CAN ANYONE PLEASE HELP - DUAL FUEL TOWEL RAIL ADVICE

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Chuck

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• Mar 11, 2022

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Same valve but needs refitting with the stem horizontal rather than vertical.

 

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• Mar 11, 2022

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You paid a small fortune to someone who couldn’t even see the problem with the valve positioned like that? Also either the towel rail is not level or the floor isn’t.

 

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• Mar 12, 2022

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Is it fully open ?

It’s one of them the tee probably stopped / was tight in that position I had the same with the below picture and I had to physically put too much force and rotate it more as it was hitting like yours

 

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• Mar 12, 2022

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Thank you for your replies.

 

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• Mar 12, 2022

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@ShaunCorbs -The problem I seem to have is that the towel rail is much wider than the pipe centres so the T Piece will only fit the 15mm CH inlet pipe this way.

 

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• Mar 12, 2022

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https://www.NoLinkingToThis/p/chrome-angled-manual-radiator-valves-15mm-x-2-pack/94103

One of these would fit if acceptable to the eye

 

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• Mar 12, 2022

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ShaunCorbs said:

One of these would fit if acceptable to the eye

Click to expand...

Thank you!

 

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• Mar 12, 2022

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Or you could used a corner version of the valve, so the knob would point forward, if that was acceptable?

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Most obvious would be a horizontal valve, as mentioned, with the valve head pointing to the left, but I couldn't immediately find one of a similar design.

Your post suggests you think the valve is a TRV, but it looks like a manual valve to me. If it is a TRV, it certainly won't work properly with its head touching the radiator!

 

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DavieF

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• Mar 13, 2022

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Thank you @Basher and @ShaunCorbs

 

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Murdoch

• Mar 13, 2022

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Thats pure shoddy and they must have known that they fxcked up

Just complain politely to the installer by email and ask them to come back to rectify.

Keep it civil and polite, so when they refuse you can use the communication to claim the costs of a 3rd party via MCOL

 

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• Mar 13, 2022

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Thanks @Murdoch - that's great advice. Hopefully they will come back and sort it as they are a well estabished specialist bathroom and kitchen fitting company. They must have had a new plumber in that day!

 

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