Radiator valve
AssigneeInovative Plumbing Solutions Ltd.
InventorDEBORAH FOWLS
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Abstract
There is provided a radiator valve including a pipe, a valve member mounted inside of the pipe for controlling fluid flow through the pipe, a control element exposed on a side of the pipe for controlling the valve member, and a nut with female threads. The pipe includes first and second opposing ends, the first end being a male connector that includes male threads for screwing into a radiator, and the second end retaining the nut with the female threads. There is further provided a radiator including two of the radiator valves, and methods of removing and replacing a radiator core of a radiator.
Claims18
A radiator valve comprising a pipe, a valve member mounted inside of the pipe for controlling fluid flow through the pipe, a control element exposed on a side of the pipe for controlling the valve member, and a nut with female threads, wherein the pipe comprises first and second opposing ends, the first end being a male connector that comprises male threads for screwing into a radiator, and the second end retaining the nut with the female threads.
A radiator for connecting to first and second fluid pipes, the radiator comprising:
- a first control valve for controlling fluid flow via the first pipe,
- a second control valve for controlling fluid flow via the second pipe,
- a core portion between the first and second control valves for radiating heat from the fluid,
- a first radiator valve between the first control valve and the core portion, and
- a second radiator valve between the core portion and the second control valve,
- wherein the first radiator valve and second radiator valve each comprise:
- a valve member mounted inside of the pipe for controlling fluid flow through the pipe,
- a control element exposed on a side of the pipe for controlling the valve member, and
- a nut with female threads.
A method for removing a radiator core of a radiator, the radiator comprising a first control valve for controlling fluid flow via a first pipe, a second control valve for controlling fluid flow via] a second pipe, a core portion between the first and second control valves for radiating heat from the fluid, a first radiator valve between the first control valve and the core portion, and a second radiator valve between the core portion and the second control valve, wherein the first radiator valve and second radiator valve each comprise a valve member mounted inside of the pipe for controlling fluid flow through the pipe, a control element exposed on a side of the pipe for controlling the valve member, and a nut with female threads, wherein the first control valve is screwed into the nut of the first radiator valve and the second control valve is screwed into the nut of the second radiator valve, and wherein the method comprises:
- moving each of the first and second control valves and the first and second radiator valves to a closed position that blocks fluid flow through the valves,
- unscrewing the nut at the second end of the first radiator valve from the first control valve,
- unscrewing the nut at the second end of the second radiator valve from the second control valve, and
- removing the radiator core and the first and second radiator valves from the first and second control valves and from a radiator support provided on a wall.
A method for replacing a radiator core of a radiator, the radiator comprising a first control valve for controlling fluid flow via a first pipe, a second control valve for controlling fluid flow via a second pipe, a core portion between the first and second control valves for radiating heat from the fluid, a first radiator valve between the first control valve and the core portion, and a second radiator valve between the core portion and the second control valve, wherein the first radiator valve and second radiator valve each comprise a valve member mounted inside of the pipe for controlling fluid flow through the pipe, a control element exposed on a side of the pipe for controlling the valve member, and a nut with female threads, and wherein the first control valve is screwed into the nut of the first radiator valve and the second control valve is screwed into the nut of the second radiator valve, the radiator core being filled with a liquid that is retained inside the radiator core by the first and second radiator valves in a closed position, wherein the method comprises.
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