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Broke bleeder on slant fin baseboard

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ryan242
ryan242 Member Posts: 25
in THE MAIN WALL
Anyone know where I can get a new bleeder valve for slant fin baseboard, I broke the screw head when tightening it shut, not sure of the model but it looks like the fine line/30 from the pics online, slant fin brand 

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  • Jamie Hall
    Jamie Hall Member Posts: 26,838
    Sure a regular bleeder valve won't fit? I'd be kind of surprised it it didn't.
    Br. Jamie, osb
    Building superintendent/caretaker, 7200 sq. ft. historic house museum with dependencies in New England
  • EBEBRATT-Ed
    EBEBRATT-Ed Member Posts: 19,586
    @ryan242

    Just unscrew the whole thing there usually all 1/8" pipe thread
    ryan242
  • ryan242
    ryan242 Member Posts: 25
    Thanks! It looks like a regular 1/8 threaded bleeder so I went ahead and ordered one. I guess I can just unscrew it and screw the new one in? I imagine I’ll have to be quick so I don’t get a bath lol
  • EBEBRATT-Ed
    EBEBRATT-Ed Member Posts: 19,586
    edited February 2021
    @ryan242

    I would at the least drop the pressure and do it with a cold system. Doing it live you may get burned and at the very least you will be spraying dirty water all around. What if you can't get the thread started?
  • HomerJSmith
    HomerJSmith Member Posts: 2,710
    If you can shut off the expansion tank that would help alot and open the boiler drain until the tridicator gauge read O psi.

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