Andy Hall wrote:
On Tue, 28 Feb 2006 08:37:40 -0000, "Dave Baker" Dave
wrote:
I didn't realise how cheap rads were from Screwfix. I could replace every
one in the house for under 300 quid. Seems like the lack of inhibitor is not
such a financial disaster after all 
Bearing Andrew's point in mind, longevity of more recent products is
not what it was in those of old.
Secondly, Screwfix, or rather their delivery arrangements have a known
bad reputation in terms of delivering radiators in good condition and
not bent.
Wah! Don't tell me that - I've just ordered one
A better source may well be a local branch of one of the national
chains like TP or Plumbcenter. Another way is to order on line from
someone like Discounted Heating. For large items ( and possibly
smaller ones), they act like a reseller. In other words will use
volume purchase discounts that they get from the national firms and
then arrange them to deliver. At least these firms with own delivery
have some clue about bending stuff, as opposed to the monkies employed
by the generic delivery outfits.