2006-11-20 09:23:24 · 5 answers · asked by Dodge 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Take precautions for protecting carpets or flooring as the water in the radiator may be black. Close both valves, noting if the lock shield valve is only part open, slacken the nut between the valve and the radiator at one each, catch the water into a dish until the radiator is empty. open vent to aid draining. when empty remove connection at the other end and plug with tissue as there will always be a last drop, remove first end slackened and plug. close vent up, lift rad off brackets and turn upside down. Replace in revers using jointing paste on valve connections, open one valve and vent the radiator recharging the system if its a sealed system ( combi boiler) when the radiator is full close vent and open the other valve. Check pressure on boiler if applicable. check for leaks and turn heating on. The heating system can still be used whilst the radiator is off.
2006-11-20 09:41:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they should be held on the wall with a bracket on which they are hung. You can lift them up off the bracket. For just paperiing or painting behind them while the system is off shut the two valves on either end at the at the bottom then you loosen the nuts between the valves and the radiator and lift up the radiator (there should be enough play in the pipes to allow this) and let if fall forward onto the floor Do the work then reverse the process.
2006-11-20 09:32:36 · answer #2 · answered by Maid Angela 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to turn them off at the valve and then using a pair of grips unscrew it and it should just lift off[ours are on brackets fixed to the wall.] there may be a little water comes out of the pipe but we just use and old towel til it settles, then get the radiator outside. to re-attatch do the above in reverse and switch them back on
2006-11-20 09:29:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like Telmar said , but I've always wondered why they don't put a little drain valve at the bottom of radiators, it wouldn't have to be anything more than what they used to have on the bottom of car radiators.
2006-11-24 08:32:26 · answer #4 · answered by bo nidle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its not really difficult, turn off the water supply, detach, turn radiator upside down to stop water running out, reverse to re-fit, if in doubt get a plumber
2006-11-20 09:38:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