Braided flexible pipe to supply a radiator?

[Chuck]

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[Ahearsum]

I ended up repairing it myself
I know the compression joints are a bit amateurish but I was reasonably happy with my pipe bending. It'll be less likely to leak now.

 

[SimonG]

Get them isolation valves out. Not rated for central heating systems.

 

[Ahearsum]

Okay. Thanks for the tip.

 

[Chuck]

Okay. Thanks for the tip.

While you're at it, I'd wrap a bit of felt insulation around where your new pipe is in contact with the joist. Also check there is enough clearance between the new pipe and the skirting board to allow repainting when you need to redecorate. It maybe okay as it is but the photo makes it look a bit tight to me.

 

[Ahearsum]

, I'd wrap a bit of felt insulation around where your new pipe is in contact with the joist. .

Thanks. Out of curiosity what's the insulation for?

 

[Pickwickpick]

Thanks. Out of curiosity what's the insulation for?

As it stands when the pipes shrink and contract with temp changes they will rub on the wood causing annoying noises.

 

[BYP]

I ended up repairing it myself
I know the compression joints are a bit amateurish but I was reasonably happy with my pipe bending. It'll be less likely to leak now.

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Is that your first attempt with a bender? Great work, although I’d remove them valves under the floor due to what has previously been mentioned and added to the fact that they are serving no purpose under there anyway. If you’re not confident at soldering you could use JG straights.

 

[Rob Foster]

A damp wall and peeling paper led me to investigate the radiator on the floor above it. Lifting a floor board revealed a braided flexible hose connected to the radiator. This didn't strike me as standard practice not to mention the severe kink in the hose. However I think the small slow leak has been the result of the compression fitting joining to the radiator down pipe not being tightened enough.
Does anyone have an opinion on whether using braided pipe in this circumstance is a good idea? Should I replace it with standard copper pipe?View attachment 36514 View attachment 36515

very naughty centralheatking
mind you I had to do this type of temp fix late at night just to keep things going

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Looks great