Curved radiators, still doable?

cyclonebri1

I touched on this in another post, but best asked separately.
The oldest part of my CH system are the 2 bay window rads left in from when I gutted this house 17 years back. They are perfectly suited to our seating arrangements and I would be reluctant to replace with flat elsewhere in the room. Given I guess they are now over 30 years old, the back boiler was dated 1981, can you still get rads bent? ie, are they thick enough and does anyone take on the job?

Existing measure about 8' 3" around the outside.

Not urgent as still sound but murphy dictates that now I've mentioned it they will leak soon. OK, a leak in the right place can be fixed with a few taps with a ball pein hammer and a brazing set, maybe that would have to be an option

keystone

If they are that old they'll probably be fine for another 30 years because the metalwork will be substantially thicker than modern oh so thin stuff. Bit like the life of an old cast iron HEX in an old boiler compared with a modern thin alluminium one that has a built in predicted future (short term) failure point.

I gues you are probably talking made to order though if you want to replace. Not cheap - assuming you can find someone who is prepared to take the order. Mentally, tell Murphy to take a hike. You'll find it quite satisfying.

Cheers

cyclonebri1

Yeah, they have only been off a couple of times over the years, but they are solid to say the least. That was my worry, modern stuff wouldn't bend without buckling.

Murphy told where to go for now, problem is he visits me every few weeks anyway;);)

Cheers.