Hi All,
I've a couple of questions - I hope someone might be able to help me with.
(we a moving radiators that are on 10mm copper.)
Firstly - If you want to solder 10mm copper pipe and your thinking of freezing it instead of draining the system - how far away would you need to freeze from where you are soldering?
- I've read its 18" - but that does'nt seem right to me sure copper will conduct more than that.
I know compression is recommended, but I've cut a hole in a plasterboard wall to get to the pipe and if I did it in soldered copper I would feel much safer when I board it back in.
Secondly - In the conservatory we've got one of those 6ft tall thin designer type radiators that I want to pipe up. Because of where the pipes are inturnally - it would make sense to actually put the TRV & Return Valve at the top of the radiator instead of the bottom like normal.
If I fitted a TRV4 one side and a Pegler Rad valve with a drainpoint - at the top of the Rad, could I use the drain point to bleed the radiator when filling it up for the first time?
Cheers
I've a couple of questions - I hope someone might be able to help me with.
(we a moving radiators that are on 10mm copper.)
Firstly - If you want to solder 10mm copper pipe and your thinking of freezing it instead of draining the system - how far away would you need to freeze from where you are soldering?
- I've read its 18" - but that does'nt seem right to me sure copper will conduct more than that.
I know compression is recommended, but I've cut a hole in a plasterboard wall to get to the pipe and if I did it in soldered copper I would feel much safer when I board it back in.
Secondly - In the conservatory we've got one of those 6ft tall thin designer type radiators that I want to pipe up. Because of where the pipes are inturnally - it would make sense to actually put the TRV & Return Valve at the top of the radiator instead of the bottom like normal.
If I fitted a TRV4 one side and a Pegler Rad valve with a drainpoint - at the top of the Rad, could I use the drain point to bleed the radiator when filling it up for the first time?
Cheers