Using radiator extension tails.

[Mixmaker]

Hello everybody! I need your advice regarding that solution: Distance between two radiator pipes(valves not included) 1000mm,standart sizes of radiators are 1000mm and 900mm.If i put TRV and lockshield valve, i would need smaller radiator than 1000mm(I believe old radiator was around 950-960mm wide).My question is: Would it be a problem to get 2 extension tails(50mm) each and install them on both sides of radiator valves(TRV and Lockshield)? In that case i would need to get 900mm wide radiator.Or there is some another solution i can do?

P.s I have looked for 950mm wide radiator and i cant find them anywhere. I believe my radiator was that old 🙂

Thank you for your help.

 

[exedon2]

If your pipe centers are 1000mm a 900mm rad with trv & lock shield Valves would have pipe centers of 985mm or there abouts.
The amount you need to gain can easily be done on trv side by using a cut down type extention.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Yes screwfix sell the ones you can cut down eg Tesla ½ - https://www.NoLinkingToThis/p/tesla-bsp-male-taper-x-15mm-compression-rigid-trv-extension-piece-100mm/599hf

You can either use one valve as normal and then add the extension on the trv end etc

 

[Mixmaker]

So extension tail can only be put on Trv or it can be done on both sides?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Would need to see the valves but if they look the same as a try eg rad connection is a 15mm nut and olive then yes you can use on either