How To Remove A Radiator Without Draining It
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- čas přidán 26. 06. 2024
- In this tutorial video from Jimmy The Plumber, we’ll be shown how to remove a radiator from a wall without the need to drain the radiator beforehand. Sounds like quite the task, doesn’t it? It isn’t though with Jimmy at hand to help.
There are a number of reasons why you would want to do this, which Jimmy explains. Perhaps the most common reason for wanting to remove a radiator in this way is to paint or wallpaper behind it to leave a better looking finish. Now the radiator will be heavily than you may be used to from removing one before (don’t forget it will be full of water) but it helps to know beforehand in case you need someone else to help you lift the radiator. This tip is also a good idea if you don’t want to end up having to drain the heating system entirely.
Watch as Jimmy explains the importance of shutting the lock shields before carrying out anything else. You’ll need to see if the valves are holding so you don’t end up with water everywhere when the radiator is removed. To make sure everything goes to plan, you can watch how to leverage pressure from the bleed key and catch water that would otherwise fall out during the removal. Don’t forget to shut the bleed key again after carrying out this step to stop air from going in to the top of the radiator and forcing water out of the bottom.
Grab some towels and get to remove the radiator by the supporting nuts. Jimmy points out that you’ll know when you’re getting there as the nuts will begin to click as they turn. This leads to the hardest part of the task: the actual removal from the wall. It can be a bit difficult to figure out just how to flip the radiator off the wall, but as Jimmy says, watch it a few times and you should get the swing of things.
After flipping the radiator on its side, the water inside will move towards the top, which allows us to easily remove and be able to lift the radiator. Just be aware that there will be some water coming out of the radiator as you jiggle it out of position. This shouldn’t be a problem though if you have towels laid down.
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Awesome, saved me a lot of time! Thanks!
I’m so pleased to your videos, I would be lost and it explains in simple easy to follow tips
I’ve used this video several times, really helpful, thank you 😊
Thanks for putting that video up, it looks helpful. I'll be trying it soon 🤞🤞
Top video, thanks so much for posting this, really got me out of a fix.
Awesome and easy to follow video 👍
Lovely job Jimmy! Given me the confidence to replace a single panel rusty one with a new twin panel. Being of a certain age, I couldn't watch your bare knees on a hard floor. I have to get padded up!
Jimmy, you are a star.
Lovely tutorial thank you 🙏
Great advice, thanks☺
Great job. Thank you!
Absoultly brilliant video I need my kitchen radiator taking off looks simple enough thank you 😅
Great Video Thanks for posting 👍
Thanks again, I just used your vid to do something I've been worried about for years...so simple and straightforward. Got my phone back from behind the rad😅
I'm sure I used your channel 3 years ago when I moved into my home to unstick some valve so the rads would start 💪
Thanks again!!
Great, thanks
Note - this needs that SPECIFIC bracket system to work!
Many radiators are not attached to the wall like that, in my experience.... None!
I’m glad I’ve seen this five years later and I’ve seen a lot more of your videos that show that even you would be embarrassed by this video. 😂😂😂😂
You’re a lot more professional now,,,,,
You’d get a mate to help clean up the mess
I hope 😂😂😂😂😂
Stay well and stay safe
Ash 🏴👍
I recommend using plumb thumbs available off Amazon for 10 quid, achieves the same objective with less risk of damaging weak pipes. Did this job first time last weekend and went perfect
thank you helpeda lot
Hi, Great video. I checked the way the radiator union undid first before doing anything esp a 1/2 inch nut union on one end appears counter threaded and opposite to the other 15mm other side as was fitted to a Danfoss TRV. You need to be aware of this. Before I did anything I put plenty of old (dog drying!) towels down. I did have a bit of a moment when I realised I had not steadied the lockshield and it twisted starting to leak at the olive but the towels did their job. I reset and tightened up the lock shield nut on the pipe and the leak stopped. This was done on admittedly on smaller kitchen radiator so was easier to handle. I am changing the radiator which is over 45 years and is rusting but this demo has at least got me started on changing another 5 radiators on a (previously clogged at the 3 way equal Cold Feed union replaced now clear) open vented system so without to much of a rush esp now its summer and warmer. Thanks again.
brilliant! I just did this and I hardly spilt any water. Awesome tip thanks
Really good vid.
