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pgk pgk	30/08/2015 16:22:03
2661 forum posts 294 photos	All but 2 of my rads have typical square head bleed cocks.. those two I finally got to exmainign with a magnifying glass (old age is no fun) and the blessed things are male hexes.. 3/16 socket too small and 7/32th too big. 5mm too small and 5.5mm too big and I'm out of owned options. Anyone guess what they really are? 5.2mm or 13/64? Why in the name of the almighty would you choose a wicked size like that????
Michael Gilligan	30/08/2015 16:30:59
23121 forum posts 1360 photos	No idea what size they are supposed to be ... but a Flank Drive socket would probably do the trick. MichaelG.
mark costello 1	30/08/2015 17:46:24
800 forum posts 16 photos	Whitworth????!!!!!!
pgk pgk	30/08/2015 17:57:44
2661 forum posts 294 photos	I suspect it's a special size only known to the mystical order of diabolic plumbers and fishplate polishers.. Grr I suppose a few shreds of ally drink can stuck inside a socket might work or epoxy one on overnight???
jason udall	30/08/2015 18:19:42
2032 forum posts 41 photos	Can't answer the odd size thing but if you are pushed...cap head screw?...
jason udall	30/08/2015 18:23:16
2032 forum posts 41 photos	And 6 mm dia would yield around 5.2 af
Gordon W	31/08/2015 09:08:55
2011 forum posts	Chances are there is paint on the hex. Try a 5/16" socket and a small hammer.
Michael Gilligan	31/08/2015 09:38:59
23121 forum posts 1360 photos	Posted by Gordon W on 31/08/2015 09:08:55: Chances are there is paint on the hex. Try a 5/16" socket and a small hammer. . That would be a lot of paint !! MichaelG. . However [pgk] ... you might check for a paint-filled screwdriver slot, if the valves are anything like these
Gordon W	31/08/2015 11:42:54
2011 forum posts	All right! 3/16" then, or even 5mm.
Ian S C	31/08/2015 12:18:28
7468 forum posts 230 photos	BA ? Ian S C

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