Hi,
Because of this cold weather I need to "switch on" a radiator that has been ignored for donkeys
years.

It's a 1970s steel radiator, with a screw regulator at one end and an open or shut valve at the
other end. Both have locking nuts that I have loosened. But I cannot loosen either valve screw and
am scared to force. Any Advice?


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In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
zzapper wrote:

Hi,
Because of this cold weather I need to "switch on" a radiator that
has been ignored for donkeys years.

It's a 1970s steel radiator, with a screw regulator at one end and an
open or shut valve at the other end. Both have locking nuts that I
have loosened. But I cannot loosen either valve screw and am scared
to force. Any Advice?

I can't quite visualise what you've got from your description.

Any chance you upload some photos to somewhere on the web, and post a link
here?
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Set Square
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On Sun, 18 Dec 2005 12:17:55 -0000, wrote:

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
zzapper wrote:

Hi,
Because of this cold weather I need to "switch on" a radiator that
has been ignored for donkeys years.

It's a 1970s steel radiator, with a screw regulator at one end and an
open or shut valve at the other end. Both have locking nuts that I
have loosened. But I cannot loosen either valve screw and am scared
to force. Any Advice?

I can't quite visualise what you've got from your description.

Any chance you upload some photos to somewhere on the web, and post a link
here?
Hi Set Square

Used a bit of WD40 and then a quality 7mm spanner, and that did the trick. Please give me a kick if
I use an adjustable spanner for a difficult job again!!!



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