You would think, by now some bright spark would have designed swivelable
pipe connectiors so the radiator could be made horizontal while decorating.
Brian

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"Murmansk" wrote in message
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Thinking of the other end of the radiator, beware of just turning the
thermostatic valve to the off position and taking the radiator off - if it
gets really cold in the room the valve could open and let water out. You
need to take the head off the valve and put on a cap in its place which will
push down the pin in the valve mechanism to fully seal the valve.

Be aware that once you have isolated both ends of the radiator, it'll be
very heavy and full of water, which will need to be drained out - and that
the water will probably be horribly dirty and capable of staining your
carpets etc