after draining radiator , to paint behind.

[geojack]

hi guys,
my house has not got a combi boiler , it has a big tank in the cupboard and a back boiler fingymajig .

you might have guessed by now im no plumber😎

anyways , i closed the valves on a radiator and drained it so i could remove it and paint behind , which i have now done .


question...........................do i just put it back on and tighten the valves back up and open them. is that it...or do i have to fill the boiler up to compensate for the water i drained off.

thanks ps please dont take the ****

 

[Puddle]

refit radiator,open valves,vent,should self fill,if not check ball valve not stuck

or in your language
refit the thingybob,vent whatsymacall it,fingymajig and whatever should auto thingy
hay preston,jobies a good un 😀😀

imho

 

[geojack]

thank you for reply.
what do you call my kind of heating setup,my house is a ex council house from the late sixties (i think).😀

 

[Puddle]

thank you for reply.
what do you call my kind of heating setup,my house is a ex council house from the late sixties (i think).😀

old 😛


it will be open vented,I would have thought

main thing here is check ventilation for back boiler meets current standards,it should be serviced regularly and get a £10-£15 co alarm,these boilers are safe if looked after but must be maintained correctly as said

imho

 

[geojack]

what is vent mean,do i open the windows

only joking about the open window bit,,,,but when refitting how do i vent it

puddle,how do i vent it on refitting

 

[Puddle]

what is vent mean,do i open the windows

only joking about the open window bit,,,,but when refitting how do i vent it

at top of rad there is a vent screw to allow rad to be vented of air and filled with water,this is opened by a 'rad key' you can get at any diy store or plumbers merchants,only open until you hear the air coming out,close when water appears,done


or get gas safe plumber to do it when he checks the safety of your back boiler,which is more important

 

[geojack]

cheers mate.

is the side of the radiator with the heat adjuster knob the pipe that heats up first,
also on the other valve the outlet valve ,is there a right amount of this needs to be open

cheers mate.

is the side of the radiator with the heat adjuster knob the pipe that heats up first,
also on the other valve the outlet valve ,is there a right amount of this needs to be open

 

[Puddle]

cheers mate.

is the side of the radiator with the heat adjuster knob the pipe that heats up first,
also on the other valve the outlet valve ,is there a right amount of this needs to be open

you should have made a note of the amount of turns it took to close the valve ,however for now open half way and see how you go,if some rads cool after doing this close slightly,if all ok,you could open a bit more

the gas safe plumber who checks the safety of your back boiler,which is more important,can show you this 😉

 

[geojack]

one last thing puddle , if i forget what side is the adjusting valve is it the side that heats up first.

thank you for your help and yes for the safety of me,my wife and my girls i will arrange a service. cheers

 

[Puddle]

one last thing puddle , if i forget what side is the adjusting valve is it the side that heats up first.

thank you for your help and yes for the safety of me,my wife and my girls i will arrange a service. cheers

usually it is the valve that can not be moved by hand,on older systems it is on the return,which would be the pipe that gets hot last but it does not matter really ,you are just restricting flow through rad ,if required

 

[Alanka]

Just to stir it up a bit - why in the first place bother draining and removing a radiator to paint behind it? All you need do is get one of those special long angled brushes designed for this job, and paint as far in as you can from the edges of the rad.

No-one (except your maker and you) will know that there's an unpainted area behind the rad, unless they press their head against the wall and squint, or lie on the floor with their head against the skirting and peer upwards!

At times, we can get quite neurotic about what the eye cannot see.

 

[fuzzy]

Just to stir it up a bit - why in the first place bother draining and removing a radiator to paint behind it? All you need do is get one of those special long angled brushes designed for this job, and paint as far in as you can from the edges of the rad.

No-one (except your maker and you) will know that there's an unpainted area behind the rad, unless they press their head against the wall and squint, or lie on the floor with their head against the skirting and peer upwards!

At times, we can get quite neurotic about what the eye cannot see.

i paint the rad, then it blends in

 

[oldplumber]

better still use a rad roller and do all the area behind the rad!

 

[fuzzy]

paint everything the same colour then you cannot go wrong