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<update> I have received responses - many thanks for peoples help so am updating this thread to not waste anyone elses time. Thanks
I have removed an old radiator from my bedroom and am replacing with a new double convector.
Having lifted the floor boards, I have seen a bit of a plumbing mess and am wondering on your thoughts of the best thing to do.
I was hoping to use the old radiator pipes and to run plastic JC Speedfit push fittings, under the floor board to the position of the new smaller radiator pipes - then come up through the floor boards with copper pipe.
You can see a photo of the pipes in the following link - What doesn’t show well is that some of the pipes are positioned very very close to the floorboards.
<Photo removed>
Having seen this pipework mess, I was planning on putting a push fit stop end a few inches from the T junction of where the old radiator pipe came out. - and then adding a new plastic push fit T junction for the new radiator shown at the position where the spanner is placed.
However, I am concerned that as the push fit end stop is bigger than a piece of copper, that this will press against the floorboard and cause potential problems when we walk on the floor board.
Would it be silly to put a push fit end stop so close to the floorboards?
Another solution (suggested by a work colleague) - would be for me to get a blow torch and reheat some of the existing joints to remove the messy part of the old pipework. I would then basically have (running from left to right) : the old copper pipework, some plastic pipe, a T junction for the pipe coming towards the camera, some plastic pipe, a T junction to new rad where spanner is, then connect to the old copper pipe.
(My concern over this is that I have never used a blowtorch , whilst I think I could do it, I know that I would need to ensure that all joints are very clean and solder free before using push fit joints.)
Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions?
I have removed an old radiator from my bedroom and am replacing with a new double convector.
Having lifted the floor boards, I have seen a bit of a plumbing mess and am wondering on your thoughts of the best thing to do.
I was hoping to use the old radiator pipes and to run plastic JC Speedfit push fittings, under the floor board to the position of the new smaller radiator pipes - then come up through the floor boards with copper pipe.
You can see a photo of the pipes in the following link - What doesn’t show well is that some of the pipes are positioned very very close to the floorboards.
<Photo removed>
Having seen this pipework mess, I was planning on putting a push fit stop end a few inches from the T junction of where the old radiator pipe came out. - and then adding a new plastic push fit T junction for the new radiator shown at the position where the spanner is placed.
However, I am concerned that as the push fit end stop is bigger than a piece of copper, that this will press against the floorboard and cause potential problems when we walk on the floor board.
Would it be silly to put a push fit end stop so close to the floorboards?
Another solution (suggested by a work colleague) - would be for me to get a blow torch and reheat some of the existing joints to remove the messy part of the old pipework. I would then basically have (running from left to right) : the old copper pipework, some plastic pipe, a T junction for the pipe coming towards the camera, some plastic pipe, a T junction to new rad where spanner is, then connect to the old copper pipe.
(My concern over this is that I have never used a blowtorch , whilst I think I could do it, I know that I would need to ensure that all joints are very clean and solder free before using push fit joints.)
Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions?
