"basil" wrote in message
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if the pipes wont flex enough to fit you can use extenders like:
http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...17552&ts=31399


I'd replace the valves aswell, it looks like the old ones have been
painted over some.

Are those extenders horizontal pieces that fit directly into the radiator at
one end and the screw-fit face of the vertical heating pipe at the other
(sorry about the nomenclature, no idea what to call these bits!)?

The valves (and pipes) are quite nasty. However I'd have to drain the
system to do that wouldn't I? Think I'll just sand down and re-paint.




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