Identify this rad bleed valve?

[krispy]

Can anyone identify this bleed valve please? The one one the side facing away from camera has broke off. My plumber says he can't find replacement.

 

[JCplumb]

Probably a Myson valve, difficult to find and also come in different sizes, 1/2'' 3/8'' 1/4'' etc, possibly with different threads too. Standard merchants and big stores tend not to stock them. I needed to get one a few years ago and ordered 4 different sizes, took nearly two weeks to arrive and none of them fitted. Ended up changing the radiator.
If you're cold and need it sorting quickly then a new radiator may be the best option, if the radiator is in an unused room and you have the time to wait for speculative online deliveries then Ebay is the future.
You say it has broken off, you need to be able to cleanly remove what's left in there too before you can fit a new one.

 

[Last Plumber]

You could have a see if a 1/8 bsp plug might fit or as above ( it might be 1/4).

 

[krispy]

Thanks for the replies guys.
It's the brass bit in the middle that broke off, which makes it easier to replace the whole thing. A 10mm socket fits over it. The plumber has already been backwards and forwards with replacements that don't fit, and has given up for the moment. I've still got heating, just can't bleed it.

 

[Best]

It is definitely for the Myson roundtop radiators and is the current type. I prefer to use those rads as they are nice quality.
I have a few spares of them I carry with me. They snap easily, but handy to replace. (They are actually chromed, but come in the rads over painted white).
Myson (North of England) will supply them, probably free if you contact them.
Plumbcenter sell those rads across the UK and might be able to help you.

 

[snowhead]

Radiator BLEED SCREW AIR / VALVE VENT - ASSORTED PK OF 8 MOST POPULAR SIZES

Note that
they claim to stock most valves.

 

[1Steven]

Radiator BLEED SCREW AIR / VALVE VENT - ASSORTED PK OF 8 MOST POPULAR SIZES

Note that
they claim to stock most valves.

That's worth keeping in the kit!

 

[Best]

I found my Myson spare rad vents. Here is a photo

 

[krispy]

Thanks again for all your help. Problem solved. It seems certain that it's a Myson, and that no others will fit, so I'll get in touch with them tomorrow.

 

[Best]

Thanks again for all your help. Problem solved. It seems certain that it's a Myson, and that no others will fit, so I'll get in touch with them tomorrow.

You might be better asking for a couple extra for if you break another in the future.
If you have a problem getting one, just pm me and I could post you one.

 

[Frog67]

If its the screw in the middle that's snapped, why didn't the plumber just slowly unscrew the main body of the valve and vent it that way? you would still need to replace it but at least your rad would be working.