Moving a radiator

[Alarm Engineer]

Hi, just after some general advice, we have a plumber booked to come & do the work but I want a second opinion.

We have a second bedroom which is very small & too small to fit the bed where we want it without rad being in the way. So i want to remove this rad from its current position below window & fit on side wall this backs onto the lounge rad.

Now being a new build (7 months old) i would have though this would be quite easy as its a hollow wall. So i'm guessing the lounge feed & return will have to loop through wall to new rad position in bedroom.

The heating has been zoned with two thermostats the two bedrooms being on one. And the rest of house being on the other. Once this change has been made ony the master bedroom will remain on the first thermostat.

Is this ok to do?
And plumber has said he will just cap off the old rad feed & return pipes is this ok too?

Thank you.

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

If the bedroom is only small, would it be possible just to reroute the existing flow/return from old position to new?
Then this would alter very little else already on the system.

 

[Alarm Engineer]

Not really as pipes would have to be chased in around a corner & across to the new position. Would be good if i could but trying to keep it easy & cheap. So putting it into the lounge rad loop seems the easiest, cheapest & least disruptive way. Was just wondering if its ok to do this?

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

Is there no floor void to work in?

 

[Alarm Engineer]

Nope, its a coach house (flat over garage) so its a solid concrete floor. Could pull pipe back up into loft & drop down inside stud wall.

 

[ianmcd]

what size diameter are the pipes to the lounge radiator ?

 

[Alarm Engineer]

10mm

 

[ianmcd]

no you cant tee off that then if it was 15mm you might have got away with it but not with 10mm

 

[Gorgie boy]

If the rads are small you'll get away with it.