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Thermostatic radiator valves.

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Aquagility | 11:34 Tue 06th Feb 2007 | DIY
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My seven year old house has a thermostatic valve on each radiator, but they don't operate effectively. If a rad. stays cold in a cold room it is necessary to turn it down to low and up again to hot - then the rad. heats up.
Do I need new valves, or what can I do to breath life into the old ones?
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I've had this happen. If you remove the adjustment bit of the valve (either unclip or unscrew by hand dependent on make) you will see a small brass pin sticking out of the valve body. This is what sticks down. I just pushed it down and pulled it up with pliers a few times, but with hindsight, probably a drop of WD40 would have helped.
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Thanks, tony, I'll try that.
Were you born in 1941?
Yes. It was ages ago! (in Liverpool)
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Very good. I sailed out of Liverpool on the Yeoward Line 'Alca' in 1936!

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