[Tristan R Clean]

Has anybody had any problems with the drain valve In these heaters.
Water is coming out of mine and it doesn’t stop either way I turn it .

Tris

[bobplum]

Has anybody had any problems with the drain valve In these heaters.
Water is coming out of mine and it doesn’t stop either way I turn it .

Tris

put a bit of ptfe tape on the thread

[dazmond]

i never had any problem with mine but i forgot to drain it one night and it froze a few years ago (knackering the heater.)

make sure you dont cross thread it

[P @ F]

From what i remember on mine , although i never drain it , i just wrap a duvet around it in the cold .
I did once take it out , and found that the brass piece in question consists of 2 parts , 1 is the knurled bit that you unscrew in one hit , and the other i recall is a flat blade screwdriver screw inside the knurled piece , so either ptfe the knurled bit to the boiler or try to tighten the screw up , i think it is a pressure release valve , i mention it because i undid the screw and mine leaked until i nipped it up a bit with a screwdriver , maybe yours has worked loose ? 

[Tristan R Clean]

That was the advice I needed P@F .
Thanks will try in a couple of days when I need it again .

Tris

[mufcglen]

ive just cracked the housing where the drain screws into on mine last week with the freezing weather, 5 years ive had that thing lol but bought a new fastar from germany off ebay and back up and running a treat!
lesson learnt though and will make sure i drain mine next time just suprised ive got away with it for so many years!!!

[the king]

Has anybody had any problems with the drain valve In these heaters.
Water is coming out of mine and it doesn’t stop either way I turn it .

Tris

mine is stiff and a pain in the ars to drain so never drain it but if its leaking a bit of ptfe tape will sort it i bet the oring is fuked