Anyone a plumber on here?</p> Woke up this morning to find the radiator burst in the little lads bedroom. Only a small hole right out the top but carpet soaked!</p> Spoke to a couple of plumbers and none can get out till end of week. Have shut the radiator down with both valves and just waiting for all the water to run out.</p> Anyone any idea how much it costs for someone to come out and replace? Also, do insurance companies cover it?</p> Cheers</p>
Tell me about it! We found out a week ago that a radiator has burst upstairs in our place in Burgundy and flooded it. Apparently the insurance assessor is now coming out this Friday. Until then we're not allowed to move anything or they'll not allow our claim. Which would of course have been much smaller if we'd been allowed to move stuff. Apparently there's plaster falling off the walls, the electrics got soaked so the freezer's gone off, etc. I can't bear to think about it. And we can't go down there because 1) I need to work and 2) We can't get passports for the kids and they're in school anyway. So we're relying on the kindness of friends to sort it all out once we get the nod. Still, **** happens, eh?
If it's a modern-ish radiator and you can buy one the same size, they're a doddle to replace yourself. 30mins work tops if it's like for like. Just remember to hold the vertical valve/pipe with a pair of grips when undo-ing the radiator bolts.
Do you have service cover on your central heating? if so rads may be covered depending on your service level. Had 4 or 5 replaced when we were in the uk, 2 really long ones that wouldv'e cost the price of our annual fee alone.
Yeah it is a modern one, house only 3 years old. Still got a small amount leaking out so will head out and look for same radiator.
Radiator won't be covered. Niether will the plumber to fix it. Damage caused by escape of water will though.
aye all what he said is reyt...but they are a doddle to change . done several over the years and if the house is just 3 years old you should have check valves either side the radiator so it can be isolated...then its just unscrew the unions and pop in a new one ...piece of piss matey, you may have to re o the mount brackets but thats not a hardship is it.
Bleeding radiators might be needed aswell, to get the air out like.. </p> http://www.ultimatehandyman.co.uk/bleeding_a_radiator.htm</p> (Y) </p>
Whereabouts are you based? How long does it normally take for the water to stop coming out? It's near the top and still a small amount leaking out. Have turned the temp control off at one side, and the valve at other side now closed.
The temp control doesn't normally turn the radiator completely off. You generally have to unscrey the temp control section of the valve and tighten up the valve below it by hand.
RE: Did you get sorted mate?? I'm the most unskilled bloke on the planet, but even I can take off one radiator and put on another in less than half an hour. So long as the radiators are the same size of course.
