Asistance please

[POWERFULL]

I had a heated towel rail fitted 3 yrs ago; nothing wrong with it, but bathroom not getting warm enough.
I have run 15 mm copper from a new radiator position on another wall.
I was going to fit 2 x 15 mm chrome T's below the towel rail isolating valves and raise the towel rail , however I notice that he Towel rail isolating valves
accommodate 15 mm Hep 2O, but the valve nuts have a larger thread profile than normal 15 mm T's, i.e Across Nut flats 27 mm against 24 mm on a normal 15 mm T,
At present I am trying to source a 15 mm T that have the same thread profile.
Can anyone help please.
Many Thanks

 

[blade11]

i don't know what your asking or reffering too.but what your describing to me are standard radiator valves,towel rails are exactly that for drying towels swap it for a radiator this will heat bathroom.

 

[POWERFULL]

Thank you for the info.
What I am asking is there an equal compression T with the same profile, measurement, " Across Flats "as a Towel Rail valve, or an adaptor to suite.
I would like to keep both,the towel rail and radiator.
From an engineering aspect could a towel rail valve be stripped down to accommodate a 15 mm male to female thread " Engineered In " in the actuator section to fit the copper pipe from the radiator.
Many thanks

 

[Koogatubac]

Towel rails are what they are TOWEL WARMERS

Radiators are RADIANT HEAT

If they want a warm bathroom even when they get out the bath once in, they want a radiator, if theirs shared heat say from the hall or sumthing, and they just want to dry towels then towel rad?

Or you can get a combined towel radiator

 

[POWERFULL]

Thank you for this information, but it does not answer my question.
When I was a young trainee Electrical Engineer at ICI 52 years ago, I remember our in house Plumbers and Heating Engineers could make up a varied assortment of fittings when required.
Plus after many years on the oil rigs the maintenance department had to make do and mend.
No just nipping down to the wholesalers to make it easy, these breakdowns cost £millions per hour and had to be rectified as expediently as possible as you are 3 to 4 hours from land.
Are there old timers out there who could read my post and give assistance

 

[SimonJohns]

You won't get a thread on a tee to match the thread

Can you explain a bit better what your trying to do?

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

think the op has bigger 1/2 inch nuts on the towel rail rad valves than a normal compression tee i am guessing there are reservations about the nuts not bottoming out

 

[SimonG]

Just get on and do it I think is the answer. Get a t cut in under the towel valve and feed the rad. I would prefer to get under the floor and do a proper job of it tho.

 

[AWheating]

just remove the union tail from the bottom of the towl rail with an rad valve allen key and put in some standard 1/2 rad tails (15mm compression) which can be connected onto with a compression fitting or 1/2 rad valve.

assuming you mean your towl rad valves have the old style 3/4 union. which in most cases are better than 15mm compression as its alot easier to remove the rad.

 

[stevetheplumber]

cant see why you need to touch the existing valves if your just cutting two tees in below

 

[jase158]

photos please as what you are explaining doesnt make sense, you mention, tees, isolation valves and valves!!!

this does not make sense, is there a fitting (yes there always is)
Can we recommend (no as we have no idea what you are looking for)

 

[jase158]

unless you are describing the tee which is a plastic fitting, if it is then get the same fitting from a merchant, connect some pipe from there to the rad valve, you can not put it straight into the radiator or the valves, u need pipe between the 2

 

[lame plumber]

Thank you for this information, but it does not answer my question.
When I was a young trainee Electrical Engineer at ICI 52 years ago, I remember our in house Plumbers and Heating Engineers could make up a varied assortment of fittings when required.
Plus after many years on the oil rigs the maintenance department had to make do and mend.
No just nipping down to the wholesalers to make it easy, these breakdowns cost £millions per hour and had to be rectified as expediently as possible as you are 3 to 4 hours from land.
Are there old timers out there who could read my post and give assistance

I expect an oil rig workshop had lathes etc to make things from scratch but forgetting that, take a photo, and if possible the bit you want to tie into down to an independant plumbers merchant not just your b&q or buildcenter and youll hopefully find a proper retd plumber behind the counter who'll be able to find what you need to do a tidy job, if you lived nr me youd find the perfect supplier,who almost always has an answer and parts needed.

 

[POWERFULL]

Thank you very much for your reply and suggestion.
Will try that when I am next out in town,
regards
Powerfull

 

[plum ber]

I think reading between the lines he is trying to T into the feed and return to supply a seperate rad mounted in the same area.....

 

[POWERFULL]

spot on Plum ber

Spoke to retired plumber at the wholesalers and he sorted out the bits and pieces I required.
Thanks
Powerfull

 

[Dylan Nelson]

Towel rails are what they are TOWEL WARMERS

Radiators are RADIANT HEAT

not exactly mate, Radiators are convected heat ! and work by convection

 

[TBServices]

not exactly mate, Radiators are convected heat ! and work by convection

Convectors are, radiant types aren't. And for a radiator to convect, it has to be a certain temperature

 

[dancinplumba]

Convectors are, radiant types aren't. And for a radiator to convect, it has to be a certain temperature

they are emitters and radiators do convect more heat than they radiate, why do they only convect at a certain temperature ?

 

[TBServices]

they are emitters and radiators do convect more heat than they radiate, why do they only convect at a certain temperature ?

Should have said above a certain temp. And, I dunno, the laws of phsyics?