Leaking radiator

[Paulie Walnuts]

One of my radiators has a small leak.

If I turn that one radiator off until I get a plumber out, should this isolate the radiator and stop the leak?

[Allant1981]

We had a similar issue, we drained the radiator as well just to get all the water out

[sleeping giant]

It would depend where the leak is.
Where is it leaking from exactly?

[Paulie Walnuts]

It would depend where the leak is.
Where is it leaking from exactly?

It’s leaking out the pipe coming out the floor connecting it to the radiator

[sleeping giant]

It’s leaking out the pipe coming out the floor connecting it to the radiator

If its leaking from the join into the radiator , you may be able to tighten it if its leaking at the nut.
Just a baw hair though.

[Paulie Walnuts]

If its leaking from the join into the radiator , you may be able to tighten it if its leaking at the nut.
Just a baw hair though.

Nice one, thank you. That’s exactly where it’s leaking from. Will give it a go :aok:

[speedy_gonzales]

If its leaking from the join into the radiator , you may be able to tighten it if its leaking at the nut.
Just a baw hair though.

Proper plumbers parlance there, right up there with just give it a wee nip!
Depending on the pressure behind the leak, a temp fix could be a wee bit plumbers compound like Hawk White. It's meant to be used on threads/olives/couplings but I've successfully used it in the past as a kind of putty that does cure off after a couple of hours. Only a temp fix mind!

[Paulie Walnuts]

Proper plumbers parlance there, right up there with just give it a wee nip!
Depending on the pressure behind the leak, a temp fix could be a wee bit plumbers compound like Hawk White. It's meant to be used on threads/olives/couplings but I've successfully used it in the past as a kind of putty that does cure off after a couple of hours. Only a temp fix mind!

Cheers. Heading home soon so if the tightening doesn’t help I’ll get some of that.