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I started this stupid idea 2 yrs ago after my 24 yr old autistic son completed his degree and he found that because of his disability no one would employ him (not even a plumber). So I asked for his help. Within a year he had produced technical drawings and 3D animations to demonstrate which was...

Good to know, could still be achievable with a fixed tail , one top and one bottom

Thanks Muggles, I would also point out that 15 mm fixed tails need not be exclusive, a rad with a larger fixed tail to suit your scenario can also be made available

Thanks Muggles for your feedback, it's exactly what I was looking for. It's difficult to address all your drawbacks in this forum. The patent does cover a lot of what you raised but that's for another day. Simple question is if such a radiator with fixed and integrated tails was on the market...

Yes I can see pitfalls in swapping or changing a rad even like for like but the majority of rads are new installations and this is the market I would like to see my idea become the industry standard. In my idea the length of rad tail does become standardized now and in the future so in time this...

No Madrab I appreciate the feedback , I want someone to tear it to shreds and point out the pitfalls. Some scenarios seem to be exceptional but for your straight forward run of multiple volume rads a fixed tail rad saves time and would suit the DIY market.Who decides what products are available...

Yep it's ''patent pending '' still protected in law. Hopefully be granted before Xmas, submitted last October

If that was the case in the future then the tails could still be fixed in opposite corners, one bottom and one top for TRV. Other top corner utilised for bleed screw. I still don't know why there are now 4 ports in new rads , seems a waste

It can't leak is the point as it's a chromed steel pipe welded into the rad body to the same standard as the other welds on a rad. There is currently packaging to protect the female threads, can be redesigned to protect a tail protruding no more than 30 mm. This packaging can stay in situ until...

GB2415113.6

I'm really only concerned with the high volume of rads installed bottom/bottom which is virtually all you see in homes and offices. My hope is that my design becomes the industry standard in that situation

The tail would be a welded in chromed steel pipe, same material as the rad body.If you can view UK patent number GB2415113.6 it will contain description and drawings of how to achieve a fixed tailed rad.

Having fixed tails does away with the need to have screw in tails so they won't be in the box when you buy valves so nothing is thrown away. If you need to replace existing threaded tails you buy them separately. Nothing has really changed in radiator design in decades time it was shaken up and...

Why in the 21st century are we still using an unknown number of turns of PTFE tape to seal the male threads on a radiator tail in the hope it won't leak. It's because radiator manufacturers haven't come up with anything new design wise in the past 50-60 years. Do plumbers on here think it would...