Replace Radiator Valve with Out Draining the System. Updated. Part 1.
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- Опубликовано: 17 май 2024
- If you need to replace a radiator valve whether its a standard valve for another one or to replace a standard valve with a thermostatic valve or a thermostatic valve for a new thermostatic radiator valve. Then I have made this video for you.
I will explain in detailed step by step instructions, what's needed so you can replace the radiator valve with little fuss or mess.
I will pass you all my "Tips & Tricks" I have learnt over the years. Which other videos seem to miss out.
I will show you how to do all this with out draining the system. Saving you time and stress.
I have made two versions of this video the short basic version and a super extra extended version which is much longer. That video goes over all the problems and variations I come across when changing a valve.
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. The Gas Safe Register.
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The aim of my videos are to help you, whether you are a complete beginner or if you have experience in this work. With easy to follow instructions.
I have links to my other video on "How To Re-Place a radiator valve which goes into much more detail covering all the problems I come across when changing a radiator valve. your Radiator Valves".
There are also other useful links to other heating and plumbing problems.
Being a Gas Engineer for over 20 years has given me a great deal of experience which I wish to pass on to you. Being a keen DIY person my self. I will show you in real peoples homes how to do jobs also faults and problems I regularly find.
Even if you have know intention of fixing the problem your self, with my videos you should be able to identify problems and be able to call an engineer, who can then get straight to the problem. I hope my video helps you.
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Chapters.
0:00 Replace Radiator Valve with Out Draining the System. Introduction.
2:32 Replace Radiator Valve with Out Draining the System. Valve Types.
3:17 Replace Radiator Valve with Out Draining the System. Thermostatic Valve.
4:40 Replace Radiator Valve with Out Draining the System. Dropping the pressure.
8:28 Replace Radiator Valve with Out Draining the System. Getting Valve Ready.
11:42 Replace Radiator Valve with Out Draining the System. Removing Valve.
14:02 Replace Radiator Valve with Out Draining the System. Valve Pipes.
15:06 Replace Radiator Valve with Out Draining the System. Fitting new valve.
19:24 Replace Radiator Valve with Out Draining the System. Fitting thermostatic Valve.
21:56 Replace Radiator Valve with Out Draining the System. Questions & Answers.
22:32 Replace Radiator Valve with Out Draining the System. Flow and Return.
23:30 Replace Radiator Valve with Out Draining the System. Radiator valve threads.
24:51 Replace Radiator Valve with Out Draining the System. Remove olive and nut?
26:23 Replace Radiator Valve with Out Draining the System. 8mm and 10mm pipes.
26:54. Replace Radiator Valve with Out Draining the System. Preparation.
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Sharing your years of knowledge to help people out who can't afford an engineer is very generous. Thank You.
Huge thank you, really gave my the ability and confidence to change the valve on my radiator. Saved me alot of money on a call out and a plumber. Thanks again, really great video :)
Anxiety levels for a call back coming back down to manageable. Thank you very much. I'll contribute once I'm not running at a loss!
Just fitted a radiator following your video. Saved us £200 plus and everything works. Cheers
Excellent comprehensive tutorial, thanks very much, gave my confidence to change a radiator valve.
Great video first time changing a valve saved me money and I got the job done easy enough. Well done 👍
And this is the SHORT video???😯
Mark, you are brilliant. So generous with your tips and advice. I am about to embark upon changing a couple of TRVs and thought I was going to have to drain the entire system. This is brilliant advice. I've subscribed to your channel, so looking forward to more from you. Thank you
Worked like a dream. Worked well on a lower floor radiator. Thanks for all your helpful advice.
Thanks for the video. I had to change two valves after replacing an old downstairs radiator which is on a system with a combi boiler and my plumbing has never gone right before. This worked like a charm. Even to the extent that after allowing water to flow out of the existing valves, when i took the valve off no water came out at all. I had turned the boiler off (as the video advises) and all the other downstairs radiators off as well. The lack of water flowing from the pipes gave me the opportunity to remove the old olives and replace the nut Marvellous!
This is an absolutely brilliant video! Super informative, clear and helpful. Thanks for taking the time to create and post (both) of these videos. I'm an avid DIY'er and love to have a go at things myself first, so this sort of video is exactly what RUclips was created for IMO. Thanks!
