"NT" wrote in message
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On Oct 19, 10:17 pm, "The Medway Handyman"
wrote:
Working in a local hotel, last renovated in the late 80's, asked to bleed
a
rad in one of the rooms;

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l2...photos/rad.jpg

The tee is plastic, as is the pipe going to the right.

I'm at a loss as to whats going on - needless to say I didn't touch it in
case something leaked.

why would plastic plumbing stop you bleeding it?

to me it looks like there's a 15mm plastic pipe coming thru the wall, a 15mm
plastic tee piece, then some 10mm copper pipe stuck down the tee, and held
in place with a squidge of silicone,

if the tee is not feeding a pipe going through the floor, then it's prolly
blanked off with more silicone,

could be there's silicone blocking the 10mm pipe up, hence why they think it
needs bleeding, could be totally full of air and not blocked, but when bled
the water pressure at the joint could pop the connection open,

which could be what the hotel owner wants, call in a handy man to do a
simple job they could have done them selves, but when the job is done and
the connection pops appart, they can then claim for a flooded hotel, loss of
income and so on.