Radiators and online shopping question

[christmasfairy]

Hi all,

The re-plumbing has begun, we need radiators, we are going for cast iron in certain rooms, but looking for rolled top
regular radiators everywhere else. We will also be having Honeywell Evohome system.

What would be a good radiator brand to look at? Myson?

ALSO, need to order bathroom suite, have been and looked around at different places but nothing really knocks my socks off, are there any good online bathroom places that are good/recommended/reliable/as good as they look in the pictures???

Thank you

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[PlumbBobBob]

have a look here Eastbrook Company - Affordable Luxury i use their stuff all the time it is good value and good quality

 

[tamz]

Frontline then look for it cheaper

 

[cr0ft]

have a look here Eastbrook Company - Affordable Luxury i use their stuff all the time it is good value and good quality

+1 to that although I would avoid their taps like the plague as some of them are supplied with seals that are too small to fit them to basins. Bristan taps are the way ahead imo. We order most of our stuff from Eastbrook though. They are good at sorting stuff out if there are any issues down the line.

 

[lame plumber]

personally I wouldnt even touch online rads, prefer to see the stuff in the merchants and be able to reject faults at pickup. To many times I've unwrapped online purchases for customers to find delivery damage or the fact they were probably seconds.

 

[christmasfairy]

personally I wouldnt even touch online rads, prefer to see the stuff in the merchants and be able to reject faults at pickup. To many times I've unwrapped online purchases for customers to find delivery damage or the fact they were probably seconds.

Fair enough, yes thats fair, and i am fussy. So tell me, when i go to a merchant, what brands should i be looking for and which should i avoid?

We found some we like the look of- Myson- are they any good or are they going to start leaking in 5 years and ruin my carpets? ;-)

 

[lame plumber]

all rads will fail if the heating system is installed badly, a cheap rad will outlast an expensive one if the installer has done a proper job of ensuring there are no micro leaks, the inhibitor levels are correct having flushed out the installation debris and flux. It becomes obvious which are the better rads based on price, dont expect a screwfix bargain towel rail to look great in 10 years time.

 

[christmasfairy]

all rads will fail if the heating system is installed badly, a cheap rad will outlast an expensive one if the installer has done a proper job of ensuring there are no micro leaks, the inhibitor levels are correct having flushed out the installation debris and flux. It becomes obvious which are the better rads based on price, dont expect a screwfix bargain towel rail to look great in 10 years time.

No, fair enough. the whole system is being renewed and we want to make sure we are getting quality things that will last,
we have researched as much as we possibly could about other areas, boiler, tanks etc so this is the next stage (other than the minefield of choosing a bathroom suites.

I have 6 cast iron rads, three towel rads and 24 regular rads to buy so i dont want to get anything wrong!

 

[townfanjon]

Myson, and stelrad take some beating IMO

 

[djobe]

Stelrad is my preferred radiator..

 

[Ray Stafford]

You mention roll-top radiators in the opening post.

I think that there are only Myson and Quinn who still make roll top radiators, all the rest are seam topped, usually with a grille and side panels on.

Myson and Quinn are both good makes, but the comments elsewhere about the quality of installation deciding the life of radiators are spot on.

Most rads fail either because the install is poor (system not cleaned and inhibitor not used) or because it is subsequently drained for some reason - either deliberately or via a slow leak - and the inhibitor is not replaced. Untreated water will rot any steel radiator, regardless of what you pay for it.

 

[christmasfairy]

Thank you all for your replies. will have a look at the Quinn ones and show my husband too.

The he entire heating and hot water system is being replaced so there will be no dirty water for a very long time hopefully!!

I will ill post some photos of the boiler room when it's all finished, as a non- plumber even I am excited by what's going in there!!

 

[lame plumber]

the first water going in is dirty due to all the solder and flux left from the installation, so it needs proper flushing through before refilling and adding the inhibitor

 

[christmasfairy]

Thanks for that, good to know. It took all morning to drain the current system down before removing stuff so hopefully when it's all new and somewhat more straight forward it will be faster!!