Adding a drain cock

[Whitling2k]

Hi there,

I am about to make some modifications to my heating and water system and I plan to add two draincocks - one for my heating and one for my cold water.

(inherited heating set-up currently has one in the most awkward place possible so I plan to insert another in a part of the system - that just happens to be isolatable - and is far easier to reach. It's the lowest point in the system too)

Question is - hot do I add them! I'm going to use JG speedfit and one each of these .

Do I need an equal T - with one of these sticking out, or is there some other wizardry?

Cheers

Whitling2k

 

[footprints]

Easy neat alternatives.

http://www.screwfix.com/p/angled-radiator-valve-drain-off-10mm-x/36552

http://www.plumbcenter.co.uk/en/hea...eld-radiator-valve-comes-with-drain-off-17434

 

[Whitling2k]

Thanks

I did see these - but after a few bad experiences with drain cock valves - I think I would prefer them to be *below* the carpet level. Mrs Whitling2k would never forgive me if it dripped even blob of rusty water on the floor!!

Ta

Whitling2k

 

[Whitespirit66]

If you don't want to solder, use a standard brass 15mm comression tee and put a normal drain cock into one of the tee's branches. Make sure you use a type A cock, the Bs leak.

A few quid cheaper and less bulky than Speedfit.

 

[Armo74]

Would she forgive you for having to take up the carpet to gain access?

 

[Happyplumber]

Plumb it correctly and through the wall to outside if you are going to all that hassle

All drain cocks should be put to the outside of a building in my humble opinion

 

[Whitling2k]

we've got a huge sub-floor space - accessible from the under the stair cupboard.

I am planning on taking my central heating down to there - then it's a case of rubber pipe to/through the air brick if I ever need to drain it fully. (unless I have enough pipe left over in which case it will be run through the air brick)


The cold water will be going outside already...

This is if I can figure out how to mount the darn things