Can anyone help me as to how to remove the valve cover? I’ve tried pulling it and I’ve tried leveraging it with a flat head screw driver but it’s not budging?
I have a leak, and the drip is coming from there. I’ve been told that there’s a nut inside once I get that off that will just need tightening.....but it doesn’t seem to come off unless it just needs brute force ♀️
Tbh,you need new valves (the pair) there are some awfull quater turn square/cube designer look a like import valves on the market but there again some are actually very good Best get your local heating technician to provide quality valves and to swap them out
Does that mean that it’s likely to come in f even for a temporary fix? Is there anything I could do until my husband gets back at the end of the week? ♀️
A bowl and towel - unless it really is running out fast! Try wiggling it back and forward whilst pulling off.
I did that earlier and it’s gone from a drip to a flow......bowl in place! I was really hoping I could fix it before he came back but I guess you can’t win em all ♀️
Look on all sides of the square cover for a small hole, if there is one, likely to be a small grub screw inside with a hex socket head, unscrewed with an Allen key Apologies if you’ve already done this and there isn’t one - I’m just taking a guess here If there isn’t a screw fixing, then it ‘should’ pull off, but even some regular plastic caps on rad valves can be tight to pull off When you say you’ve tried levering with a screwdriver, try again but with 2 implements, one at each side, at the same time Careful not to damage the chrome or chew up the metal so use something with a wide blade and wrap, even with some kitchen roll or thin cloth Good luck, worth another try
Thanks for this, when I did it earlier it’s started to steadily flow, I’ve got it to a slow drip now and I’m loathed to touch it...will be a nice surprise for hubby when he gets back from work trip ♀️