replacing floor pipe to radiator

[jon120]

hi im looking for some guidance as to how i should go about changing a broken floor pipe.

i was removing the radiator and the tvr was bent in the process. i sprayed the rad and put it back on anyway, thinking i may be able to prop it up, but no such luck the leaks pretty bad! ive wrapped it with ptfe tape but still leaks, i cant see any isolation vales to cut the water off and so i figure i need to replace the pipe and buy new tvr & lockshield to fit. but until i fix it theres no heating which is making more than the house cold. i live with my partner, & shes pregnant! do i need to say more.lol

any help at all would be much appreciated thanks.

oh its a 15mm pipe and ive located the joint

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[Armo74]

Looks like it's a partial/full drain down and replace TRV or damaged pipe. Might be an idea to get someone in if you don't feel confident to do it.

 

[jon120]

thanks for the quick reply. i feel somewhat confident doing the job, but do you think its a very difficult job? i understand i can get compression a valve instead of soldering, this makes me feel all the more confident. but i would'nt mind a quick walk through if thats possible if not.....thanks anyway

 

[HERTS P&D]

Try below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVrH0PN89r4&feature=related

There are lots of videos on Youtube, just have a look around.

Andy

 

[Armo74]

You might be lucky and get away with draining down undoing the union nut on the pipe side of the valve and wrapping PTFE tape around the olive, that is the part that keeps it watertight. Don't foget to add inhibitor before topping the system back up. In order for us to help you further you need to let us know what type of system you have.

 

[jon120]

its a ferrolli 77ff combi boiler

 

[Charnwood]

This is a bent TVR

 

[jon120]

LMAO think you got the wrong forum! you want pistonheads ('')

sorry to see such a beautiful object mangled tho im more of an alfa fan tho tbh

 

[Charnwood]

The picture is actually 'borrowed' from pistonheads.
I used to like TVRs.....'til I found I couldn't get in the damned things.

I'll stick with my Ferrari In Affordable Trim (FIAT).