Radiator sizes and understandings??

[Dave2010]

hey guys

I've a 8/9 yr old radiator that according to on site literature is 520mm high and 500mm wide. Is this an imperial measurement as its something I cant seem to find?

Upon measuring width its actually 490mm!! Any reason why??

Are all radiators like this, been actually shorter than what the literature states?

The pipework is iron so there is no chance of adjustments or movement so if i purchase a 500mm radiator, will it fit??]

Is there anything to allow conversion from iron to copper? as this would make my life easier

any advice/tips or instructions on working with iron pipe? Is threading the pipe a similar to process to doing conduit work as a spark

Thanks for looking and any advice would be much appreciated. Maybe dumb questions but i like to learn

 

[muggles]

It's an odd size, certainly. No idea why it would be shorter than expected, but I doubt that really matters. A 500mm probably wouldn't fit very well, and in any case the pipes on a new radiator may well be a different distance off the wall to pipes on an old radiator. It's quite easy to convert from iron to copper, unscrew the pipe at a fitting and install a male iron to 15mm compression/soldered connection, and away you go in copper. Threading requires some fairly hefty gear, some people will use a ratchet tool but most will buy/hire an electric threading machine

 

[Dave2010]

excellent mate thanks for great info

i never though about the distances between the wall to pipes

good news about changing to copper is there a male iron to 22mm or is it best going to 15mm?? TBH i aint sure on the size of iron pipe but i know it looks bigger than 15mm and im guessing it will be in inches

again thanks

 

[muggles]

It'll almost certainly be half inch steel, so you'll want a half inch male iron to 15mm, you won't get 22mm rad valves and don't need them anyway (assuming you're buying new valves to go with the new rad......)