Radiator Help

[Jason.S]

Chaps,

A little assistance if you would 🙂

I am removing a radiator from a room as two rooms have been made into one.


The only problem i can forsee, is, the pipework that is buried in the floor, i believe to be the old imperial half inch and i know from past experience that metric fittings dont fit (especially 22mm to three quarter!).

I only want to cap off the pipes and im concerned that nothing will fit!!!


Hope that makes sense and any pointers much appreciated.

🙂

 

[Puddle]

Well pursume the pipework is 1/2" therefore the new 15mm will fit this size,as said it is the 3/4" that is a differant size,the 3/4" being slightly smaller than the 22mm
You may find 15mm cap ends are a little tight but will tap on,sometimes having said that ,I have had some of the cheaper fittings were the backing nut and olive is very tight but the cap top Ok,were this is the case you may be able to use the old backing nut and olive on the pipework from the existing radiator valve you are removing
However as you are pre warned, make sure you get a well know brand of cap end,conex,ect and it will fit ok
Also will just add if you are not lifting floor boards and capping just above flooring ,make sure when you cut back the pipe to desired length,the pipe does not drop through floor board 😀

 

[stevetheplumber]

Chaps,

A little assistance if you would 🙂

I am removing a radiator from a room as two rooms have been made into one.


The only problem i can forsee, is, the pipework that is buried in the floor, i believe to be the old imperial half inch and i know from past experience that metric fittings dont fit (especially 22mm to three quarter!).

I only want to cap off the pipes and im concerned that nothing will fit!!!


Hope that makes sense and any pointers much appreciated.

🙂

shpuldnt be a problem as 15 and half inch are the same sounds like the pipes are in the screed soldering can be a pig as water will lay in pipeworkso go for compresion or pushfit

 

[Jason.S]

Thanks for that.

Will be doing it the weekend, so ill make sure i go for conex.

cheers 🙂

 

[pauls]

when ever capping off pipes i always prefer soldering a fitting.

but as steve says if water in pipes could be a bugger

 

[migoplumber]

hold on! no 22mm conex fitting will fit an imperial pipe.
you can use a standard 22mm conex fitting but throw away existing olive and replace with 3/4 - still sold in merchants.

good luck jason, give me a bell if you get stuck.