Caporegime
I had a dream about a badly fitted radiator last night... THANKS! 
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I can't be mad at that. Its just too amazing.
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Caporegime
Load of rubbish lol.
I dreamed about a radiator because I read this thread about radiators just before I went to bed!
The radiator I dreamed about was leaking from 3 places on the fittings and I remember saying in the dream "How can someone install a radiator without making sure it actually holds water??"
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I know I agree, I was curious to see what Google had to say lol
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Looks fine.
Probably just giving your money's worth in PTFE because you paid £150 for a rad fitting.
If they've somehow fitted a much small thread with excessive wrapping and without leaks then I'd just be impressed.
Probably just giving your money's worth in PTFE because you paid £150 for a rad fitting.
If they've somehow fitted a much small thread with excessive wrapping and without leaks then I'd just be impressed.
Saved myself a fortune in the past. It’s so simple to fit rads, toilets, baths, sinks etc.
Caporegime
Fair enough haha
This is brilliant.
It’s a bit messy with the tape but it looks fine. You want at least 6 layers of ptfe on a joint like that, I normally go to 10.
Radiator swaps are what they are, it’s a really easy job but you have to make do with the pipes unless you want to drain the whole thing down and change them which is a far bigger job.
As @Werewolf said you can do so many plumbing jobs which a few cheap, basic tools that most people should have in their toolbox regardless. It’s a really easy skill to learn and can save you a boat load over the years. It’s even easier these days with plastic pipe and dismountable push fit fittings, those things are just like lego.
For £150 you could have bought all the tools you needed and the radiator and still have £50+ left over for a a few crates of pat on the back beer when your done. There are so many guides on YouTube on how to do it. Even for a novice it should only take an hour or two.
Radiator swaps are what they are, it’s a really easy job but you have to make do with the pipes unless you want to drain the whole thing down and change them which is a far bigger job.
As @Werewolf said you can do so many plumbing jobs which a few cheap, basic tools that most people should have in their toolbox regardless. It’s a really easy skill to learn and can save you a boat load over the years. It’s even easier these days with plastic pipe and dismountable push fit fittings, those things are just like lego.
For £150 you could have bought all the tools you needed and the radiator and still have £50+ left over for a a few crates of pat on the back beer when your done. There are so many guides on YouTube on how to do it. Even for a novice it should only take an hour or two.
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Or, you could have attempted to do the job yourself and flooded the house!
It looks weird, but if it works...
If the pipes wasn’t quite long enough he should have just used a small radiator tail piece extender there’s no need to bend pipes it’s just bad workmanship really. Do the job yourself it really is a simple job as long as you do your research
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Ha!
Love stuff like that.