Comments on: How To Bleed Your Radiators And Improve Central Heating Efficiency http://mark-lawton.com/how-to-bleed-your-radiators/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-bleed-your-radiators The Generalist's Repository Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:28:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mark Lawton http://mark-lawton.com/how-to-bleed-your-radiators/comment-page-1/#comment-3787 Mark Lawton Fri, 26 Nov 2010 11:46:25 +0000 http://mark-lawton.com/?p=695#comment-3787 Turn the radiator off at both ends, and replace your radiator, or freezing the pipes either side with CO2 and quickly swapping it out if you can't turn it off because the radiator valves are seized! Be ready with a large bowl to catch the water inside the radiator! Tip it upside down, and the water will stay in there. Carry it outside, and then empty it out. Or if you are confident, drill and tap another hole in the other end, fitting a suitable screw, but first turn off the radiator at both ends, or freeze the pipes with C02. Freezing the pipes with C02 to save draining down is easy, and the C02 cylinder kit is available at most good DIY and plumbing outlets. Turn the radiator off at both ends, and replace your radiator, or freezing the pipes either side with CO2 and quickly swapping it out if you can’t turn it off because the radiator valves are seized!

Be ready with a large bowl to catch the water inside the radiator! Tip it upside down, and the water will stay in there. Carry it outside, and then empty it out.

Or if you are confident, drill and tap another hole in the other end, fitting a suitable screw, but first turn off the radiator at both ends, or freeze the pipes with C02.

Freezing the pipes with C02 to save draining down is easy, and the C02 cylinder kit is available at most good DIY and plumbing outlets.

]]> By: the_stanleys http://mark-lawton.com/how-to-bleed-your-radiators/comment-page-1/#comment-3786 the_stanleys Fri, 26 Nov 2010 10:46:03 +0000 http://mark-lawton.com/?p=695#comment-3786 what do you do if you can't use a key, because the bit where you put the key has snapped off? Thanks. what do you do if you can’t use a key, because the bit where you put the key has snapped off? Thanks.

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