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Old radiator bleeder valve

Jeremey981
Jeremey981 Member Posts: 2
in Radiant Heating

Hi old radiator here...how do you bleed a valve like this? It looks like there is a hole at the end but there isn't a hole there...

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  • bburd
    bburd Member Posts: 1,026

    That is a manual bleeder for hot water heat and requires a radiator key, which is square and fits over the end. It should be available at a good hardware store. Turn it to the left and air/water will come out of the spout at the bottom.

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    Bburd
  • EBEBRATT-Ed
    EBEBRATT-Ed Member Posts: 16,388

    You need what they used to refer to as a "skate key"

  • Jeremey981
    Jeremey981 Member Posts: 2

    All of the valve stems that i saw that use a key have some sort of hole or indent for the key to go into with a square piece inside...this one doesn't have that..

  • mattmia2
    mattmia2 Member Posts: 10,836

    It has the square part, it just doesn't have a rim around it. You could change it with a new valve if you are having issues with it.

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