soulvapour Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 hi im looking to take off my radiator to decorate, can anyone tell me what the first pic does? i know this second pic screws down to turn radiator off, im asuming you have it turned off lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 My advice would be that if you don't already know how to do it, don't even try. The potential downside is enormous! This advice may be coloured by the fact that I myself don't know how to do it. If it really is a very easy job, those in the know will guide you through it; but even with the guidance of people in the know, I still wouldn't be tackling it myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willman Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 First picis the valve to balance the system. In the past i've turned both of these all the way down - pic 1 with pliers. Then lifted the radiator off the wall, occasionally i've cracked the big nut to allow the rad to swivel. Occasionally little drips come out,but you only have the water in the rad that can leak out. Paint quickly, get it back on the wall and tighten the nuts. (Probably not the professional way but it works) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulvapour Posted February 13, 2012 Author Share Posted February 13, 2012 First picis the valve to balance the system. In the past i've turned both of these all the way down - pic 1 with pliers. Then lifted the radiator off the wall, occasionally i've cracked the big nut to allow the rad to swivel. Occasionally little drips come out,but you only have the water in the rad that can leak out. Paint quickly, get it back on the wall and tighten the nuts. (Probably not the professional way but it works) turning both dow then will it stop the water coming from the system to feed the radiator? thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulvapour Posted February 13, 2012 Author Share Posted February 13, 2012 My advice would be that if you don't already know how to do it, don't even try. The potential downside is enormous! This advice may be coloured by the fact that I myself don't know how to do it. If it really is a very easy job, those in the know will guide you through it; but even with the guidance of people in the know, I still wouldn't be tackling it myself. thanks lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulvapour Posted February 13, 2012 Author Share Posted February 13, 2012 i am actually looking at taking the rad away from the wall to scrape the horrible brittle artex off as its getting plastered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willman Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 turning both dow then will it stop the water coming from the system to feed the radiator? thanks. yep stops the flow in and out of the rad. Be prepared with a towel and stillsons:hihi: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulvapour Posted February 13, 2012 Author Share Posted February 13, 2012 yep stops the flow in and out of the rad. Be prepared with a towel and stillsons:hihi: i was thinking that lol, but cant it be drained from the pipe at bottom of pic 2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaxiBaz Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 I see lots of filthy dirty black water. I'm not a plumber, but have done this job in the past. What I did was turn the taps off eitherside of the rad. Crack open the big brass nut on one side and let the rad drain into a bowl or tub. If the tub looks nearly full, tighten the brass nut, empty tub, then repeat till the rad is empty. Then undo both big brass nuts and remove the rad. This way you don't have to drain the entire system of water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strix Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 i was thinking that lol, but cant it be drained from the pipe at bottom of pic 2?nope - once you've turned both valves off, the water is trapped inside the rad - that exit valve will drain the system down, not the radiator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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