550mm radiator height?

[elvisisdog]

Hi all,

I'm completely confused with the radiator heights in my house. I'm looking at changing a rad in my dinning room as it's just not keeping up with the poor performing patio window.

The house was built in 1992 and from what I can tell the radiators are all original fittings. I've measured every radiator in the house and they're all 550mm in height (top edge to bottom edge). I can't see any mention or anywhere that sells radiators with a height of 550mm. The annoyance is that the radiator is mounted Bottom Top Same End and was hoping to just change out the old rad with a double panel.

Am I just searching for the wrong thing? Should I be measuring from the pipe centres where mounted? Have radiator height sizes changed in the last 20 years?

Cheers
Neil

 

[Hufty]

Are they round top radiators - these often came in "funny" sizes and yes there is a slow drift towards bringing them into line with panel radiators. Could they be Myson Premiers (nominally 530mm) or Rettigs? Best bet is to get a free catalogue from a PTS or Plumb Centre or somewhere and flick through, or find a knowledgeable behind the counter guy.

 

[Agile]

There are several suppliers of rads 550mm high.

Look a little harder under radiator manufacturers or call a few plumbing merchants.

Tony

 

[muggles]

Radiator sizes have indeed changed and I'm afraid that you're highly unlikely to find a 550mm high one any more. You're also reasonably unlikely to find a rad that has the tappings the same distance off the wall as your current ones, so you'd probably end up altering the pipework anyway

 

[elvisisdog]

Thanks guys, I'll get down the local plumb centre and have a word to see what they've got.

The rads are all seamtop flat panels if that makes any difference.