Platebanger
Hi Folks, I've been asked to replace a old cast iron radiator with a
similar
model. The current one has developed a couple of leaks. My question is
other
then shutting off the water and disconnecting the feeder line then reverse
the process, Is there anything else I should do ?

Turn off the system. If the radiator is not isolated you may have to drain
the whole system or at least enough so that everything in the system above
and on the same floor is empty. If it's not isolated you may want to take
this opportunity to put shut off valves and drains in so that if you need to
work on it in the future you don't have to drain the whole thing again.

Something to think about. I just took three radiators out of my house to
have them sandblasted and painted. One from the second floor and two from
the first. All three are the smallest radiators in my house and they are
very heavy. The biggest weighing over 310 lbs (yes I put them all on the
bathroom scale cause I had to know). I can't imagine taking any of the
larger ones out. I got them all from where they are mounted in my house into
my van to the sandblaster (they had a forklift there) and back to my house
alone. I had a friend help me get them out of my van and into the house so I
wouldn't nick the new paint job up. He helped me get them to within a few
feet of their final destination. The next day I moved the one on the second
floor (about 250 lbs) into position. I drained the system and took the caps
off the pipes. I needed to move the radiator (about 10 inches) to thread the
new valves onto the pipe. "POP" there goes my back. I was home alone and it
took me two hours before I could get to a phone to call for help. It's not
the first time my back went out and I'm sure it won't be the last. The dumb
thing is I could have done it without getting hurt. I got impatient and
started muscling things around. I thought my way through the radiators
entire journey and muscled my way through the last 10 inches. Be careful.

Dave