Great video, told me exactly what I needed to know, job completed with no issues
Great video Mark. Your approach worked perfectly for me - thank you. One thing some people might need to consider is where an adapter is used in a TRV (instead of a normal olive) to step down from 15mm to 10mm.
I successfully changed out 3 radiator valves for thermostatic valves based on your earlier video. Excellent videos! Thank you for producing them with brilliant detail and confidence inspiring tone!
Thanks! Your video gave me the confidence to replace a faulty TRV that wouldn’t shut off - the added bonus of knowing what problems might arise helped me be prepared but luckily it was a straight swap
I've used this approach for all my smart valves. 👍
Thanks Mark, This is the second video on this topic I've watched and yours is very clear on the steps and far more helpful as you are not confusing the story by trying to address Combi and gravity in the same video. I have found that the TRV is on the wrong end of the radiator and it has started making a right old racket! I will be trying it out on Saturday as my wife is away for the weekend giving me the chance to clear up if it goes bad!
I consider myself a competent diy'er. My uncle who was a plumber taught me much and so has my mate in the trade.
I used Marks ideas here and changed a TRV and lockshield valve no problems AND removed the old olive as suggested.
These things are doable with the right tools, confidence and aptitude, I don't like the insinuation by many 'plumbers' that it shouldn't be touched or attempted by anyone other than them. It's just their money they are thinking of. As long as you are not a hamfisted halfwit and take your time and have the correct tools, you can do it.
I've seen many tradespeople do piss poor jobs at £100 per hour, I personally don't trust them,the good ones are too few.
Thanks Mark for taking the time to explain it thoroughly
Damn you, algorithm! Why didn’t you show me this video *yesterday*?
Excellent details about locking upstairs radiators and supporting valves. Thank you.
Many thanks, great video which covers everything I think I need to know and without boring music in the background.👍
Thanks for this video , just changed a faulty radiator valve after watching this and it worked out a treat !
Thankyou for this video, I’ve always struggled with TRV’s and fitting radiators. I just followed your guide and managed to add two TRV’s to my CH in 2 hours, I did it without draining the system too which I didn’t think was possible.
Absolutly fantastic explanation, thank you so much for taking the time to make these videos you an absolute top heating engineer.
Great Video Mark, I have to replace a Bathroom towel radio, and this has given me the confidence to do this, as I have to change the valves as well.
Wow, what a comprehensive demonstration! I have done DIY for years and changed rads etc. But never used this method. Didn't know it was ok to use the same olive on the pipe and I have always used PTFE tape on the nut threads! So definitely learned something today. Thanks for this, top job Mark.
Thanks very much for this video. I wouldn't have called a plumber for something simple like this as I'm comfortable with DIY, but I just needed tips for the details which I could have searched and pieced together for ages but this video had everything in one place. Will be buying you a pint via the toolbox fund. Cheers.
Whilst looking at the thumbnail I thought the guy from the Hangover made a career change! Thanks for the tips on changing valves 👍🏻
Must be his twin
Thanks for your very helpful tutorial.
followed your directions everything went great , a fine tutorial thankyou
Helpful, relevant and clear. Exactly what I needed, thank you 🙂
Very clear and thorough video. Thankyou.
When you use an adjustable wrench, you should push into the sliding jaw. That way you are supporting/compressing the jaws rather than trying to pull them apart. You were tightening/loosening by pulling away from the slider etc. One of the first things i was taught in my early plumbing days.... Still a good video!
An impressive head of hair, sir! Respect!
Thank you, this was a great tutorial and explained everything that I needed to know, all the little tips really helped. Thank you very much!
Great video, thanks. I had two valves to replace, one upstairs and one downstairs. I managed to do both following your advice, and I'm an absolute beginner.
Great video I'm someone who dose the basics in my own home and would have drained the system, but your way is far better, thanks for sharing
I always drain the system
Very good, detailed, explanation 👍
Thanks for that Mark, excellent informative video 👍
Clever guy so thoughtful & innovative!
WELL DONE MATE...KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK
Really excellent videos, changed my first TRV today having run around town finding some rubber bungs (Toolstation) to isolate my loft tank and depressurise the system. Following the process Mark described, a piece of cake, done in under an hour. Now have 5 more to do, total cost inc valves to complete everything just over £100, absolute bargain compared with a plumber (if you can find one). Thanks Mark, really helpful.
