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  1. W

    Ever put a towel rad on a tiled wall upside down?

    Makes your day. Especially when you don't notice but the customer does and phones you up. "Hello, Moron and Moron Plumbing LTD, how can I help?"
  2. T

    Adding a New towel rad to heating system

    Hi All I am looking at putting a towel radiator into the central heating system. The bathroom is right next to the combi boiler i would only need a 3meter run to get to the position. How close can i connect an extra loop into the existing pipework coming out of the boiler and would it be best...
    • thwaitpd
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    • adding boiler central heating system heating system lockshield return system towel towel rad valve
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  3. L

    Towel rad

    Good evening, A couple of years ago I did a bathroom install, I remember the towel rad that was already fitted was piped from above using the top connections of the rad. Is it possible to plumb a rad this way or may it have been a special kind of rad? Len
  4. N

    Towel rad piping

    Hi all, i need to fit a towel rad on my own house not for a customer so i think i should be ok breaking the rules once. I have a unvented system and i want the towel rad on constant so i was thinking of piping it in just before the zone valve. Just wanted to know if i might have any...
  5. T

    Bathroom towel rad

    I'm changing my old 1960s bathroom radiator for one one those new chrome towel rail jobs, and would welcome some advice about draining the system. I have worked out that my bathroom rad is fed from the pipes which heat the hot water cylinder, so the rad works independently of the central...
    • Thurston
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    • air bathroom boiler central central heating system cylinder drains fed hose hot hot water hot water cylinder identify jobs loft pipes radiator refill supply system towel towel rad towel rail wall water
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  6. D

    Towel Rad Fitting Problem

    Hello, One & All. I have just bought a new towel rad for my bathroom, I have removed the old rad no problem, but I have now discovered that the new radiator sits further away from the wall when fitted, than the old rad did. Basically, the pipes do not line up with valves on the new rad...
    • diy_monkey
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    • back to wall bathroom buy central central heating concrete copper costs difficult diy drain fitting free heating pipe pipes problem radiator remove system towel towel rad valve valves wall
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  7. B

    towel rad

    hi,just cant seem to be able to stop a leak from the join betwwen the rad and water pipe,there is no olive just threads,used loads of tape,still leaks,any advice would be helpful,thanks
    • buffy
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    • compression joint connector fix flow job leak pipe rad valve radiator remove towel towel rad valve valves wall water
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  8. M

    Flexible hoses on towel rad is it ok...?

    Hi all...... I will be fitting a towel rail type rad inplace of my existing rad. As it will only be a few inches away would it be ok to use flexi hoses, they will be under the floor and only the connection will be seen as it comes out of the floor into the rad valves...? is this ok or...
    • mmmadman
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    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  9. P

    Towel Rad on DHW

    Hi Can any one advise how common the above install is?
    • Plumbstar Tom
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    • bathroom boiler brass central heating system cold copper cylinder dhw element gravity hot hot water install law pipe plumbers primary pump radiators secondary system timer towel towel rad towel rail valve water work
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  10. A

    No heat to rads after draining down and fitting towel rad

    Hi Guys, drained down a Baxi back boiler in a bungalow with an Elson indirect hot water tank in the loft. I shut all the rads at both ends then drained down via the pipework for the towel rail in the bathroom. Fitted new towel rail bled all rads put boiler on and only 1 rad will heat up and...
    • Andreww
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    • after air bathroom baxi boiler bungalow burst central heating system cold radiator draining elson fitting heat help needed high hose hot hot rads hot water indirect loft mains no heat system tank towel towel rad towel rail valves water work
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  11. P

    towel rad

    anyone had any problems with putting the valve tails into bottom of towel rads? customer got the towel rad from b&q, when screwing in the tails for the valves they seemed to tighten in to far so the spanner hardly grips and they seemed a bit loose. i couldnt get them tight. took them back...
    • pauls
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    • diy fitting leak plug rubber seal tails towel towel rad valve valves vent
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  12. L

    Towel Rad in a Gravity/Tank fed system

    Hello, This may have already been covered but I have searched to no avail so please bare with me. I have a gravity/tank fed system which currently comprises of a Villager boiler stove which is connected via 28mm pipe to an indirect cylinder about 3m directly above. This in turn is fed by a...
    • lawsonium
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    • boiler branch circulation cold connections cylinder dhw fed flow gravity hot hot water loft pipe pipes problem radiator radiators system tank towel towel rad towel rail valve vent water work
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  13. N

    Leaking chrome towel rad

    Hi, Got a leaking electric chrome towel rail. A pin hole where one of the rails joins the up right. Anyone and ideas on what to use to plug ao patch it up? Kind Regards Chris

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