Plumbing help required

I am trying to remove a radiator so the plasterer can plaster behind it.

Now, I've removed radiators before and it's pretty straightforward. Turn the TRV to 0 and close off the other end too. Unscrew, drain and remove. Simple!

However, turning the TRV to 0 doesn't seem to be working in this case, even though I'm 99% sure the little pin underneath it is fully depressed. Water just keeps on glugging through to the other end I was draining, far more than a radiator would hold, and trying to take off the TRV end just results in a big old spurt of water.

Any ideas? Would turning the water off at the stop cock do the trick? Not that I have a stop cock tool thing, which I should have anyway I guess.

Posted By: duke of york on March 11th 2020 at 12:06:20

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Plumbing help required (General Chat) - duke of york, Mar 11, 12:06:20
- can I suggest something (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Mar 11, 12:59:38
  - do you people have see-through radiators? (General Chat) - Tombs, Mar 11, 13:23:34
    - that is an option (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Mar 11, 15:17:01
    - Exactly what I was thinking (n/m) (General Chat) - camcan, Mar 11, 14:23:00
  - Yeah, some of the pipes in the house have such valves, but not this bugger! (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Mar 11, 13:02:29
- Drink a bottle of wine (General Chat) - MIKEWALKER, Mar 11, 12:51:25
  - Finally some sensible advice (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Mar 11, 13:02:58
- *float (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Mar 11, 12:19:32
- valve isn’t holding hence why you are still getting water try turning it in and out (General Chat) - Dajpun, Mar 11, 12:19:29
  - I've taken it off, fiddled with it, depressed the pin manually (General Chat) - duke of york, Mar 11, 12:24:29
- just turn your stop cock off cock (General Chat) - Tombs, Mar 11, 12:12:58
  - 100% cock off... (General Chat) - usacanary, Mar 11, 13:04:25
  - Even then, isn't the water already in the system all going to come out? (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Mar 11, 12:17:20
    - here... (General Chat) - Tombs, Mar 11, 12:21:11
      - My system fails at point one (General Chat) - duke of york, Mar 11, 12:23:43
        
        i'm afraid i can't help then maybe go on a plumbers forum (General Chat) - Tombs, Mar 11, 12:29:39
    - ball valve in the header tank. Then you can still make a brew. (n/m) (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Mar 11, 12:18:35

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