The Medway Handyman wrote:
Is it me, or do service valves always weep a bit?

Cheap ones do - especially in hard water areas.

Got to the point where I've just made up a couple of 2" lengths of copper
pipe with stop ends & compression nuts & olives so I can blank off the
service valves.

I have similar stubs for fitting to radiator tails for much the same reason!

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Cheers,

John.

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