Decent brand, well reviewed - and probably the best price around for 4 keys.
Keep them round the house, ready for action.
"You might think a cheap alloy key isn't as good as a more expensive brass one. However, it does have an advantage.
Because the key's metal is softer than the bleed screw, it is less likely to damage the bleed screw head than harder keys."
29 comments
Newbold
26 Sep 17#1
Best price around for 4 metal keys.
shinds
26 Sep 17#2
PLEASE PLEASE DO NOT BUY THESE - They are pants!
...and here's why:
shadey12 to shinds
26 Sep 17#4
+1, I use this type,
shinds to shadey12
26 Sep 17#11
That's the proper stuff! :smile:
Newbold to shinds
26 Sep 17#7
One faulty broken rad key doesn't mean every other one will break - any more than one faulty Worcester Bosch boiler means all the others are defective.
Every item has occasional faulty ones - and, let's not forget, these are 25p each. I think you can afford to take the risk! :wink:
shinds to Newbold
26 Sep 17#9
Why are you promoting something rubbish??
The company sent me a replacement key and it also broke.
Waste of time and money.
DO NOT BUY! :smile:
Newbold to shinds
26 Sep 17#19
I think you need to learn how to use radiator keys. These are near impossible to break. :thinking:
taff_5 to shinds
26 Sep 17#25
Probably user error
snoopy18 to taff_5
26 Sep 17#29
trolling
Kenneth131
26 Sep 17#3
Also remember and check your boiler pressure after bleeding the rads in your home, too often the pressure drops and people are left with poor no no heating as a result and it's easy to top up the pressure in your boiler, Google or you tube will show you how
Sophiasky to Kenneth131
26 Sep 17#5
My mum had some parts replaced on her boiler and asked the plumber doing the work if he could get her a key so that she could bleed her radiators as she had mislaid it (my father used to do it, but he now has dementia and can't do it any more). He turned around and said to her, "Oh, so you know how to top up the radiators do you then"? I thought that when you bled the radiators, only a little bit of water was lost, but the man made out that she would lose so much of it that she would have to top them all up? Is it a simple procedure, or something best left to a qualified plumber then? Thank you.
Newbold to Sophiasky
26 Sep 17#6
I'm afraid the plumber is conning your mother. It's an extremely easy procedure (check YouTube), it takes about 30 seconds per radiator, and any loss of water is minimal. You certainly don't need to 'top up' the radiators.
thearbiter65 to Newbold
26 Sep 17#8
Completely agree! Never had any problems bleeding the radiators. Such a simple job!
snoopy18 to Sophiasky
26 Sep 17#14
It’s a simple job thet dont need topping up there are some dodgy conmen plumbers same as every trade don’t let that guy near their house again
taff_5 to snoopy18
26 Sep 17#26
They do need topping up
snoopy18 to taff_5
26 Sep 17#28
Not in a conventional system like mine
Kenneth131 to Sophiasky
26 Sep 17#27
Simple job, you don't top up the rads you just top up the pressure to the boiler, check what the pressure guage should it at for your boiler and there will be a pipe going into the boiler which has a little leaver, your turn the leaver and it tops the pressure up, just allow enough water in to repressurise the system that's it, if it's needed at all
tan159
26 Sep 17#10
These look like the better ones with a flat bottom (the bit you poke into the radiator). The brass type ones although stronger seem to have a cone shaped square end that slip on a hard bleed nipple.
TN567 to tan159
26 Sep 17#18
Must resist making innuendo joke
haritori to tan159
26 Sep 17#22
Filth!
backinstock
26 Sep 17#12
I've got 8 radiators, so ordered 2 lots. :stuck_out_tongue:
SirSpanky
26 Sep 17#13
Proper brass ones in Toolstation for 49p. Not sure why you'd need more than one either, just keep it in the tool box and go round the whole house when you want a bleed session...
"You might think a cheap alloy key isn't as good as a more expensive one. However, it does have an advantage.
Because the key's metal is softer than the bleed screw, it is less likely to damage the bleed screw head than harder keys."
Bandicoot
26 Sep 17#15
:joy: :joy: :joy:
snoopy18
26 Sep 17#16
These will be made of chocolate, better to get one decent one
lugsy3
26 Sep 17#17
If 1 breaks you have 3 more or is that why they give you 4 for that price :wink: heat added.
TheSingingMechanic
26 Sep 17#21
The price has gone up to £1.75, now.
AKNews
26 Sep 17#23
£1.75 now :-(
Ralph888
26 Sep 17#24
Deal finished price put up to £1-75 now. I can also report these are made of soft metal and do sheer off but if they do its probably because you are over tightening the valve!
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Opening post
Decent brand, well reviewed - and probably the best price around for 4 keys.
Keep them round the house, ready for action.
Because the key's metal is softer than the bleed screw, it is less likely to damage the bleed screw head than harder keys."
29 comments
...and here's why:
I use this type,
Every item has occasional faulty ones - and, let's not forget, these are 25p each. I think you can afford to take the risk! :wink:
The company sent me a replacement key and it also broke.
Waste of time and money.
DO NOT BUY! :smile:
thet dont need topping up
there are some dodgy conmen plumbers same as every trade
don’t let that guy near their house again
"You might think a cheap alloy key isn't as good as a more expensive one. However, it does have an advantage.
Because the key's metal is softer than the bleed screw, it is less likely to damage the bleed screw head than harder keys."