TRV a bit close to the wall - any ideas please?

[shabbaranks]

Hi
Ive put a radiator on the wall but am about an inch close to the wall as the valve is sticking out - (2 × 2" valves either side). Can anyone suggest a way around it? I cant seem to fint shorter ( narrower) valves which would probably do the trick.

 

[Deleted member 267285]

That’s not going to work. Either swap rad for narrower or swap for bottom inlet type.

 

[RandomGrinch]

...or build a bigger wall!

 

[shabbaranks]

What kind of inlet(s) can resolve this? Trying to Google 90 degree or elbow inlets without much success....

 

[oldbuffer]

1. Whatever you do isn't going to be ideal. TRVs sense room temperature, and you are fitting one in a corner which unlikely to be representative of the room temperature.
2. If you have to do it, I'd suggest:
2.1 A couple of 15mm chrome street elbows (Screwfix 7087R) to bring the tail down and parallel to the bottom of the radiator.
2.2 Fit the TRV to the second elbow, with the head out into the room.
2.3 Use whatever fittings you like to connect the other side of the TRV to the pipe work. Better to replace with a straight rather than angled TRV.
3. The lock shield valve on the other side of the radiator is going to be very exposed to damage. You might like to consider doing something similar to bring it under the base of the radiator.
4. I assume you have checked that the flow and return pipes are connected to the correct sides of the radiator if it requires specific connections.

 

[Deleted member 267285]

What about moving the rad the left hand wall?

 

[shabbaranks]

What about moving the rad the left hand wall?

Yeah that's option B (and what the misses wanted anyway) but as Id already hung it I was looking for a get out of jail card. Nothing a bit of filler in the holes won't sort and probably better on that wall anyway

 

[Madrab]

If you are using these radiators to replace classic white convection radiators and use them to heat a significantly sized space, unfortunately you will be disappointed. They are shockingly bad at space heating due to the way they work.

 

[shabbaranks]

Ive got one at my current house - seems to do the job as in the room is warm the room size is 5 meters by 4.

Obviously its difficult to determine if its the rac thats doing the work or the insulation but that would be the same in any house.

 

[Koolpc]

Bad planning there. Get a proper sized rad.

 

[shabbaranks]

Bad planning there. Get a proper sized rad.

I didnt put the size or btu output of the rad in my reply so how do you know?

 

[Deleted member 294929]

I didnt put the size or btu output of the rad in my reply so how do you know?

We can see from the photo

 

[Madrab]

I didnt put the size

I presume size as in length, e.g it's sticking out over the edge of the wall, not output

 

[Madrab]

No bother, just highlighting the fact that these rads are terrible for space heating, I take out loads of them and replace them for tall convectors, as these column ones can't heat the space properly. They work more by radiation rather than convecting.

 

[Koolpc]

I didnt put the size or btu output of the rad in my reply so how do you know?

Rad doesnt fit!!! Lol