Archive for October 24th, 2006

Heating radiator installation schemes

Cast-iron radiator with pipesThe last cold winter (probably coldest in the last 10 years!) provoked installation of a new radiator for this season. One of the issues about installation was pipe configuration.

The original pipe configuration provided for a by-pass in which water flow could not be cut (i.e. it had no valve) and a single side pipe-to-radiator attachment. As you can see the old system is pretty much simplified in this manner.
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