Heating installation in Terrassa, Sant Cugat, and Terrassa: Repairing a radiator

When winter arrives, there's no better feeling than being at home, sheltered from the cold and bad weather, next to our heating system. There are many ways to enjoy that warmth, but today, from our blog of PUJOL CLIMA SCP, a company specialized in the facility of heating, air-conditioning, air conditioning, gas, and ventilation, in the Vallès Occidental region (Sabadell, Terrassa, Sant Cugat…), we want to refer to the radiant heating system, that is, using radiators.

These teams of heating, which have their own methods of facility More complicated than other systems, they offer many advantages and few disadvantages, until one surprises us. It is then that we have no choice but to look for a solution to it, trusting in professionalism, for the facility of our heating, from technical experts such as those at PUJOL CLIMA SCP in Sabadell, Terrassa and Sant Cugat, or try to solve the problem ourselves.

Today, since PUJOL CLIMA SCP, We want to help you and explain how to repair a radiator when its damaged seals turn it into a source of water that could damage your home's parquet flooring or cause more than one avoidable accident, such as a slip or damp on the walls.

The steps to follow to cover that crack and prevent our system from heating keep dripping are:

  1. Disconnect the boiler.
  2. Place a container under the point of the facility of heating that leaks.
  3. Close the radiator valve and the lockshield.
  4. Loosen the nuts on the key and the lockshield.
  5. Empty the radiator, being careful and placing something to contain any water that may escape.
  6. Pick up the phone very tactfully radiator.
  7. Using a wrench, we remove the leak plug.
  8. We changed the gasket of the facility of heating in poor condition and we replace it with a new one.
  9. We hung up again radiator.
  10. We retighten the nuts of the retainer and the nuts of the radiator.
  11. We open the keys of the radiator and the lockshield to reopen the flow of water.
  12. We purge the radiator.
  13. We connect the boiler and check that the pressure returns to the level recommended by the manufacturer.

By following these steps, you will be able to repair a car yourself. radiator broken. But, if you notice that something is wrong, or you do not feel sufficiently prepared to carry out the repair, you should only seek the help of professionals with guarantees like those at PUJOL CLIMA SCP in Sabadell, Terrassa and Sant Cugat, a company specialized in the facility of heating, to forget about the problem and enjoy your heating.