What are my chances......

[cdbe]

.....of removing the tail and using just the elbow with some loctite 55?

This is a temporary setup to get us through the winter but I'd rather it stuck out a bit less.

 

[CountryFan]

Not something I'd recommend doing.

 

[Madrab]

Yeah, should be ok - the male elbow should be 1/2" so should fit the tapping of the rads without issue. I use gas PTFE others use cord, whatever works.

 

[cdbe]

Seems ok, I used some of that green flomaster pipe seal in the end. I think ones piped back to front as it was a lot slower to warm up and it's still slightly cool where the flow enters, I think I'll swap it round tomorrow and see if it improves.

 

[dilalio]

Bloody micro bore

 

[cdbe]

Bloody micro bore

I did wonder if that was a factor - they're quite big. As I said it's very temporary,; these rads are destined for elsewhere with 15mm pipes - I've got 2 much smaller rads for these areas later on but at the moment it's the lounge rad, these two and a tiny gas fire to heat the entire ground floor hence I've crammed the biggest ones I've got in. Hopefully they'll warm up quicker when properly installed on 15mm pipe.

 

[Madrab]

Don't put them into heating open spaces as they aren't great at heating larger spaces. Just the way they work.