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Andy Bennet Andy Bennet is offline
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Default Sticking Thermostatic Radiator Valves

On 31/01/2017 09:35, DerbyBorn wrote:


Take off the thermostatic head, slacken the inner brass nut half a
turn, depress the pin a few times to make sure free, tighten up nut,
replace head. Job done.

Works on all my Peglar TRV's.


Surely if they are not turning off with the decorator cap it implies the
rubber washer has disintigrated.


No, not at all. If the pin is stuck (which most of mine have at some
point) then no amount of reasonable force seems to free it. But just
relaesing the inner nut half a turn always does free it - don't know
why. Having freed the pin and applied a bit of WD40 never had the
problem again on the same valve. just giving you my experience with
Peglar TRV's.