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Default Radiator valve mystery

On 16/03/2015 09:34, F Murtz wrote:
F Murtz wrote:
Rod Speed wrote:


"F Murtz" wrote in message
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Nick wrote:
I have a radiator I'd like to remove while decorating. At one end it
has a thermostatic valve, at the other end a plain valve (if that's
what you call it?). The plain one has a plastic cap that removes
easily, revealing this -

http://i.imgur.com/bH2il3H.jpg

I.e. there is a brass thing with a hexagonal head that I think I'm to
turn clockwise with a spanner until it won't move, shutting off the
valve.

If that's right so far, what if anything is the purpose of the screw
in the middle of the brass thing? It's a bit blurry in the picture,
but it seems to be the head of a screw that goes into the axis of the
brass thing.

Should I attempt to loosen or tighten the screw, or remove it, or
just pretend it's not there?

Is the thing even connected? it looks suspiciously like a break in the
pipe going through the floor.

Looks more like insulation coming up thru the floor to me.

May be

Ps I was not talking about the obvious bit of insulating material


Difficult to see clearly because the important bits are not in focus.
[The camera must have had a very small depth of focus because the
flaking paint is wonderfully sharp!]
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Cheers,
Roger
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