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You will need adjustable spanner or pipe grips...and some PTFE tape, get it with the blank plug , wrap a few turns of tape around the plug thread and wind it in...job done.
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Thanks also @steveledzep If it is ok when replaced, will the radiators need Bleeding? Obviously the Boiler might need a slight top up.
I don’t think you’ll need to replace the blanking plug, it probably just needs resealing. As said above a couple of turns of PTFE tape should sort it. With the threaded side facing you, wind the tape round clockwise. BUT the plug might have an O ring or fibre washer at the base, if it does and they look perished or cracked then either change them or get a new plug.
Edit. Don’t forget to bleed the rad when you’ve finished the job. If you’ve got a combi boiler you’ll also need to put some pressure back into the system via the filling loop.
On most rads, you slide up the end panel, and it pops out
A couple of turns should do it, it’s only needed to stop the water creeping along the screw thread. If it seriously needs more than that much tape then the threads are completely knackered and either the plug or rad are scrap.
what's with taking the cover off advice? The plug will unscrew with the cover on?
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My mates a gas fitter and i've done a few days with him (was thinking about a career change) and yes, a dozen or more wont be a problem. A couple like @boogieman suggests will be as good as useless!
Although, to be fair. Most new plugs have washers on so you dont PTFE them at all. Only the pipe fittings
The Plug did have a rubber washer on the shoulder @ESBlonde I still put a good few wraps of PTFE on though.
The leak was probably so small that it evaporated while the heating was on, but dripped out very slow once the Rad had cooled down.
And yes one or two wraps round in no bloody good at all. Twice as much as you think you need is good.
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