My radiator leak was at the last one indicated on this video…..I tried to do the fix with the PTFE tape, which didn’t work. I also tried with a properly sized o ring. That didn’t work either. The radiator would not leak when the heat was on, with these fixes, but once the heat was off and the metal contracted, the leak began again. I ended up fixing it by putting the PTFE tape around the threads of the nut. I thought I’d post this, in case someone else had the same problem. I don’t know if this is considered a ‘fix’….but my pipes are not leaking anymore. Thanks for showing how the valve, etc., works, which helped a lot in my ‘repair’.
Had a plumber round today for a leaking radiator top valve. 'Im going to drain the system and change the valve - cost £350'. Me: Errr sounds a bit excessive - check it on youtube. Found this video and then a 3 min fix with the PTFE tape - £350 SAVED. I loved ringing him back and told him to cancel as I had fixed it. Thank you so much for this video and exposing cowboy plumbers xxx
Absolutely fantastic advice, spent hours trying to fix a leak after installing a new radiator and you showing to use the plumbers tape around the olive solved the issue and taught me a new trick!
This is the best site for any one doing some plumbing work at home I have used this site so many times and find it to be just right for info and content Just fitted a designer radiator and the isolating valve started leaking when opened , literally a little jet of water shoot out the gland! “Don’t panic” looked at your site got some PTFE tape and five minutes later all Good😆👍 Big thanks to everyone involved with producing these great vids on You tube Cheers Johnnie
Very helpful - my leak was the final one on your list and your first fix fixed it. Obvious in many ways but for those of us who aren't plumbers very good to be told how to do it.
Thanks mate. I've followed you for a few years and do quite a bit of my own plumbing. Had a leak on a radiator which I've never had to tackle before, watched the video, followed your advice and job done! Leap of faith to turn off the valves and not empty the rad when you loosen it off, witchcraft!
That first ptfe looks like it's going on anti-clockwise and all the others go clockwise. Is it because the rad input is like taking place of the nut and from the nut point of view it's going on clockwise as all the others? Brilliant as always.
After having watched one of your other videos showing how to drop a radiator to be able to decorate behind it, I sprung a leak! But luckily, you had this brilliant video too which helped me fix in no time! Was proper panicking thinking I was about to flood the whole house! Thanks for all your great vids.
Thankyou so much! Changing a rad i got a leak on small bore pipe, Its Saturday, cant afford an emergency call out so stopped the leak following your great video ❤
Brilliant video! As always from this guy, helped many of times in the past. Aways informative yet chucks in the odd laugh too, a brilliant chap! I wasn't so lucky this time, had a leak in the threadded rad insert. Didn't have enough play in the copper work to do a quick live fix, had to drain system to fix. Bit of a PITR but got the job done. Will reprssurise and inhibit the system tomorrow, should be dead easy to add inhibitor as I have a tall vertical towel rail in bath room, highest point on system...happy days! 😃
Thank you very much, i had to use a stillson wrench in the end to tighten up some old plumbing. Didn't dissemble but had a rag down and tried to work quickly. Dribble leak gone 🎉
We've an old what-I-think-they-call gravity fed system, and with the heating switched off water was still leaking steadily from the top of the lock valve with the valve switched fully off. So I didn't think this solution was going to work, thought I'd have to drain the system/call in a plumber, but in hope I removed the nut, wrapped 10" of twisted plumbers tape round the lock, rammed it down, spanner back on and blimey... the leak has gone. Thank you!
THANK YOU @plumberparts. You just saved my ass! Came home to find a soaking wet carpet, top of the valve had failed. Packed with ptfe as suggested at the end of your video. Bone dry now. Will hopefully hold until the oil to gas conversion and trv upgrade next week by a local plumber. Thanks again!
Hi, Thank you for your video, you've taught me how to add PTFE tape correctly, but then when you did the packing gland at 7:26 I think you threaded the PTFE the wrong way round :) I only noticed when you started packing it down into the gland packing at 8:25 then added the gland cover. Thank you though, have been putting the job off on a few radiators in the house, keep loosing pressure on my boiler.
