Altering 15 MM. Pipes fo metric rad

[Jacka]

Hi all

I got round to buying and hanging a radiator, but can anyone tell me how they would tackle the pipes. I have some hep push fits so was planning on cutting the pipe (first pic) and rejoining. However in my head the other side is a little more complicated as it will need a bend. Should I just cut the pipe get a pipe bend then reconnect with a push fit?

Any advice would be much appreciated

 

[cross thread]

you can buy chrome extension pieces to make up the differance

 

[TCCHeating]

Cut pipe shorter and rejoin using push fit straight connector for first pic.

For the second pic I would cut the pipe just after the tee. Connect a push fit straight and use some plastic pipe going to an elbow to connect to a straight peice of copper coming down from the valve. From the picture it looks like there is room for the plastic pipe to flex enough to do this but if not you could use 2 elbows. Or invest in a 15 mm bending spring

 

[Whitespirit66]

Could you move the rad to the right a bit to connect straight onto original pipe? Then left hand pipe is just an easy case of taking a section out of the horizontal bit and re-use original bent section.

The job would have been easier if you had got a slightly longer rad. Then you could have connected straight onto original pipe and valve on right, and extended the left hand pipe along a bit.

 

[Jacka]

In hindsight a slightly bigger rad would have been ideal but it's sorted. I think I'll cut off after tee and see how I get on. There's probably about 20cm between the join and where it need to be. Is that enough to bend a plastic pipe. The other thing I was thinking about using is one of those flexible copper pipes that you can get from home base. Or is it just cheaper for me to buy some copper elbows and some flux and solder it.