Removing a radiator without draining it.

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Our plasterer has been in (now on holiday) he has somehow managed to remove the radiator from the wall with the water still in it. He mentioned to the wife I would need to lie it down flat to re-install it attach it and then lift it back onto the brackets on the wall. Is that normal? I would have thought it should be drained and then taken off / re-fitted ?

Any advice appreciated
 
When you lay it down the top of the rad is lower than the pipes so there is a bit of air to play with, Do as he says as he has saved you money by not taking the time to drain/refil the whole system. Don't forget to bleed it properly when done though.
 
Assuming he shut the lockshield and trv/manual valve the radiator will also need to be re-balanced.

Easy enough job, just take but of time as you need to let the rad cool or heat a bit between each reading.
 
easy enough to take a rad off the wall with water still innit.

I don't really understand what you mean by 'lie it down flat to re-install it attach it and then lift it back onto the brackets on the wall'

isnt it down to him to put it back on again?
 
i give some advice on removing radiators, when you drain it into a bucket, dont ever knock that bucket over.

the stain does not come out easy.
 
The pipes have flex in up and down through the floor boards, he's closed the valves on either side loosened the radiator lifted it off the bracket then is able to twist it down and forward so the rad is upside down then undo and take off full or near as damn it.
 
utajoker said:
i give some advice on removing radiators, when you drain it into a bucket, dont ever knock that bucket over.

the stain does not come out easy.
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Indeed.
I removed a radiator a few weeks ago trying to keep some water in it - I failed badly.

You could always empty the radiator fit it and then top the system up and bleed it.
 
Managed to do the twist on method with only a couple of drops of dirty water coming out, will perhaps use that again in the future. Cheers for the help folks
 
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