I wonder if anyone has seen this type of installation before and can give an explanation.
I moved to a new office last summer and this winter noticed that the radiator in my room was cold. It was covered by a metal cover which I lifted off to discover that the rad was installed back to front with the corrugated convectors facing the room and upside down with the flow/return pipes going all the way up to the valves at the top.
I checked all the other rooms and they are the same. Never seen anything like it before. Looks like someone stuck the covers on to hide a really bad installation. Or is there some good reason for this type of installation?
As I see it, the hot water is supposed to rise to the top and cooler water fall to the bottom and return to the boiler. With the upside down installation the bottom of the radiatior will always be cold.
Anybody come acroos this before or have an explanation?
I moved to a new office last summer and this winter noticed that the radiator in my room was cold. It was covered by a metal cover which I lifted off to discover that the rad was installed back to front with the corrugated convectors facing the room and upside down with the flow/return pipes going all the way up to the valves at the top.
I checked all the other rooms and they are the same. Never seen anything like it before. Looks like someone stuck the covers on to hide a really bad installation. Or is there some good reason for this type of installation?
As I see it, the hot water is supposed to rise to the top and cooler water fall to the bottom and return to the boiler. With the upside down installation the bottom of the radiatior will always be cold.
Anybody come acroos this before or have an explanation?