Got home at midnight last night from a work trip to be confronted by a radiator pissing water everywhere as the valve extender had cracked.
Got a replacement and am trying to isolate the radiator but this fucker will not budge.
Tried an adjustable wrench, grips and using rubber gloves. Nothing is moving it.
Any suggestions? I really don't want to drain the whole system.
Mole wrench.
You'll probably knacker the cap, but the lockshield valve itself should be ok
Assuming it's something like this:
or this
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Got home at midnight last night from a work trip to be confronted by a radiator pissing water everywhere as the valve extender had cracked.
Got a replacement and am trying to isolate the radiator but this fucker will not budge.
Tried an adjustable wrench, grips and using rubber gloves. Nothing is moving it.
Any suggestions? I really don't want to drain the whole system.