Thanks. My radiator valve is leaking and I have exactly what you have that white tape to repair it. But I will have to do that tomorrow now it night now. Thank you . Deeply appreciate your video.
Great video... I have 3 leaking joints at the tail into the radiator. How many times to I wrap the tape around the tail? I’m unsure whether I do it too much or too little!!
Wish it was as easy as you made it look without water shooting out lol! Still, got the job done, well explained and only cost me 25p in ptfe tape. Spot on!
Thanks so much I’m going to have a look at my gf’s radiators in the livingroom and kitchen tomorrow as both have started to leak over the last few days, today I’ve been with my mate removing a 1200mm by 600mm double vector as the main front door into his hallway kept hitting it so we’ve put on a 600mm x 700mm and it’s just as hot in his hallway we’ve had to use a plastic snap joint and we don’t know what we’re doing lo but so far no leaks we’ve completely drained the system as it was the last radiator on the system
Great video, but how do you seal a leak on the opposite nut to the side of the thermostatic valve as any light opening of the nut to get to the olive releases water, and just using force to tighten the nut isn't working.
Hi mate, the nut you take off at 7.50 and the Olive you're referring to, i need to replace it, what are they called so i can buy one to fix one of my leaks. Ive just bought my first home and this is causing me no end of issues! Appreciate all content bud 👍
Great video. On the last gland repair am I correct in saying you wrapped the ptfe tape the wrong way as it looks like it would have undone as you tightened the nut up?
A handy tip: before draining the radiator, open the air bleed so water runs (into a bowl) until the pressure dies down, it’ll make undoing the tails a lot less stressful as the water won’t now be pressurised
cheers mate i have a bottom leak live side on a combi system upstairs radiator i turned off elec, water at mains and undone slowly exposing threads ptfe tape at the ready and bingo no more leaks when i restarted system no more loss of pressure and no more wet carpet Thanks a bunch
Thanks for this advice, going to fix my radiator leaks now. One question I have is, why do radiator leaks cause my hot water tank to lose pressure? After I burn my wood stove, I always lose hot water pressure in my sink taps...but I thought these hot water systems (radiator hot water and tap hot water) are separate systems, so how can my radiator leaks affect my tap water pressure? I have a wood burning stove with an electric pump connecting to radiators and hot water tank both... Thanks in advance for any help!
Thanks for this, I couldn't get the nut off on towel heater. I opened the longer part, jammed it with that tape using a needle and closed it. Only opened a touch both sides, and it hasn't leaked again today. It was driving me nuts during lockdown 🤪
Hi James, Does it not matter which way you wrap the PTFE around the top of the lock shield above the rubber olive? you wrapped it anticlockwise in the vid, I understand there is no thread but would it not still unravel?.
Love your style. I searched for "green liquid from radiator" and this came up. I want to know how to clean the green out the threads to put another thermostat back on. Can you help? I will take a look through your channel.
Just recently fitted a new radiator, I replaced the old tail valves for some adjustable extendable tails, made the job alot easier!. Just wondering if you use them in the trade much?
Thanks for the video. Question however.. when you remove the valve completely (@ time 3:27) will the water in the rad not gush out as we have not drained the system? Thanks again!
Hi, I always enjoy your tips & advice and feel empowered to tackle 'some' jobs but have the knowledge from you to know when to call in the experts. As a result I have more respect for your trade, it's a great PR exercise, well done👍
Superb video, unfortunately I have the leak at the bottom so looks like have to call a plumber (not done anything like that before and don’t want to flood the house 😂) Great video though and very informative 😁👍🏽
I've got a Pegler Terrier II with a leak on the pin. Seems to only leak cold. Can I pack the glands. As this is a pressurised system I don't want to have water shooting out.
