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I have a hot water system , in each room of the house there are dial controls on the baseboard , these are numbered 1-5, some rooms are no longer opening I assume becaues the baseboard is not warm, there are no electrical lines to these dials, only what looks like a thermol couple type line, how do i open these manually

Submitted: 318 days and 20 hours ago.

Category: HVAC

Value: $9

Status: AWAITING CUSTOMER ACTION

Posted by Rick Mather 318 days and 19 hours ago.

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I don't think there is manual open on this type of valves you must have lost the gas charge that regulates them open closed

What make and model are they?

Edited by Rick Mather on 1/7/2009 at 2:45 PM

318 days and 18 hours ago.

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they are honeywell, I was thinking of simply removing the dial and line going to the actual copper pipe, someone said the line might be filled with fluid, and removing it will allow the valve to open

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Worth a try

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I don't think there is manual open on this type of valves you must have lost the gas charge that regulates them open closed What make and model are they?Edited by Rick Mather on 1/7/2009 at 2:45 PM

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they are honeywell, I was thinking of simply removing the dial and line going to the actual copper pipe, someone said the line might be filled with fluid, and removing it will allow the valve to open

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Worth a try

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I don't think there is manual open on this type of valves you must have lost the gas charge that regulates them open closed

What make and model are they?

Edited by Rick Mather on 1/7/2009 at 2:45 PM