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Snapped the radiator tap off the radiator (Now it's boiling & can't swtich it off)
On 18 Apr 2006 00:03:12 GMT, andrew@a17 (Andrew Gabriel) wrote:
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raden writes:
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Andrew Gabriel wrote:
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Hi,
My young cousin snapped the tap of a radiator (in a rented student
house)
Photos of problem:
http://www.geocities.com/ryan.maloney/DSC00038.JPG
http://www.geocities.com/ryan.maloney/DSC00039.JPG
http://www.geocities.com/ryan.maloney/DSC00040.JPG
It's very hot. Is there a way to switch the radiator off?
Buy a new TRV head -- they are available separately.
Meanwhile, drape a large towel over the radiator to
reduce heat output.
What's a TRV head [is it the tap?], where can I buy it? Do I need any
specialist tools to attach it?
You go into your local CH merchant, suck breath in between your teeth
and say
"ere mate, I need a thermostatic radiator valve ... trade"
Take the snapped off TRV head with you, so you get one with
the same fitting. I dont recognise the make, so I don't know
how it fits on, and the very large picture of the valve body
was too out-of-focus for me to see.
You are lucky you saw it ...
lol
Stuart
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