removing radiator tails - request for best practice advise

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Hi All,

first post here although have been a lurker for a while. I am hoping one of the pro's can advise me on the best practise and also most workable way to do this.

I have removed a large radiator from my hallway and want to cap the tails off. I am 'DIY' proficient at soldering and had intended to cut the tails back as far as possible and cap with yorkshire stop end caps.

Having had a look at the where the tails join the main ring it looks a bit messy. see picture.

Given the state of the current soldering on the T pieces should I remove them and replace with right angle bends or just cut the 22mm pipes off a few inches from the T's and cap?

What would you do.

Answers on a postcard - cheers!

 

[AWheating]

hi mate, you cant post a picture untill you have a few posts under your belt. Put them up on a hosting site and post a link.

I would guess and say it would be best to remove the redundant branch if your happy to do it.

welcome to the forum.

 

[lame plumber]

just open the pic in another tab, but having looked youll be making life hard for yourself, best to cut back the 15mm and use a couple of comp cap ends as soldering old tube thats damp never really works

 

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Thanks for the responses and the welcome!

So, best practice would be to remove the redundant t-pieces but this is potentially problematic as the pipes are very old and green? That area will be inaccessible once I have tiled above it so the idea of leaving compression fittings under there worries me a bit. I hear what is said regarding the chances of getting a good solder joint though.

Everything is always a compromise eh?