Yep, Marks literally robbing himself. These Internet "plumbers" and other tradesmen giving away experience for free never fails to amaze me.
@@frenchfrench4514 The main reason I've learned to do quite a lot of these basic jobs myself is that all the good tradesmen are very busy and I'd have to wait months. Even if it's a job that will take me a whole day (find out how to do it, visit the shops to find the bits I need and then spend hours methodically working through it, it's probably a one hour job for a professional and I find they're often not interested - they'd much rather take on bigger jobs so that they spend less time doing quotes, driving around from job to job and billing 5 different people. No complaints, they've got to make a living, but I'm not necessarily taking work away from anyone.
@@frenchfrench4514 The truth is - if you costed the homeowners time on a similar basis to a plumber. The time spent trying to find a plumber or getting one to respond and turn up, the homeowner taking time off work to be at the property then it is no wonder that for small jobs it is expedient to DIY (if you have the house). To be blunt - plumbers do not want this sort of work anyway - there are bigger fish to fry.
This is the best Video I've seen on this subject!
I wish that all plumbers are as good as you .... very well done
Hi Friend . It was a proper explanation and good for the beginner: Thanks
Thank you for a very interesting and informative video Mark. During the course of my life I've changed many radiator valves. I have always drained the system. This video has shown me something I would never have thought of. The use of PTFE tape on the threads was also a surprise. I knew the olive sealed the valve but I have always taped the thread when reconnecting the valve. I am 71 years old and still learning. Thank you.
So Clear and Concise. Thanks a bunch Bud
Thank you simple and direct information
Thank you so much for this experience and understanding the process
Excellent tutorial 👌🏿 👍🏿
Great Video, very useful tips. Thanks Mark.
Mark, great video, just done my valves without a hitch and very long title bleeding afterwards...just a thought, found an unused mastic spigot a perfect bung for the rad when the valve is pulled away, cut it with a 10mm tail once it was in and snug.....couldn't have done any of the rest of it without your help tho. Many thanks
Well done sir got me out of a tricky jam this vid did. thanks again
your explanations are brilliant thanks
Watching this video exactly because we can't afford to get a man out for 1 radiator. Not worth the time of anyone involved. Ours is actually a towel rail radiator so things are a bit different, but there's a lot to carry over from this vid. Top info, thanks!
very big help for pepol who can not afford a plumber these days.
thanks Mark that was very very helpful to me.
Great tip... thanks Mark 👍🏾
Excellent video, many thanks.
Great video. Exactly how I change my valves…👍 (keen DIY’er.) saves money on replacing inhibiter and in my case underfloor heating biocide which seems to be really expensive….
Thanks for great videos. I've now replaced 2 rads, including changing the 4 valves/tails, all new nuts and olives. Did buy an olive puller as too scared to try hacksaw method! Do any of your videos cover new bsp valve into heated towel rail - unsure about whether/where to use ptfe tape/jointing compound.
What a lovely fellow. Great video, thanks for all the information
Thank you so much! Really helped me out 👍
Re tapered joint. I bought a shank of hemp 40 years ago which I’m still using. Never had a a leak at that joint. ( plenty elsewhere) PTFE should be regarded as a lubricant. It has no bulking out property. Thanks for the video.
Brilliant! Cheers👍
Great video, showing all the details.
When did stu from the hangover start doing RUclips tutorials 😂
Hi great video. Im just about to attempt this myself. I get the principle if the rad and bugibg it once the water slows, but just cant quite trust when I take the valve off the pipe from the floor how does water not spurt everywhere. Mine is a bottom rad so would the pressure from the upstairs rads not try rush out? Should I turn all other rads off? If so both sides or just the one?
Really informative. Thank you
Very informative video, subscribed to your channel, many thanks
9:08 - I can't remember where/why I was told to use PTFE on the threads, and have often wondered what's the point for exactly the reasons you gave. I just kept doing it anyway because that's what I've always done - glad you've put my mind at ease and I can now stop doing it! I guess it's the people you learn from knowing it's essential in some cases (e.g, outside taps) and getting in to the habit of doing it on everything without thinking about why.
