Help with Radiator change to smaller size

[mismail]

Hello if anyone can help i will be grateful

I had a 1600mm long old radiator , and I am trying to down size to 1400mm radiator.

the problem I have is the old pipes come out of the wooden floor about 15cm on each side of the radiator.

The flooring is nailed to the wooden structure under neath. they are hard to take up as I have tried.

can anyone help with how I can attach my smaller radiators to these pipes? do I just extend them by 10cm on each side of the radiator ? it wont look good though.

cheers

 

[DP]

I would suggest get another radiator that is 1600mm long but with convcector fins or double panel etc (there are three variants) which will allow you to have a smaller radiator heightwise.

Doing what you are proposing, will look ugly.

 

[misterdubya]

Can you not cut and re-do the pipework to suit the new rad? A bit of nicely soldered cu wont look unsightly. If not, use DP's advice.

 

[mismail]

Can you not cut and re-do the pipework to suit the new rad? A bit of nicely soldered cu wont look unsightly. If not, use DP's advice.

hi thanks, i am not a plumber, where would I cut the piping ?
do you mean under the floorboards ? the floorboard and nailed in and very long they are grooved, I will have to cut and damage the old flooring.

or do you mean cut above the floor

 

[mismail]

this is a picture i think this is allowed ? to link a pic ?

http://picturepush.com/public/6227978

 

[LargeWrench]

Those floor boards will be relatively easy to get up, so long as you've got a circular saw. If you have just cut the boards at the joists. Cut a little bit at a time until you've cut deep enough. Then prise them up with a hammer and chisel. It won't make a mess of the boards, it's standard procedure when lifting floorboards.

If that isn't possible i'd get someone in. It would only be a couple of hours work at most, which won't be that expensive. You'd be better going for that option rather than putting some pieces of copper across which will be on show and look rather naff.

 

[hansthebear]

lift the whole board in front of the one the pipe goes thru to save any cutting, just split the tongues first witha wide chisel all the way along and lever it up along its length, pull out the nails that will remain in the joists.


alter the ppipe below floor and re-lay and nail board


sorted

 

[DP]

The heating system went in did it not, long after the house was built? so how did the plumber get the pipes in place? Look for a loose floorboard and Bob is your aunitie