Hi,
I currently have a central heating system in my house with standard valves on each radiator. As we progress around the house decorating I wish to replace these with TRVs.
The piping is 15mm copper and each radiator has a threaded inlet / outlet pipe.
I have seen TRVs installed in the past my a plumber who cut each pipe feeding the radiator about 10cm below each valve. He then solder jointed a new piece of pipe to the bit that was left and fitted the TRV to the new bit of pipe. This worked but means solder joints (which i would like to avoid) and a visible joint on each pipe feeding the radiators.
Are there any methods of installing TRVs which don't require solder jointing pipes and don't leave and visible joints in the copper feeds pipes?
Thanks in advance for any advice.
I currently have a central heating system in my house with standard valves on each radiator. As we progress around the house decorating I wish to replace these with TRVs.
The piping is 15mm copper and each radiator has a threaded inlet / outlet pipe.
I have seen TRVs installed in the past my a plumber who cut each pipe feeding the radiator about 10cm below each valve. He then solder jointed a new piece of pipe to the bit that was left and fitted the TRV to the new bit of pipe. This worked but means solder joints (which i would like to avoid) and a visible joint on each pipe feeding the radiators.
Are there any methods of installing TRVs which don't require solder jointing pipes and don't leave and visible joints in the copper feeds pipes?
Thanks in advance for any advice.