Towel Rail Valves

[Jibbs]

Hello all
I'm having a problem assembling a towel rail i have purchased from screwfix. The instructions are of no use at all and i am desperate to resolve this. Here is a picture below. Also, the flow and return pipe in the house is 10mm micropipe and the rad valve is 15mm. Would soldering 15mm to 10mm reducers be a good idea? I think its the only option available lol.

 

[Springbok]

You could use 15-10m compression olives instead of soldering.

 

[Springbok]

Sorry, compression brass reducing olive/insert.

In you picture, there is a chrome tail that has a 15 thread on it and a 15mm spigot/bar on the other end. Wrap ptfe tap around the 15mm thread clockwise. Then screw this end into the open tail female thread at the bottom of the rad , exposing only the spigot or 15bar. The valves with nut and olive then slides onto this bar, the pipe work enters the bottom part of the valve , and then tighten both nuts. On my towel rad, the head of the valve faces out towards me if head on to he rad , and the pipe work is buried in the wall behind he tiles.

Does this help?

 

[Jibbs]

Okay so your saying that the spigot/15bar part is just like doing a compression fit on 15mm copper pipe with a nut and olive?

 

[Jibbs]

Sorry, compression brass reducing olive/insert.

In you picture, there is a chrome tail that has a 15 thread on it and a 15mm spigot/bar on the other end. Wrap ptfe tap around the 15mm thread clockwise. Then screw this end into the open tail female thread at the bottom of the rad , exposing only the spigot or 15bar. The valves with nut and olive then slides onto this bar, the pipe work enters the bottom part of the valve , and then tighten both nuts. On my towel rad, the head of the valve faces out towards me if head on to he rad , and the pipe work is buried in the wall behind he tiles.

Does this help?

Okay so your saying that the spigot/15bar part is just like doing a compression fit on 15mm copper pipe with a nut and olive?

 

[Springbok]

Correct. The nut and copper olive should slide onto it and the bar should then slide into the rad valve. Then tighten

 

[Charnwood]

He is. Well, if he isn't, he should be.

 

[Jibbs]

Correct. The nut and copper olive should slide onto it and the bar should then slide into the rad valve. Then tighten

Thank you very much for your advice Springbok

 

[Springbok]

Cool, good luck.