650mm wide radiator???

[katez]

Hi recently redecorated my bathroom. Took out an old rad, re tiled floor, have come to put new rad in to find the measurement from the old valves is 650mm wide. However im wanting to put a towel heater style rad in. This runs on straight valves and the current valves are angled. The biggest towel heater rad i have seen is 600mm is there anything that can be done to fit a rad or will it mean pulling up the new tiles to fit the rad? cant seem to find a 650mm rad anywhere unless i want to spend over £500 which im not prepared to do.

 

[mredd]

http://www.*************/p/white-chrome-15mm-straight-manual-radiator-valve-drain-off/78169
That should work.
Put screwfix in where the stars are.

 

[katez]

I am confused this is a link for a straight valve, i currently have angled valves, how can putting a straight valve change the distance of the pipes from 650mm to 600mm to fit a towel heater??????

 

[PlumbingSucks]

YouTube - bad plumbing

 

[GQuigley67]

jesus that is really awful plumbing lol

if you want it to look neat then you may have to rip up the tiles imho unless you can get a big enough rad

 

[Puddle]

Hi recently redecorated my bathroom. Took out an old rad, re tiled floor, have come to put new rad in to find the measurement from the old valves is 650mm wide. However im wanting to put a towel heater style rad in. This runs on straight valves and the current valves are angled. The biggest towel heater rad i have seen is 600mm is there anything that can be done to fit a rad or will it mean pulling up the new tiles to fit the rad? cant seem to find a 650mm rad anywhere unless i want to spend over £500 which im not prepared to do.

Just shown the importance of planing ahead on jobs ,a hour planning things before you start can save so much strife !!!!!

I would advise lifting out one tile and moving pipe and doing correctly,if you have just done bathroom,presume you have spare tile as if you do not,the pipework will probably bug you for years,you maybe looking for a quick fix,there is not a good one really and if you bite your lip,get stuck in the above will only take a few hours anyway and in future plan what,s what at the start of a job,mind you now this has happened,you probably always will from now on.

imho