Towell radiator used as bypass

[plumber89]

Hi there ,

long time ago since I did my
nvq 2 and central heating is not my speciality , but I'm doing a bathroom in a property and
Have a customer with a one pipe system,
There towell radiator has been used as a bypas I assume as it is hot whenever boiler is on no matter what else It's calling for

the customer wants the new towel radiator run off central
heating which i can get to the other side of bathroom , but the existing pipes on the towell radiator can I just cap both these and leave them or do they need joining up ,
customer has the current one turned off a lot as they don't like it hot all the time so I can't see it being a problem
although I guess there will be no bypass anymore?
thanks

 

[Pro Action]

Joining the pipes together under the floor would cause no problems,but I'd fit an automatic bypass valve between the flow and return pipe work after the circulating pump and before the zone valves if there are any zone valves.

 

[SimonG]

You dont want a bypass on a one pipe system, if that is what you are looking at.

Are you sure its a one piper and not just taken from the feed from the pump before it reaches 2 or 3 port valves?