PTFE on threads is not for sealing, teflon is the most lubricating substance there is. You put it on threads so you can tighten the nut up more past the point friction would allow you too, therfore being able to tighten the joint further and easier which in turn compresses the olive more and creates a better seal. No jointing compound needed then. This guy may have been in the trade a long time but this is the reason plumbers and mechanical engineers use ptfe on threads, plus i've never used ptfe tape to seal anything
@@Dtp2296 never used Teflon tape to seal? Not a gas fitter, then.
@@JasperJanssen and neither will you be if this governmnent carries on much more. None of you will be.
Another helpful video, I used a freeze pack to change a valve, which turned into a right mess as I needed to change the olive at the same time,hence the ice suddenly popped out and I had a nice waterfall. But watching this I can see the mistake I made with the pressure.
Hahaha, been there done that, felt like I was standing Under a waterfall, f only for 5 seconds before. Managed to stem the flow.
Great video thank you for sharing it
Excellent video. Thank you.
that was well explained, i was impressed!
I sometime use a 15mm compression cap on the tails to stop the water
Good work I like yr video very informative
thanks easy and clear instruction
Great well explained video
I do love the bungs saved me many a time from an air lock
Great vid, not replacing the olive is slightly risky though.
Great
Well explained
Thanks
Informative video. Thanks
Thanks for the video Mark.. I've fitted plenty of valves but felt I better have a refresher and good job I did,, there was a couple of things lets say slipped my mind,ha ,,So thanks again and great video
How happens if you need to replace both valves, do you do one side as per video above then do you fill radiator close the 1st replaced valve then bleed it to remove pressure then remove other side by draining off excess water? Concerned that when you do the other side the vacuum in the system is no longer there which causes the water to thrust out.
I would appreciate info about changing both side on the same radiator.
Excellent video
very helpfull,keep good work going
Ive been a plumbing and heating engineer for thirty years and I've earned a lot of money putting right and getting out of trouble people that have attempted DIY, things do seem easy until things go wrong, that's when i get a call, keep your videos coming sir, plenty more work for me!🤣👌🏻👍🏻
Great video 👍 is it ok to leave the old nut and olive from the old valve when fitting a new one? Also would you use joint compound on the new valve before offering it up to the fittings.
This is most excellent.
Always useful to put full bore valves on the main supplies so that creating air locks thus no drain down of system is easier. Good also once or twice a year to test such valves as they can corrode and fail over time. Great video.
Glyn, glyn, glyn. Did you really just suggest full bore valves? On the main supplies??
@@rustysanchez8416 YES! On each floor I have a couple of valves on the flow and return of the heating circuit which enables me to isolate that floor (or zone) whilst I carry out the work. In much the same way, I also always install a 40mm waste pipe which is connected to the waste water system when I install a header tank or hot water/heat sore, it is all about making future maintenance easier, planning in advance and enabling drain downs or value replacements so much easier.
Hi Mark. Quick question. I have a Conic EN215 No. 49 radiator valve head which no longer threads into the radiator valve. I can’t seem to find these valve heads for sale. Is there a suitable replacement for them?
Brilliant video!
Awesome mark thankyou
Great vid and will help a lot of people. Just one thing i have to say only coz i found it funny. You said you rolled the carpet back. I dont think there was any carpet in the room coz there are no grippers on the edges. Also in one clip there is a unit on the floor with no carpet under it or any grippers there. 🥴
hi mark great video, mark i have bought a smart baxi usense thermostat, but i have no instrutions is it hard to fit, regards paul skelton
great vid! can you confirm please - I have a rad with the TRV on the return pipe. Is the pipe that heats up first the flow and should the TRV be connected to the flow as best practice? (combi system)
I saw the still from this video while surfing on RUclips and I thought it was the dentist from the movie "The Hangover "...
I have one rad with trv that doesn't want to stay on, I did replaced the head for another one from another rad and still after adjusting trv couple of times, just pops off. I did buy brand new trv and used just head and same thing happened, I did used some ptfe tape on heads tread and I did improve it but weeks later same thing again. When adjusting trv, ring moves with head and head pops off leaving loose ring still attached to tread. Do I need to change whole valve or is there anything else I can try before?
Thank you so much!
Brilliant 👏