Why in the 21st century are we still using an unknown number of turns of PTFE tape to seal the male threads on a radiator tail in the hope it won't leak. It's because radiator manufacturers haven't come up with anything new design wise in the past 50-60 years. Do plumbers on here think it would be a good idea if you could lift a rad straight out of the box and mount it on the wall and connect it up without using threaded tails and PTFE tape. The solution is simple when in the general domestic situation where a rad is plumbed bottom/bottom is to have the tails fixed and integrated in the radiator at time of manufacture so no PTFE and no chance of this joint ever leaking , no embarrassing call backs to rectify a leak, no draining down of rads or systems to rectify a leaking tail, simpler and quicker to fit a rad , should be popular with the DIYer and would have ''green credentials''.
I have this innovation covered by a UK patent but companies like Stelrad are not interested in changing and won't unless their customers, i.e you lot, want something better.
I'm just trying to gauge if plumbers would embrace a new and simpler way of installing a radiator.
Thank you for reading my post
Mo McKeown
I have this innovation covered by a UK patent but companies like Stelrad are not interested in changing and won't unless their customers, i.e you lot, want something better.
I'm just trying to gauge if plumbers would embrace a new and simpler way of installing a radiator.
Thank you for reading my post
Mo McKeown
