Radiator Rusting

croyland87

Hi I have noticed in my bathroom when I clean up that there are these white flakes under the radiator this morning i got down on my knees and had a look at the bottom of the radiator and it is all rusted and bubbled paint. It was put in 9 months ago when I had the bathroom done on a Disabled Facilities Grant It shouldn't rust that quickly should it or my be the person who put it in didn't use Inhibitor.

Thank you

GAP-p+h

No radiator should rust that quick, was it brand new or a re used one? Even without inhibitor it wouldn't have rusted by now but I'd get a new one in before it rusts a hole through

molerat

Bathroom radiators normally rust when they are placed next to the toilet in a mainly male occupied house, I will leave the reason up to your imagination.

croyland87

GAP-p+h wrote: »

No radiator should rust that quick, was it brand new or a re used one? Even without inhibitor it wouldn't have rusted by now but I'd get a new one in before it rusts a hole through

It was a brand new one I sore the contractor take it out of the packaging the bathroom is a wet room and ventilated well extractor fan and I always keep the window open

croyland87

molerat wrote: »

Bathroom radiators normally rust when they are placed next to the toilet in a mainly male occupied house, I will leave the reason up to your imagination.

Yes the toilet is right next to it There are two males in the house and I work away from home. So spray of wee rusts the radiator.

Furts

Have you considered condensation? This can occur in bathrooms, it condenses on the cold radiator, for it is not always warm, and runs to the bottom of the radiator. Hence rust occurs, particularly if the finish has been damaged or the radiator is poor quality.

Is it a BS Kitemarked, reputable brand, of radiator? Or is it something knocked up in a garden shed in Mumbai?

andyhop

No radiator brand ever covers surface finish. Mild steel with a thin coat of paint in a steamy bathroom will eventually corrode

Stainless steel or aluminium is the only way to go for long term durability