Permanently Removing a Radiator

[Avoneer]

Hi all,
What's the process for permanently removing a radiator?
Not sure what type of system I have. All I know is that it's a combi boiler.
I can get to both pipes under the floor.
Can they be bridged or will the need capping?
Thanks,
Pat.

 

[sambotc]

Capping them under the floor will be fine

Looping them will just create unwanted circulation.

Sam

 

[Avoneer]

And being a combi boiler, would I be right in thinking it's ok just to connect up the little link pipe (cold mains to rad system) after until the pressure gets back up to 1 ???

Cheers,

Pat...

 

[sambotc]

yep once you have finished work, put some corrosion inhibitor into the system, then fill up using the loop you described and make sure you vent/bleed the system!

HTH Sam

 

[Avoneer]

Cheers.

What's the best/easiest way of putting the inhibitor in?

Thanks,

Pat...

 

[Avoneer]

D'oh, did a search and found the answer.

Forgot I need to drain the system first as it's a ground floor rad.

Then open one top end cap on any empty rad and por in the inhibitor.

Then fill the system back up!

How hard is it to empty and refill the system?

Thanks,

Pat...

 

[debbiedo]

Sorry to tag onto this post, but just joined and dont know how to ask a question to start a new forum - blonde - late and really miffed that my life has come to asking plumbing questions at 11pm!!

Have had a plumber in who has removed a downstairs rad for me. he drained system and put inhibitor in and bled upstairs rads which is all he said he needed to do. Now have two rads in cloakroom and study that are cold they were working before. Cloakroom doesnt have a trv but study does.

Have bled these and no air just cold water. Where am I going wrong?