I have 8mm microbore under the radiator valve and it leaks from underneath the nut which is about 15mm. Will undoing this nut and wrapping the ptfe tape still work in the same way. I am a bit wary incase i lose the seal altogether and end up with a big leak due to the time its been on and painted over. Thx in advance.
Whey hey! This may be an older video but it is just quality (as always 😁). Just got a pack of assorted rubber o rings and done this job.... Easy peasy... Lemon squeezy... 😁
Hi James. How about a leaking drain off on the radiator side of the tail? I can isolate the system like you say but can’t get the drain off to seal. I didn’t even disturb it when I drained the radiator. I can’t back out the screw fully to see if there is a faulty seal.
Hi,enjoyed the videos thanks. What do you advise for a rounded off bleed screw? Is in the outer panel facing inwards with about an inch clearance between the two. Regards Richi
Useful looking video - I have what appears to be a leaking packing gland and it's tight-as already so trying to loosen it to get some PTFE into it is on the verge of rounding the nut (it's very shallow/thin) which I obviously want to avoid - do I just need to try to find a more accurately fitting spanner than an adjustable to be able to get better purchase at it? As it's 7pm at night I've decided not to push it any further tonight in case I do some damage & create myself an out-of-hours callout issue!
Can you repack the gland of a trv valve that has a much thinner spring loaded pin? I just don't want to undo it and have absolutely rogered myself in the process All information i see on repacking gland valves on radiators shows the valves with much bigger pins
How come it's 'righty tighty' but losen the nut you do it to the right. I want to have a go just tightening a bit but don't want to go wrong way! Is it always the same way to tighten on every nut on every radiator?...... Thanks
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My radiator leak was at the last one indicated on this video…..I tried to do the fix with the PTFE tape, which didn’t work. I also tried with a properly sized o ring. That didn’t work either. The radiator would not leak when the heat was on, with these fixes, but once the heat was off and the metal contracted, the leak began again. I ended up fixing it by putting the PTFE tape around the threads of the nut. I thought I’d post this, in case someone else had the same problem. I don’t know if this is considered a ‘fix’….but my pipes are not leaking anymore. Thanks for showing how the valve, etc., works, which helped a lot in my ‘repair’.
That certainly is a fix. Nice one.
Had a plumber round today for a leaking radiator top valve. 'Im going to drain the system and change the valve - cost £350'. Me: Errr sounds a bit excessive - check it on youtube. Found this video and then a 3 min fix with the PTFE tape - £350 SAVED. I loved ringing him back and told him to cancel as I had fixed it. Thank you so much for this video and exposing cowboy plumbers xxx
Quality 😅
Brilliant! Last fix for me was THE BUSINESS! Saved me heartache and pain. Thank you sir. You are a STAR!
Absolutely fantastic advice, spent hours trying to fix a leak after installing a new radiator and you showing to use the plumbers tape around the olive solved the issue and taught me a new trick!
This is the best site for any one doing some plumbing work at home
I have used this site so many times and find it to be just right for info and content
Just fitted a designer radiator and the isolating valve started leaking when opened , literally a little jet of water shoot out the gland!
“Don’t panic” looked at your site got some PTFE tape and five minutes later all Good😆👍
Big thanks to everyone involved with producing these great vids on You tube
Cheers
Johnnie
Very helpful - my leak was the final one on your list and your first fix fixed it. Obvious in many ways but for those of us who aren't plumbers very good to be told how to do it.
Thanks mate. I've followed you for a few years and do quite a bit of my own plumbing. Had a leak on a radiator which I've never had to tackle before, watched the video, followed your advice and job done! Leap of faith to turn off the valves and not empty the rad when you loosen it off, witchcraft!
I myself am a plumber. The explanation is excellent and competent. this tape can work wonders. you always need to have a roll at home ..
I've just fixed my leak under the inlet radiator valve. Very clear and professional tip. Thank you for this.
