I have just moved in to an old house with central heating and have a leak on a radiator in bathroom. The rad is shot and needs replacing. It is a single rad and measures in old money 25 x 24 ins. to find a replacement the nearest I could see was 600 x 600mm. My problem is that if I use this size the distance between the two valves measures 630mm. The valve tails will not come out of the old rad. Can I buy just the valve tails or do I have to replace the complete valves??. Also what do I do about the gap difference....Me not a plumber....help
Replacing an existing radiator
- Thread starter toulky
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there is telescopic valve tails available to make up distances. i don't think the big plumbers mechants sell them. you may have to hunt down small family run supplier. Alternatively contact WPM in Sunderland, i know they do them (sorry don't know any web details)
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