oil radiators

[hunterseye]

Are oil radiators any different to removing normal rads.?

 

[R1CKY]

What do you mean oil radiators? The only oil rads I know of are the portable electrical type. Unless you mean rads on an oil fired heating system? If so they are exactly the same as any other set-up.

 

[hunterseye]

Yes ricky i meant oil filled system. so if i was to move one the same rules apply do they ie pipework and fittings.?

 

[Koogatubac]

Its the same as a natural gas central heating. All thats different is the boiler has a different fuel.

The rad is filled with water just like usual

 

[hunterseye]

When you remove a rad on a combi system then fit it again you have to pressurise the system dont you. would i need to do that on an oil filled system?

 

[plumba_au]

Yes ricky i meant oil filled system. so if i was to move one the same rules apply do they ie pipework and fittings.?

just messy, same setup.

 

[Mike Jackson]

You can get sealed systems and open vented on any fuel.

 

[PlumbBobBob]

how do you know the system is oil filled? generally you would only have one radiator on a system that was oil filled, so that it could be used in the summer, and it would be electrically heated and generally in the bathroom.

 

[SimonG]

Are these not just stand alone? I've seen the freestanding ones and also wall hung. Never seen a system filled with oil, but open to new experiences.

 

[Koogatubac]

Guys think hunter thinks that a central heating system supplyed with a oil fuel boiler has oil circulating around the CH circuits.

I thought this when i was a apprentice lol

Yea if you take a radiator off you still have to re-pressure it by the filling loop.

All thats different on this system is fire valves, microbore fuel lines etc

(btw im not oftec registered but ive seen oil setup) you guys can point him in more of a right direction

 

[hunterseye]

No guys. i am aware that it is the fuel that is the difference, the lady is out in the sticks away from gas supply, so she has oil. But being a newbie i've never worked on oil system. She wants a rad moving and it never hurts just to ask the question. I try and research every job i'm asked to do to boost my knowledge and give me the best start and the most chance of completing the job without problems. One day it will be bread and butter to me too, but until then, its ask ask ask lol.

 

[SimonG]

As said then, no different.

Just needed a few extra words with your original question Thought I'd missed something there

 

[dontknowitall]

Hope you've got some wellies cos us country folk don't think much of wearing trainers in floods when we're used to green wellies and black labradors ...


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