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Hello to all. After a bit of advice about fitting new metric rads in place of old, imperial sized ones. The supply pipes to rad valves in my bungalow come up from concrete floor, so can't move pipe positions.
Some of the new rads are either slightly longer or shorter than old rads and are also slightly different in distance from wall. I need to cut the supply pipes low to floor and install short bits of new pipe with small offsets in them.
Trouble is, because the new bits of pipe with offsets are quite short, the two bends in them for the offsets will be close together. I can't do them in my pipe bender, as when I want to put the second bend in, it's too close to the first bend and fouls the former and guide, etc.
What do plumbers normally do in this situation. Will I be able to do small offsets like this with an internal spring, or won't I get the leverage to bend the pipe?
Any advice welcome, as I'm cacking myself in case I balls this up as the pipes are set in concrete. I have visions of me digging up floors.
Some of the new rads are either slightly longer or shorter than old rads and are also slightly different in distance from wall. I need to cut the supply pipes low to floor and install short bits of new pipe with small offsets in them.
Trouble is, because the new bits of pipe with offsets are quite short, the two bends in them for the offsets will be close together. I can't do them in my pipe bender, as when I want to put the second bend in, it's too close to the first bend and fouls the former and guide, etc.
What do plumbers normally do in this situation. Will I be able to do small offsets like this with an internal spring, or won't I get the leverage to bend the pipe?
Any advice welcome, as I'm cacking myself in case I balls this up as the pipes are set in concrete. I have visions of me digging up floors.