Radiator bleed valves
 

Hi guys

I'm looking to get hold of the little pin thing that screws into a
radiator to bleed the air off.

Just been to B&Q an dthey dont sell them. Is there anywhere that does?

Cheers

In article ,
Paul Williams wrote:
I'm looking to get hold of the little pin thing that screws into a
radiator to bleed the air off.

Do you mean the key, or the valve insert?

Just been to B&Q an dthey dont sell them. Is there anywhere that does?

If it's the key, then B&Q do sell them. If you want the valve insert, go
to a PM and buy a complete valve if they don't just do the insert -
they're not expensive.

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"Paul Williams" wrote in message
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Hi guys

I'm looking to get hold of the little pin thing that screws into a
radiator to bleed the air off.

Just been to B&Q an dthey dont sell them. Is there anywhere that does?

Cheers

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You can buy a complete 'Auto radiator air vent' from 'Focus' for about
£1-50. You'll also need some kind of tool to remove the old one and a
spanner to fir the new one.

Cic.

In message , "Dave Plowman (News)"
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In article ,
Paul Williams wrote:
I'm looking to get hold of the little pin thing that screws into a
radiator to bleed the air off.

Do you mean the key, or the valve insert?

Just been to B&Q an dthey dont sell them. Is there anywhere that does?

If it's the key, then B&Q do sell them. If you want the valve insert, go
to a PM and buy a complete valve if they don't just do the insert -
they're not expensive.

Not all rads have the normal threaded plug and little pin to bleed with.
I have some round topped rads that have just the pin that screws into
the back of the rad.

I doubt that you can get the pin/insert separately, but I think it is
probably the same thread, so I would just take one from a complete unit
if I needed it.
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Chris French, Leeds

In article ,
chris French wrote:
If it's the key, then B&Q do sell them. If you want the valve insert, go
to a PM and buy a complete valve if they don't just do the insert -
they're not expensive.

Not all rads have the normal threaded plug and little pin to bleed with.
I have some round topped rads that have just the pin that screws into
the back of the rad.

But I'd guess it's the same insert?

I doubt that you can get the pin/insert separately, but I think it is
probably the same thread, so I would just take one from a complete unit
if I needed it.

That's the obvious way.

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*Just remember...if the world didn't suck, we'd all fall off.

Dave Plowman London SW
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In message , Paul Williams
writes
Hi guys

I'm looking to get hold of the little pin thing that screws into a
radiator to bleed the air off.

Just been to B&Q an dthey dont sell them. Is there anywhere that does?

Surely you have a central heating merchant somewhere close by

They're in Yellow pages under "Central Heating Merchants"

--
geoff

In message , chris French
writes
In message , "Dave Plowman (News)"
writes
In article ,
Paul Williams wrote:
I'm looking to get hold of the little pin thing that screws into a
radiator to bleed the air off.

Do you mean the key, or the valve insert?

Just been to B&Q an dthey dont sell them. Is there anywhere that does?

If it's the key, then B&Q do sell them. If you want the valve insert, go
to a PM and buy a complete valve if they don't just do the insert -
they're not expensive.

Not all rads have the normal threaded plug and little pin to bleed
with. I have some round topped rads that have just the pin that screws
into the back of the rad.

I doubt that you can get the pin/insert separately, but I think it is
probably the same thread, so I would just take one from a complete unit
if I needed it.

I've bought them in the past

--
geoff