Victorian Radiator

[bridesburgmom]

We just received an old victorian radiator last week. For the past week my fiance has been trying to strip and and started wondering if there might be a leak anywhere. We have to pay someone to bring it in the house next week, and then pay a plumber to set it up. We were wondering if there were anyway to test the radiator outside. Also if there are any leaks is there a way to fix them? Like if it's from a crack in the body or something? Thanks
Jen

 

[kevplumb]

yer could always wait for me to ger ower therr yawll

then it will be easy

state

 

[JohnD]

Can you put up a pic?

The ones we have over here are made of iron sections. There is a threaded rod running inside the top and the bottom to hold them together.

I've never done it but I believe it is possible to undo the nuts and take each section off, then you can re-make the joints with a new sealing compound and fasten the sections back together.

I should think it would be easier to get the paint off when they're apart too.

 

[kevplumb]

ohh its pos john if yer know how

 

[JohnD]

Before my time, oldster

 

[kevplumb]

cheeky young whippersnapper

 

[Slugbabydotcom]

yer could always wait for me to ger ower therr yawll

then it will be easy

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You can strip old rads down but I dont recommend it. I have worked on quite a few. They have loads of left hand threads on the fittings that hold them together. You also need arms like Arnie Schwarzenegger to undo them.
I once had to split a long one into two and believe it or not I managed to get the brass reducers required made up by a guy on a platform in the middle of the North sea. They were 1½"BSPM left hand thread X ½" BSPF right hand thread.