Hi All

I've heard of a gadget that allows you to remove a radiator without draining
it out. Works on some kinda vacuum or something?

Anyone know what its called? Or tried one?


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"The Medway Handyman" wrote in message
k...
Hi All

I've heard of a gadget that allows you to remove a radiator without
draining it out. Works on some kinda vacuum or something?

Anyone know what its called? Or tried one?


They used to be advertised in the plumbing mags. You closed the lockshield
valves, removed the bleed screw, screwed in the magic device (an air valve
with a threaded section that fitted the bleed screw thread), opened one of
the lockshields, and pumped in air. Displaced water went into header tank
( we are talking vented systems). When rad was empty, close opened
lockshield, open other one for a bit of pumping, close it, and job done.

Remove rad and, when you put it back, replace the magic device with the
bleed screw.

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Brian
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"The Medway Handyman" wrote in message
k...
Hi All

I've heard of a gadget that allows you to remove a radiator without
draining it out. Works on some kinda vacuum or something?

Anyone know what its called? Or tried one?


You can freeze the pipes? Need to be quick tho ....




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On Fri, 10 Feb 2006 18:10:49 GMT, "The Medway Handyman"
wrote:

Hi All

I've heard of a gadget that allows you to remove a radiator without draining
it out. Works on some kinda vacuum or something?

Anyone know what its called? Or tried one?


Are you thinking of the rubber bungs that Myson do for use with open
vent systems?

These go in the feed and vent pipes and if you are lucky prevent water
draining out.


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..andy

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Brian Reay wrote:

"The Medway Handyman" wrote in
message k...
Hi All

I've heard of a gadget that allows you to remove a radiator without
draining it out. Works on some kinda vacuum or something?

Anyone know what its called? Or tried one?


They used to be advertised in the plumbing mags. You closed the
lockshield valves, removed the bleed screw, screwed in the magic
device (an air valve with a threaded section that fitted the bleed
screw thread), opened one of the lockshields, and pumped in air.
Displaced water went into header tank ( we are talking vented
systems). When rad was empty, close opened lockshield, open other one
for a bit of pumping, close it, and job done.
Remove rad and, when you put it back, replace the magic device with
the bleed screw.


I've never seen a commercially available device - but, many years ago, I did
make a DIY device for pumping air into the bleed hole. It uses a Schrader
valve from a car tyre and can either replace the bleed pin when there's no
separate bleed assembly - or can replace the whole assembly if it's 1/8"
BSP. I posted a picture of it a while ago at
http://www.mills37.plus.com/Inflation_tool.jpg
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I have used the bungs very sucessfully to fit replacement T/valves

jaycee wrote:
I have used the bungs very sucessfully to fit replacement T/valves

OK - what are they called and where do you get them?


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Dave
The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257

Andy Hall wrote:
On Fri, 10 Feb 2006 18:10:49 GMT, "The Medway Handyman"
wrote:

Hi All

I've heard of a gadget that allows you to remove a radiator
without draining it out. Works on some kinda vacuum or
something?

Anyone know what its called? Or tried one?


Are you thinking of the rubber bungs that Myson do for use with
open vent systems?

These go in the feed and vent pipes and if you are lucky prevent
water draining out.

Easier to just use push-fit end-stops nowadays?

The Medway Handyman wrote:
jaycee wrote:
I have used the bungs very sucessfully to fit replacement
T/valves

OK - what are they called and where do you get them?

Dave, they're just large rubber bungs. Push-fit end-stop fittings would do
the same thing, without the worry of them falling out partway through the
job.

On Fri, 10 Feb 2006 23:07:39 -0000, "Steve Walker"
wrote:

Andy Hall wrote:
On Fri, 10 Feb 2006 18:10:49 GMT, "The Medway Handyman"
wrote:

Hi All

I've heard of a gadget that allows you to remove a radiator
without draining it out. Works on some kinda vacuum or
something?

Anyone know what its called? Or tried one?


Are you thinking of the rubber bungs that Myson do for use with
open vent systems?

These go in the feed and vent pipes and if you are lucky prevent
water draining out.

Easier to just use push-fit end-stops nowadays?



You could, but then you would have to cut the feed pipe and remake the
joint.

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..andy