I always trust advice from this guy. Great video for a non plumber 👍🏻
You make stressful repairs a joy. We’re lucky to have you sir. HOLD TIGHT.
Brilliant. Thank you. Fortunately, a plumber left some PTFE tape behind some time ago. My leak was the last one you showed, and it worked a treat.
That first ptfe looks like it's going on anti-clockwise and all the others go clockwise. Is it because the rad input is like taking place of the nut and from the nut point of view it's going on clockwise as all the others? Brilliant as always.
After having watched one of your other videos showing how to drop a radiator to be able to decorate behind it, I sprung a leak! But luckily, you had this brilliant video too which helped me fix in no time! Was proper panicking thinking I was about to flood the whole house! Thanks for all your great vids.
Thankyou so much! Changing a rad i got a leak on small bore pipe, Its Saturday, cant afford an emergency call out so stopped the leak following your great video ❤
Thank you so much . We followed your quick clear instructions and this saved our bedroom from a disastrous leak.
Thank you for your knowledge and advice - it has helped me solve a problem and save money at the same time. You are a gentleman sir.
Brilliant video! As always from this guy, helped many of times in the past. Aways informative yet chucks in the odd laugh too, a brilliant chap! I wasn't so lucky this time, had a leak in the threadded rad insert. Didn't have enough play in the copper work to do a quick live fix, had to drain system to fix. Bit of a PITR but got the job done. Will reprssurise and inhibit the system tomorrow, should be dead easy to add inhibitor as I have a tall vertical towel rail in bath room, highest point on system...happy days! 😃
Another great helpful video. I can't tell you how many times your videos have helped me out! But it's flippin loads! Keep up the good work.
Thanks
Thanks, that's some great tips for tomorrow for me, everyday is a school day!!
Thank you very much, i had to use a stillson wrench in the end to tighten up some old plumbing. Didn't dissemble but had a rag down and tried to work quickly. Dribble leak gone 🎉
I bloody love this channel. I've learnt a lot and it has helped me do some basic stuff around the house.
Brilliant content. You deserve every like on your channel
Thank you so much 😀
Thanks, worked a treat, just tightened the gland cover & Bob's your uncle & Fannie's your aunt.. 👍
We've an old what-I-think-they-call gravity fed system, and with the heating switched off water was still leaking steadily from the top of the lock valve with the valve switched fully off. So I didn't think this solution was going to work, thought I'd have to drain the system/call in a plumber, but in hope I removed the nut, wrapped 10" of twisted plumbers tape round the lock, rammed it down, spanner back on and blimey... the leak has gone. Thank you!
THANK YOU @plumberparts. You just saved my ass! Came home to find a soaking wet carpet, top of the valve had failed. Packed with ptfe as suggested at the end of your video. Bone dry now. Will hopefully hold until the oil to gas conversion and trv upgrade next week by a local plumber. Thanks again!
amazing tutorial on fixing the leaking radiator, and it works! Thank you!
Watched two of your vids today - solved both of my radiator problems. Thanks very much!
No worries dude!
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your tips helped me out to stop leaking radiator and saved me 50 quid for call out. thank you
Hi, Thank you for your video, you've taught me how to add PTFE tape correctly, but then when you did the packing gland at 7:26 I think you threaded the PTFE the wrong way round :)
I only noticed when you started packing it down into the gland packing at 8:25 then added the gland cover.
Thank you though, have been putting the job off on a few radiators in the house, keep loosing pressure on my boiler.
Class as always mate cheers and all the best
Thankyou very much for this video .I have fixed mine successfully. ❤❤❤
Really useful advice.. Super clear instructions and sorted the problem!
Great video. I had the last issue and PTFE tape was bang on the right solution.
Thankyou. Helped us out of a water leak at 11pm on a saturday night.
Yes lee!
Brilliant video, sorted my leak out!
Thanks. My radiator valve is leaking and I have exactly what you have that white tape to repair it. But I will have to do that tomorrow now it night now. Thank you . Deeply appreciate your video.
