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Air Vent Bleed Valve

There are two main types of this valve:

 

Automatic Valves

 

Advantages:

  • They let air out of the system by themselves.

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    Disadvantages:

  • They usally cost more.

  • They are physically bigger.

  • Sometimes due to fair wear and tear there bodies stop sealing and they leak.

Replacing

 

  • Isolate the radiator at both ends. (i.e turn off both valves)

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  • Drain off some of the water in the radiator: either by loosening the valve to be replaced or slackening off a tail union. In both cases catching the water in a suitable container.

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  • Slacken off (anti-clockwise) the valve your replacing, if water is stiill present, drain more off if not remove completely.

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  • Screw in (clockwise) new valve tighten up everything you've loosened.Turn both valves back on and fill up by bleeding.

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  • Check for leaks.

 

Job Done!

Manual Valves

 

Advantages:

  • Cheaper.

  • Simple to use.

  • Not much to go wrong.

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    Disadvantages:

  • You have to bleed yourself.

  • Losing the pin will cause it to leak.

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