Vertical Column Radiator - stays or brackets?

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Hanging a 1800 mm tall x 470 mm wide vertical column radiator on a brick wall, one option is to simply hang it using the two sets of brackets supplied by the manufacturer.

The rad did not come with radiator feet, however it's easy to purchase suitable radiator feet online.

If setting the rad on two feet, how would it then be secured to the brick wall? Would all four brackets be used, or two? Or could you dispense with the brackets and simply set it on the two feet and use a radiator wall stay/tie. How many stays should be used? Thanks!

Example of stay shown below:

 

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Just use the same fixings if you’re using feet. Pointless buying even more

 

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Just use the same fixings if you’re using feet. Pointless buying even more

The issue would be that the skirting board is 15 cm tall. As far as I can ascertain, the highest a radiator foot will hold a rad off the floor is 10 cm. Consequently, if using feet, it would not be possible to use the two hook/brackets at the bottom the rad.

With this being the case, it would look odd to use hooks/brackets on the upper part of the rad and stays at the bottom since, at the bottom, they would need to be secured onto the skirting board, whereas the top would be attached to the wall. That is, since the feet are not holding the rad higher than the skirt.

With this being the case, if using feet, it would be necessary to use ties at both top and bottom and not use the supplied bracket hooks at all.