Permanently Removing a Radiator

Avoneer · Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 10:21 pm Post Subject: Permanently Removing a Radiator

Hi all,
What's the process for permanently removing a radiator?
Not sure what type of system I have. All I know is that it's a combi boiler.
I can get to both pipes under the floor.
Can they be bridged or will the need capping?
Thanks,
Pat.

sambotc · Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 10:30 pm Post Subject:

Capping them under the floor will be fine

Looping them will just create unwanted circulation.

Sam

Avoneer · Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 10:32 pm Post Subject:

And being a combi boiler, would I be right in thinking it's ok just to connect up the little link pipe (cold mains to rad system) after until the pressure gets back up to 1 ???

Cheers,

Pat...

sambotc · Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 11:00 pm Post Subject:

yep once you have finished work, put some corrosion inhibitor into the system, then fill up using the loop you described and make sure you vent/bleed the system!

HTH Sam

Avoneer · Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 11:05 pm Post Subject:

Cheers.

What's the best/easiest way of putting the inhibitor in?

Thanks,

Pat...

Avoneer · Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 7:36 am Post Subject:

D'oh, did a search and found the answer.

Forgot I need to drain the system first as it's a ground floor rad.

Then open one top end cap on any empty rad and por in the inhibitor.

Then fill the system back up!

How hard is it to empty and refill the system?

Thanks,

Pat...