Great video... I have 3 leaking joints at the tail into the radiator. How many times to I wrap the tape around the tail? I’m unsure whether I do it too much or too little!!
Wish it was as easy as you made it look without water shooting out lol! Still, got the job done, well explained and only cost me 25p in ptfe tape. Spot on!
Thanks so much I’m going to have a look at my gf’s radiators in the livingroom and kitchen tomorrow as both have started to leak over the last few days, today I’ve been with my mate removing a 1200mm by 600mm double vector as the main front door into his hallway kept hitting it so we’ve put on a 600mm x 700mm and it’s just as hot in his hallway we’ve had to use a plastic snap joint and we don’t know what we’re doing lo but so far no leaks we’ve completely drained the system as it was the last radiator on the system
Great video, but how do you seal a leak on the opposite nut to the side of the thermostatic valve as any light opening of the nut to get to the olive releases water, and just using force to tighten the nut isn't working.
Hi mate, the nut you take off at 7.50 and the Olive you're referring to, i need to replace it, what are they called so i can buy one to fix one of my leaks. Ive just bought my first home and this is causing me no end of issues!
Appreciate all content bud 👍
Great video. On the last gland repair am I correct in saying you wrapped the ptfe tape the wrong way as it looks like it would have undone as you tightened the nut up?
Just fixed the glands on my radiator with ptfe as described, fantastic and a huge thanks!
did you have to drain the radiator or do you just undo the nut?
@@banzaiman1 just undid the nut!
Thanks for this video, it just saved me late night, water leaking everywhere, worked a treat!
Great video! Slightly leaky valve after rad had been removed by plasterers. Sorted now.
Great advice, explained very clearly. Thank you!!
A handy tip: before draining the radiator, open the air bleed so water runs (into a bowl) until the pressure dies down, it’ll make undoing the tails a lot less stressful as the water won’t now be pressurised
Good call mate!
cheers mate i have a bottom leak live side on a combi system upstairs radiator i turned off elec, water at mains and undone slowly exposing threads ptfe tape at the ready and bingo no more leaks when i restarted system no more loss of pressure and no more wet carpet Thanks a bunch
Thanks Mate, that video worked a treat for me. 👍
Hi, it's very useful tips for instant solution. Great information
Thanks for this advice, going to fix my radiator leaks now. One question I have is, why do radiator leaks cause my hot water tank to lose pressure? After I burn my wood stove, I always lose hot water pressure in my sink taps...but I thought these hot water systems (radiator hot water and tap hot water) are separate systems, so how can my radiator leaks affect my tap water pressure? I have a wood burning stove with an electric pump connecting to radiators and hot water tank both... Thanks in advance for any help!
We had to number 3 and it's fixed now. Thanks very much
Thanks for this. Really good video, very clear instructions and cheerful too!
Absolutely, very informative. Thank you mate
You saved me tonight.... tightening the nut to stop the leak. I will be able to sleep tonight, thanks a ton from Canada.
A well made and informative video. Thanks.
So it you have to turn the nut clockwise to tighten it you should apply the PTFE tape anti-clockwise???
Thanks for this, I couldn't get the nut off on towel heater. I opened the longer part, jammed it with that tape using a needle and closed it. Only opened a touch both sides, and it hasn't leaked again today. It was driving me nuts during lockdown 🤪
Hi James, Does it not matter which way you wrap the PTFE around the top of the lock shield above the rubber olive? you wrapped it anticlockwise in the vid, I understand there is no thread but would it not still unravel?.
clockwise
Love your style. I searched for "green liquid from radiator" and this came up. I want to know how to clean the green out the threads to put another thermostat back on. Can you help? I will take a look through your channel.
Just recently fitted a new radiator, I replaced the old tail valves for some adjustable extendable tails, made the job alot easier!. Just wondering if you use them in the trade much?
