Midline Valve 6I342 Steam Radiator Valve; Air Vent Temperature Control; 1 in. FIP x Male Union; Brass

Used these to replace all valves on my old radiators. These are quality valves and have a good seal of them. I already notice a difference my radiators are much more efficient.

I installed four of these on hydronic radiators in a house I moved into that was built around 1900. I'm sure the radiator valves were original, and they were completely non functional. I took a chance, and installed these without removing the original spud from the radiator. Three out of four mated up properly with no leaks. The fourth had the tiniest of leaks (like a drop every four hours) and I had to fiddle with that to get it right. Having adjustable radiator valves transformed the performance of my heating system and got rid of a huge imbalance in temperature from upstairs to downstairs. Yes, if you haven't done this before, it can be intimidating, and you need a couple of good pipe wrenches and a length of pipe to get the proper leverage, but these ancient valves came off with no damage and I did not need to heat the joints up with a torch. Just applied smooth and steady pressure.

The price is great compared with home depot

the part that screws into the radiator completely broke I noticed the leakage when I checked is was broke the material is not strong enough, Home Depot has better quality than this one cost more but last longer

Fit on my 1925 hot water 3/4 inch radiator.

Would purchase again on future projects.

cheap plastic handle broken on 2 attempted orders. Have to go to kohls to return first one. Decided to just order a separate handle to get it right.

Malfunction. You can’t disassemble it cause twisted af. Even superman couldn’t unwind it.