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Darren Woodall

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Hi all,

I'd appreciate some advice pretty urgently please.

Our house has a rare (apparently) radiator system in that is has twin/double entry return valves. Rather old. Been told only 1 in every 10000 homes still have these.

Anyway. Trying to remove one of the radiators ready for wall plastering. However the return pipe seems to be attached/jammed in the value so as I try to remove the radiator it tries to pull the return pipe with it, i.e. pull it out of the radiator.

Any advice on how I disconnect the return pipe from the value. Please see image.

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Many thanks in advance

Dar
 
Hello Dar,
The pipe just screws out. It is just turned into a threaded socket when installed and it cuts a thread into the pipe.
Just grip it and screw it anti-clockwise out, if it doesn't just pull out as some will.
Terrible valves!
 
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Hello Dar,
The pipe just screws out. It is just turned into a threaded socket when installed and it cuts a thread into the pipe.
Just grip it and screw it anti-clockwise out, if it doesn't just pull out as some will.
Terrible valves!
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Hi thanks. I did tentatively try this earlier with no joy but I'll give it another go!
 
There difficult enough at the best of times as you need to lift & move the rad 9" or more horizontally away from the valve to clear the flow pipe but I suspect yours is wedged in tight as it a DP rad.
 
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All good:) It was just in there tighter than a dog's arse lol. Managed to get a set of grips in there and wiggle it free.

Feeling relieved lol

Thanks for your comments.
 
put a hack saw through it, take radiator away, pull tube out of radiator, when replacing put a bit of 10mm plastic tube in radiator same length as removed pipe and then stretch over radiator insert pipe when radiator is replaced
 
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