Hi, I'm wondering if anyone can give me some advise please.
I need to plumb in a downstairs radiator and want to fit drain cocks to both flow and return pipes.
On other radiators in the house this has been done (by a pro) using a combination of T's and Street Elbows resulting in the stop cock sitting below and behind the radiator valves. This looks quite neat and I'd like to try and replicate it.
To try and explain. The pipe runs across bottom of the Radiator into a T. The stop cock is soldered into the opposite side of the T in line with the pipe. The third part of the T faces outwards (into the room) into which is connected a street elbow which turns towards the end of the radiator and into this another street elbow which turns up towards to the valve. The result is the pipe sits back against the wall and the tap is partially obscured by the valve.
Do you have any tips for soldering drain taps? I'm guessing this could be tricky as it's a decent lump of brass to heat up?
Also how do I go about soldering the assembly, do I have to solder it all at once (T and 2 Street Elbows)?
I've done the odd bit of soldering elsewhere in the house over the last few months, I feel I've improved and have had no leaks..... yet. I'm hoping (with a bit of advice) this might be just within my abilities.
Cheers
Flip
I need to plumb in a downstairs radiator and want to fit drain cocks to both flow and return pipes.
On other radiators in the house this has been done (by a pro) using a combination of T's and Street Elbows resulting in the stop cock sitting below and behind the radiator valves. This looks quite neat and I'd like to try and replicate it.
To try and explain. The pipe runs across bottom of the Radiator into a T. The stop cock is soldered into the opposite side of the T in line with the pipe. The third part of the T faces outwards (into the room) into which is connected a street elbow which turns towards the end of the radiator and into this another street elbow which turns up towards to the valve. The result is the pipe sits back against the wall and the tap is partially obscured by the valve.
Do you have any tips for soldering drain taps? I'm guessing this could be tricky as it's a decent lump of brass to heat up?
Also how do I go about soldering the assembly, do I have to solder it all at once (T and 2 Street Elbows)?
I've done the odd bit of soldering elsewhere in the house over the last few months, I feel I've improved and have had no leaks..... yet. I'm hoping (with a bit of advice) this might be just within my abilities.
Cheers
Flip