If its just to paint don't take it off completely, slide it down and tighten back up.. Get the paint on the wall, leave to dry.. Come back and loosen the rad nuts put it back up and Job done
Good video and share, My experiencing leakage with a new valve while the old one didn't leak, I was try the pptf and compound as well. Please
Brilliant
Got to say that’s a shocker!!!! There is no way I’d do that in a customers house. Way to much water came out.
Wow!. you made that look easy. I have a question. I have a tiny 2 x 2 ft (approx) radiator positioned under a bay window off the floor, with the pipes coming out of the plasterboard (and not out of the floor). I want to completely remove not just the radiator but also the pipes that come proud of the plasterboard wall into the room. Is this possible?
Is it OK to use this method when you want to change both the TRV and LSV? Great vids btw mate - thanks!
Could I cap it off like your other video but using this method?
easier drain the rad fully... take a few mins longer but worth it
Does this work for a conventional heating system to replace with a new radiator
Hi can you tell me which radiators are shown in this video please
Need to be careful not to knock the valves off the pipes each end (If they were poorly fitted!) - and when you rotate the radiator, beware that it doesn't rescrew itself back on a quarter turn!!
Apart from that - great!!
I thought of this . Glad someone is thinking about it too :)
Do I need to turn the water off at the mains?
Oh man - hearing "lets go" when you're expecting "hold tight!" is really disconcerting.
Great video but make sure you know what you are doing. I tried and while I was lowering it the pipe snapped leaving me with water gushing everywhere a ruined carpet and a plumbers bill to pay. Best of luck 👍🏻
Oh Dear, anything but use radclamps eh? Sounds familiar that first part, open airvent, Make SURE you close etc, ;-) grips to hold the valve ? marks , scratches, slippages? No use of Radwrench? disaster written all over this, clean water in the (Downstairs) rad as well !
Thankyou, wasn’t sure before how easily you can take radiators off without the need to drain them.
One thing though, you should maybe slow down when explaining the steps! The point in which you loosened the nuts was a little fast and for someone attempting DIY as an absolute novice then that would be a bit fast to follow!
No negativity just positive criticism :)
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What would happen if heating turn on while the rad is off ?
Ceri Baldwin absolutely nothing as youve closed the valves
if the temp drops the trv will open and flood your room
You would be officially awarded a stupid award lol
Ever heard of a WET VACUUM...🤔🤔🤔🤔
2:36 you allow the pipework to rotate while loosening the tail connection to the valve.
This is not a good idea. It looks like all the connections are already finger tight for a demo.
I don’t think it’s safe. I would never do it.
So you don’t drain the rad but then the water pisses out everywhere when you move it? No thanks
It would help if you told us which way you undid the nuts on each end - rather than you just saying you undid the first one
The potential mess you can make if that goes wrong just isn't worth it.....really poor way of showing how to remove a rad
I'm a bit baffled at how pointless this is to do, why would you not just open the bleed valve, crack one of the valve nuts and drain the thing down into containers? This "method" would be fun on 8mm microbore...snapped pipes and major problems...
So someone needs a video to tell them to use the shut off valves? Come on people you are smarter than that, aren’t you?
Didn't mention you need the rad to be held on the wall by a non std bracket...Most rads don't have these brackets so this vid is useless for the std brackets ...very miss leading. But with the correct brackets then yeh you can do as in video.
This is totally irresponsible, dangerous and wide open to damage of some sort to pipework etc, the plumber in this video is fully aware of the Radclamp toolkits, which thousands of people have now used satisfactorily, obviating most of the problems shown here, this radiator has mostly drained all over the floor, makes one wonder whether this chap, is trying to help the public, or further his own status.
I suspect this comment will not remain public.
Nice promotion!
Remained public. Looks like he's a decent free speech sorta guy!