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Hi. I've bought a fairly big (400mm x 1500mm) towel radiator, which will be
water filled (attached to CH), so quite heavy. There are 4 supports which came with it. I think they are standard towel radiator supports. They include 4 tubes. Each tube is completely open at one end and closed at the other end. The closed end is drilled with a hole for a screw to pass through, so the tube is screwed end-on to the wall. (That doesn't sound clear, but if you've used them, you'll know what I mean!). The radiator is attached to the tubes with some other bits My wall is fairly sound - plaster over brick - but my concern is the leverage on the tubes. It will tend to bend the tubes downwards as the relatively soft plaster will be crushed by the leverage. If I were putting these on tiles, I think the hardness would provide sufficient support, but I'm not. Has anyone used this system and found problems? Or am I worrying over nothing? Do I need additional support for the tubes (e.g. metal plate on the wall surface for the tube to press against)? Cheers |
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