Heated Towel Rail Valve Dripping

Moveonup70 · May 2, 2020

Heated Towel Rail Valve Dripping.

I was cleaning the bathroom and the heated towel rail and I noticed afterwards there was a very small drip.

See Photo.
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Should I try gently tightening this ? I doubt if I have the correct spanner, would it be a special tool?
I could use a rag and some mole grips.
Any suggestions

SimonG · May 3, 2020

It could tighten, but some of the cheaper towel rail valves are complete that and will need replacing as it wont tighten where you think it will.

moonlight · May 3, 2020

Are you sure its not coming from the nut above and running down?

Brambles · May 3, 2020

I think Moonlight is correct.

To tighten it, you will need two spanners of the correct size - on on the lower nut to hold it and one on the upper nut to tighten it slightly.

Don’t just try to tighten the upper nut without holding the lower nut - if you do there is a remote chance it may shear - then the situation is far worse than a drip!