210 litre, rather warm first floor cylinder last year! Only a posidrive screwdriver and spanner for doc with me!! shirt off and stuffed into resulting hole with screwdriver to allow retreat to van for hose and tools!!! sphincter muscle went into overdrive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I always have an air tight bar to catch the water in, surround the drain off with the bag and get the stuck washer out with a screwdriver. I have new drain off inners at the ready to replace, but the bag catches all the water. Obviously have a hose on aswell so most the water can escape without causing a mess.
Air tight bag as above for me too. Get yourself a large asbestos bag they work a treat now known as my flexible bucket I use it for catching water when I bung a system,place it under a dripping drain valve, changing trv's pumps getting that last bit of water out of a boiler and catching water when taking out pan connector and pans
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asbestos bag?
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Thick plastic bag for putting asbestos waste into
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buckley plumb
this works on worcester bosch greenstar condense traps i us a small bag around the clip of cap and take cap off reduces the risk of getting pcb wet
I always buy rubble sacks which are air tight so I have a constant supply as I use them whenever there is a chance of a water spill.
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oh right, i see what you mean by asbestos bags. Do you use these as general rubble sacks to? if not, what rubble sacks are people using these days
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Mike Jackson
I use the rubble sacks from Tradepoint.
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Rickster123
Pair of long nose pliers and fastest finger first! A bit of excitement is good for the heart.
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And always made more exciting if the system is good and hot.
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lame plumber
and the threaded head drops down a hole in the floor
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A good trick I've learnt it if draining down a unvented cylinder with the pressure still in it and the water still on attach your hose and open the drain off and most of the time the pressure will push out the washer. And with a sealed heating system up the pressure slightly and do the same. Don't work every time though.
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plumber0808
LOL The one and only hole and yes it has, it's gone
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Brave. I'd be bricking it
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plumber0808
A rubble bag in a rubble bag just incase, a threaded screw, screw it into the washer pull it out and quickly, put the end back in and hose on.
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buckley plumb
i dont let stuck drain offs get to me as i have one of these if all else fails . thanks to ray stafford
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i dont let stuck drain offs get to me as i have one of these if all else fails . thanks to ray stafford
Toolstation > Plumbing > Valves > Self Cutting Drain Off Cock
Get yourself some longer machine screws and it will work on 22mm aswell (thats what ive done)
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buckley plumb
what size to save me measuring mate
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40mm M5 i think
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