Replacing Radiator

[Nimo]

I recently fitted a new radiator to our bathroom and, a few months later, have noticed that it is not level. I'd like to fix that, which means disconnecting the radiator from the central heating pipework and leveling the wall-mounts that the radiator hangs on. There are small silver pipes connecting the radiator to the central heating network. I've shown a photo of the supply side as an example, where the pipe I'm refering to connects the radiator to Thermostatic Valve.

When I undo those connections, I imagine the olives will not be re-useable? Would it simply be a matter of replacing the olives or would I need to replace the connecting pipes as well? I ask because often the olive tends to fuse with the pipe - maybe its supposed to? I'm clearly not an expert. Anyway, the silver connecting pipes came with the radiator, so hopefully they dont need replacing, or at least are easy to replace.

Hopefully somebody can help
Thanks

 

[Whn1]

Perfectly fine to re use the olives as long and you don't remove them.

 

[Best]

The "silver pipes" are in fact the chromed brass tails of the radiator valves. Just turn both valves off & disconnect the rad at the tail nut, collecting water with trays & plenty old towels below them.
Don't leave the thermostatic valve just turned off as a risk of it opening (or getting knocked open) & flooding the place. Use a cap nut on it if you have to walk away for any length of time. Probably no need to do anything except tighten it all up again but you could use a little paste on the olives if you wished.
Make sure you refill the system when bleeding the rad, if it is a sealed system.

 

[Nimo]

Thanks so much for the help both of you. Seems fairly do-able then, will give it a crack. One question, what's the paste I may need to use on the olives?
Thanks

 

[Best]

You probably be ok without paste, - just don't over tighten the valve nuts.
Any plumbers paste will do, but non hardening Jet Blue is good but expensive.
Not my preferred way, but if you wrap ptfe tape around the olive only, it will help seal it & won't cost you!