Recent content by mydiy

Luckily Screw fix threw in a new valve pack with the new rad.

Not hibernating as such... moved house.

There used to be a towel sited about a foot above the radiator... now banished to somewhere else.

As you will all note I have now worked out how to reply to your individual messages. Thank you for your help.

I cannot deny the evidence of my own eyes.

Rust.

Thank you. I shall obtain the brackets.

Why? I used to have warmair and changed as said a year ago and this particular radiator is in the bathroom. It works fine, it is still white... but, the bottom of the radiator back and front has developed a serious corrosion problem and as it is the radiator without a thermostat I am...

Thank you to everyone who replied to my thread. I can see I was under a blissful delusion that replacing a radiator would be a pleasant and simple experience. I have purchased a suitable replacement from screw fix and when the moment is right I will employ a plumber to replace it as it is a...

I am looking to replace a compact single panel radiator and I would like to use the existing brackets and connections. There is no name on the rad but it does have a distinctive looking grille top and I am hoping someone will recognise it. Any ideas?

The ring that he used was the small thin one top left

The area above the two o rings in both cases is dry

Pic two shows where the leak is as I am not qualified to go near a boiler I would not tamper with it but I do know that is the problem on pic three you can see the water drops clearly below the black o ring there are two both in the middle of the centre silver cylinder one just under the o ring...

No, but you can see the water as it comes out from around the o ring in both cases we were chatting when he had got to this point so I was able to see it for myself

pic one sample of the o rings pic two leak area is on the silver cylinder behind the black pipe this is the one covered with the opaque rubbery tape pic three the silver cylinder in front of the copper pipe leak is from the visible o ring above the section directly in front of the copper pipe...