Hints, tips & secrets of plumbing - No Banter please!

[fogarty]

Keep a pair of old 15mm and a pair of old Belmont type radiator valves in your van so if you are taking a radiator off without draining the system you can whack them on the radiator when disconnected so you don't drip black water around when you take it outside.

Any chance of a pic to help us see what you mean.

 

[stoker122]

Just checked plumbfix prices and 22 x 1"FI is exactly the same price as 22 x 1" cylinder unions.

I find cylinder unions quicker to use as there is no faffing about with tape though. Just a wee smear of jet blue.

Just checked plumb c. £3.80 for Fi £4.43 for cyl.union in EF.

 

[WHPES]

Close the valves to keep the water in the system, undo the valves off the radiator and swap for your old ones, keeps the water in the radiator without having to rely on putting your thumbs over the holes!

 

[Mike Jackson]

Just checked plumb c. £3.80 for Fi £4.43 for cyl.union in EF.

Try looking at Williams and Co. prices, much better than those. A lot cheaper than Plumbfix as well.

 

[stoker122]

Try looking at Williams and Co. prices, much better than those. A lot cheaper than Plumbfix as well.

Gonna order a cylinder and boiler from them this week, just printed off the account form
That reminds me to PM Ray.

 

[R1CKY]

Gonna order a cylinder and boiler from them this week, just printed off the account form
That reminds me to PM Ray.

Question is, will you be using unions of FIs??

 

[on31ll]

Close the valves to keep the water in the system, undo the valves off the radiator and swap for your old ones, keeps the water in the radiator without having to rely on putting your thumbs over the holes!

Turn the radiator upside down ! But make sure bleed screw is closed !

 

[stoker122]

Question is, will you be using unions of FIs??

I think unions in case I can't find a pencil to put the PTFE on

 

[Keefy]

Not sure if this has been mentioned before but it seems to okay:
[h=1]Remove a Radiator without draining.[/h]

 

[Bunker]

Keep a pair of old 15mm and a pair of old Belmont type radiator valves in your van so if you are taking a radiator off without draining the system you can whack them on the radiator when disconnected so you don't drip black water around when you take it outside.

Or as I said a few weeks ago

When removing rads:
(Assuming you've prepared the system appropriately and have your old towels under the valves etc)..
Have a couple of male compression caps at hand (1/2 or 3/4 dependng) and, once the rad is undone from the valve, gently separate and lob the cap in between, then do your rad-side nut up. No need to drain inside the house, no leakage, just carry outside and empty there. (obviously this will make the rad heavier so this will only work if its a smallish rad, or if there are 2 of you, or if you look like Croppie and can lift one in each hand...)

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