how do you mark the screw holes to refit a rad
taking rads off
- Thread starter billybob150811
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the radiator does not screw to the wall. It hangs on steel brackets which are screwed to the wall, and after you have undone the valve connections at each end, you can lift it off the brackets.
Don't move the brackets.
When you have redecorated, you can hang it back on them.
There should be little plastic "U" spacers on the brackets to reduce creaking or ticking noises as the radiator expands and contracts. Try not to lose them.
If you ever have to take a bracket off the wall, for example if the holes are loose, first pencil tightly around it and through all the spare holes so you can put it back in exactly the same place. It does not matter if the plaster is uneven round the brackets because the radiator will hide them, but painting will prevent loose dust from rising up and staining the wall.
Don't move the brackets.
When you have redecorated, you can hang it back on them.
There should be little plastic "U" spacers on the brackets to reduce creaking or ticking noises as the radiator expands and contracts. Try not to lose them.
If you ever have to take a bracket off the wall, for example if the holes are loose, first pencil tightly around it and through all the spare holes so you can put it back in exactly the same place. It does not matter if the plaster is uneven round the brackets because the radiator will hide them, but painting will prevent loose dust from rising up and staining the wall.
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