8 years earlier and already a pro 😎
It worked in mine. Many thanks
Second video of yours to help me out. Well explained compared to other videos. Thanks for the knowledge.
No worries! Glad to help you out! Means a lot to be helping anyone out who's in trouble. All the best, James.
Thanks for the video. Question however.. when you remove the valve completely (@ time 3:27) will the water in the rad not gush out as we have not drained the system? Thanks again!
Wow. One tug on the lower nut did the trick. Thank you!
Always great advice, thank you. Peace brother.
Saved me so much time, again! Many thanks
Hi, I always enjoy your tips & advice and feel empowered to tackle 'some' jobs but have the knowledge from you to know when to call in the experts. As a result I have more respect for your trade, it's a great PR exercise, well done👍
+Keith Ward Cheers Keith!
Brilliant video as always.
Top man had leaking top packing nut bit of PTF job done cheers mukka 👍
Superb video, unfortunately I have the leak at the bottom so looks like have to call a plumber (not done anything like that before and don’t want to flood the house 😂)
Great video though and very informative 😁👍🏽
Thank you so much plumberparts - saved our bacon! great videos keep them going...
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plumberparts Can you please do a video on how to fit a 15mm to 10mm internal reducer when replacing a new tvr valve please.
I've got a Pegler Terrier II with a leak on the pin. Seems to only leak cold. Can I pack the glands. As this is a pressurised system I don't want to have water shooting out.
Top video, cheers pal helped a treat
I have 8mm microbore under the radiator valve and it leaks from underneath the nut which is about 15mm. Will undoing this nut and wrapping the ptfe tape still work in the same way. I am a bit wary incase i lose the seal altogether and end up with a big leak due to the time its been on and painted over. Thx in advance.
Thank you, you saved me a lot of money.
Whey hey! This may be an older video but it is just quality (as always 😁). Just got a pack of assorted rubber o rings and done this job.... Easy peasy... Lemon squeezy... 😁
Hi James. How about a leaking drain off on the radiator side of the tail? I can isolate the system like you say but can’t get the drain off to seal. I didn’t even disturb it when I drained the radiator. I can’t back out the screw fully to see if there is a faulty seal.
The return pipe bottom nut do you do the exact same as you showed on the valve one? Great video 👍
Hi,enjoyed the videos thanks. What do you advise for a rounded off bleed screw? Is in the outer panel facing inwards with about an inch clearance between the two.
Regards Richi
Great video mate, thanks very much!! 👍🏼
Epic video! Super Well presented, top job! Helped me no end!
clear and priceless advice and demo, thanks
Clear, detailed and well narrated. Thank you. :)
Useful looking video - I have what appears to be a leaking packing gland and it's tight-as already so trying to loosen it to get some PTFE into it is on the verge of rounding the nut (it's very shallow/thin) which I obviously want to avoid - do I just need to try to find a more accurately fitting spanner than an adjustable to be able to get better purchase at it? As it's 7pm at night I've decided not to push it any further tonight in case I do some damage & create myself an out-of-hours callout issue!
Spot on. Cheers for the help.
This was a brilliant video, very informative, thank you :)
What about the side with thermostat valve. That has a spring pin in it that pushes down. Mines leaking from there. What should I do?
Job for the morning. Thanks.
Can you repack the gland of a trv valve that has a much thinner spring loaded pin?
I just don't want to undo it and have absolutely rogered myself in the process
All information i see on repacking gland valves on radiators shows the valves with much bigger pins
Great lesson
Amazing vid helped me sort my issue, cheers for sharing!
Best video on valve leak thanks
Hi Jamie, great post, I wish I had a paint tray that went up above the skirting that had a bit of a seal on it!
Masking tape should do for a quick fix...
How come it's 'righty tighty' but losen the nut you do it to the right. I want to have a go just tightening a bit but don't want to go wrong way! Is it always the same way to tighten on every nut on every radiator?...... Thanks
I salute you sir. Thanks so much.. Hopefully now sorted.