kevin vs radiator #2
I have been monitoring the radiator valve in the MBR for the past few days much like I was the one down in the dining room earlier in the month. I happened to turn the valve 3 or so nights ago and what do you know the bonnet-nut started to leak.
Knowing that another bonnet-nut fix was due for today nothing much was planned. So the day brought on various tasks for finishing up the painting project in the Master bedroom. We folded and did drop cloth / tape clean up with Matthew helping out a bunch early on. I was able to hang the Bali blackout shades we purchased for this room. The fit was not quite like the look in the book. We did expect some "factory allowances" but they were alittle to large in our opinion. Over all though the blinds look great and we are pleased with the fit (we now know the "factory allowance" to account for in our next measurements).
I was able to do an idetical repair job on the bonnet-nut for this radiator as I did for the last. What I am finding is that once the valve is turned (open or closed) the packing is not able to account for a movement of the valve stem. When removed the packing inside these bonnet-nuts is rock hard and usually there is enough packing in there that adding just one wrap of additional packing is not an option. So out comes the old packing, in goes kevins combination of O-ring and packing.