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cb500t

posted on 11/4/14 at 04:13 PM Reply With Quote
Plumbing in a radiator

Why can you not use stainless braided hoses to plumb in a radiator to a central heating system?
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Ben_Copeland

posted on 11/4/14 at 04:32 PM Reply With Quote
They aren't designed for central heating. Constant heat, pressure and they look like a bodge. Could be restrictive on the system too





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cb500t

posted on 11/4/14 at 04:42 PM Reply With Quote
Cheers....
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tegwin

posted on 11/4/14 at 05:43 PM Reply With Quote
Why would you want to?


I fitted a couple of enormous industrial flexies between a heatpump unit and building to reduce vibrations but they were damn expensive and designed for the job!

Look a lot nicer to use some shiny copper pipe for internal rads





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britishtrident

posted on 11/4/14 at 06:03 PM Reply With Quote
Spit flex conduit put over the pipes improves the appearance of the pipes these days you can get all sorts of colours.





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SteveWalker

posted on 11/4/14 at 06:51 PM Reply With Quote
I can see why flexi would be useful, as you could lie the radiator down for decorating or even cleaning behind it, but having a lockshield with a built in drain is almost as good.

You actually can use flexis on radiators. I don't know if they are any different from normal flexis, but they are supplied with kickspace radiators, so that you can install and remove them without disassembling the cupboard above.

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