Hi

I'm installing a couple of vertical radiators and was wondering
whether there is any way of making the terminations at the top instead
of the bottom? It will make for an easier and neater install...

Cheers,

Steve

On 10 Apr 2007 11:26:36 -0700, "stevelup" wrote:

Hi

I'm installing a couple of vertical radiators and was wondering
whether there is any way of making the terminations at the top instead
of the bottom? It will make for an easier and neater install...

Cheers,

Steve

Yes but it would not work as a radiator unless it has a very large
baffle inside to force the water flow down and then let it up the
other side.

In article ,
EricP writes:
On 10 Apr 2007 11:26:36 -0700, "stevelup" wrote:

Hi

I'm installing a couple of vertical radiators and was wondering
whether there is any way of making the terminations at the top instead
of the bottom? It will make for an easier and neater install...

Yes but it would not work as a radiator unless it has a very large
baffle inside to force the water flow down and then let it up the
other side.

Spot on.
The outlet must be at the bottom or the cold water will
remain in the raditor. Inlet can be top or bottom.

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On 10 Apr 2007 19:41:10 GMT, (Andrew Gabriel)
wrote:

|!In article ,
|! EricP writes:
|! On 10 Apr 2007 11:26:36 -0700, "stevelup" wrote:
|!
|!Hi
|!
|!I'm installing a couple of vertical radiators and was wondering
|!whether there is any way of making the terminations at the top instead
|!of the bottom? It will make for an easier and neater install...
|!
|! Yes but it would not work as a radiator unless it has a very large
|! baffle inside to force the water flow down and then let it up the
|! other side.
|!
|!Spot on.
|!The outlet must be at the bottom or the cold water will
|!remain in the raditor.

Unless the pump is working *very* well

|Inlet can be top or bottom.

Two vertical radiators like so

\/ /\
\/ /\
\/ /\
\//\

should work, provided the system is totally pumped.
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On Apr 10, 8:41 pm, (Andrew Gabriel)
wrote:
In article ,
EricP writes:

On 10 Apr 2007 11:26:36 -0700, "stevelup" wrote:

Hi

I'm installing a couple of vertical radiators and was wondering
whether there is any way of making the terminations at the top instead
of the bottom? It will make for an easier and neater install...

Yes but it would not work as a radiator unless it has a very large
baffle inside to force the water flow down and then let it up the
other side.

Spot on.
The outlet must be at the bottom or the cold water will
remain in the raditor. Inlet can be top or bottom.

--
Andrew Gabriel
[email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup]

Aha - that will do perfectly. I'll put the inlet on the side nearest
the corner of the room which will keep the visible side 'pipe-free'.

Thanks everyone.

Steve

stevelup wrote:
On Apr 10, 8:41 pm, (Andrew Gabriel)
wrote:
In article ,
EricP writes:

On 10 Apr 2007 11:26:36 -0700, "stevelup" wrote:
Hi
I'm installing a couple of vertical radiators and was wondering
whether there is any way of making the terminations at the top instead
of the bottom? It will make for an easier and neater install...
Yes but it would not work as a radiator unless it has a very large
baffle inside to force the water flow down and then let it up the
other side.
Spot on.
The outlet must be at the bottom or the cold water will
remain in the raditor. Inlet can be top or bottom.

Aha - that will do perfectly. I'll put the inlet on the side nearest
the corner of the room which will keep the visible side 'pipe-free'.

But you'll still need the outlet on the visible side, surely?
David

On Apr 11, 11:00 am, Lobster wrote:
stevelup wrote:
On Apr 10, 8:41 pm, (Andrew Gabriel)
wrote:
In article ,
EricP writes:

On 10 Apr 2007 11:26:36 -0700, "stevelup" wrote:
Hi
I'm installing a couple of vertical radiators and was wondering
whether there is any way of making the terminations at the top instead
of the bottom? It will make for an easier and neater install...
Yes but it would not work as a radiator unless it has a very large
baffle inside to force the water flow down and then let it up the
other side.
Spot on.
The outlet must be at the bottom or the cold water will
remain in the raditor. Inlet can be top or bottom.

Aha - that will do perfectly. I'll put the inlet on the side nearest
the corner of the room which will keep the visible side 'pipe-free'.

But you'll still need the outlet on the visible side, surely?
David

Yes but it will only have a short length of pipe which will disappear
straight into the ceiling. The long - floor to ceiling - pipe run can
be in the corner.

Steve

On Tue, 10 Apr 2007 19:01:24 +0000, EricP wrote:

Yes but it would not work as a radiator unless it has a very large
baffle inside to force the water flow down and then let it up the
other side.

Which it should have if it's intended for both connections at the bottom,
anyway. And if it doesn't you can DIY one!

As for bleeding, connection(s) at the top would obviate the need. You'd
need to be able to drain down the rad though.

stevelup wrote:
Hi

I'm installing a couple of vertical radiators and was wondering
whether there is any way of making the terminations at the top instead
of the bottom? It will make for an easier and neater install...

Cheers,

Steve

How will you bleed it of air and drain it of water when you want to
remove it? When I installed a tall vertical radiator in my kitchen,
almost floor to ceiling, I had the pipes coming down from the ceiling
behind the radiator in the middle. Then diagonally outwards from the
middle at the bottom to the sides of the radiator where the valves are
located. The pipes are mostly hidden by the radiator and blend away
nicely by being painted the same colour as the wall. Used a spirit level
to get everything horizontal and vertical. Nice.