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Bleed Screw is a fairly generic term and bleed screws appear many places. This article seems to focus almost exclusively on heating radiator bleed screws. I'll try to make some changes so it focuses more on the topic or bleed screws.
SeaFox17:17, 21 September 2005 (UTC)reply
That's just a terminology difference. Most automotive manuals I've read do refer to it as a "bleed screw". The Wikipedia article on
brake bleeding calls it a "bleed valve". In any case, it performs exactly the same fuction as the bleed screw in radiator systems, and bleed screw is a generic term for the valve used to purge air from a hydraulic system so to remove the automotive mention from here and start an entirely separate article for the term "bleed nipple" would be redundant.
SeaFox01:48, 5 October 2006 (UTC)reply
It looks different and it has a different name, and it needs an open or ring spanner to undo it. Functionally it is quite different as you need to be able to attach a pipe to it to let the fluid out. So yes, other than having a different name, appearance, and function, it is identical to a bleed screw. Sheesh.
Greglocock02:50, 5 October 2006 (UTC)reply
If the term is not "bleed screw" why is it that a simple Google search for the term pulls up mostly automotive-related results? Many of them automotive brake system parts makers and suppliers. There are also results involving automotive hydralic clutch systems, scuba gear, and air compressors. Not to mention the air bleed screw on carbuerators. I think this shows enough that it is a generic term, not HVAC-specific.
SeaFox03:34, 5 October 2006 (UTC)reply
I never claimed bleed screw was an HVAC term, all I am saying is that thing on a brake calliper is called a bleed nipple in my experience. Please do not put words in my mouth.
Greglocock02:15, 6 October 2006 (UTC)reply
The problem is you completely removed the information to start with and referred to automotive bleed screws as "fictional" as though denying their very existance, despite another wikipedia article on the very usage of the part with a huge photo showing it. Also, hooking a line up to the bleed nipple is not required to let fluid out of it, it just makes it far less messy. When I cite my sources for the auto section (since this article has been flagged as unverified now), they will be ones that use the term "bleed screw".
SeaFox23:52, 8 October 2006 (UTC)reply
Well matey, you do as you like, but if you were to dribble brake fluid on my tires and I found out then you would owe me a new set of tires.
Greglocock06:07, 14 October 2006 (UTC)reply
I aggree with
SeaFox. The basic function is the same (let air out of the system). So no reason for separate articles in this case, IMO. Yes, the process is different for bleeding a car's brake system, but that doesn't change what the actual bleed screw does.
Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page without content in them (see the
help page).I would emphase that an article about automatic degasing devices for radiators and heating is needed.