refitting a radiator

longwalks1

I'm going to refit one of our radiators this evening having had the walls plastered and painted, is there a correct orientation for it?  Obviously out of the floor are 2 pipes, one with the TRV.  Does the bleed on the radiator need to be the same side as the TRV, opposite side, or doesnt it matter?

Many thanks 

jefaz07

It doesn’t matter mate.

Belenus

If you are fitting or refitting a radiator it can only go one way and that is with the brackets side to the wall.

It does not matter which side the bleed valve is unless there is an access problem at one side if that side is close to a wall or furniture etc.

longwalks1

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Bendy_House

Well done :-)

A couple of wee hints for the future. First, even tho' most (all?) modern TRV valves are bi-directional, it is still 'probably' better to fit them on the flow side if you have the choice. Two reasons, traditional TRV valves would only work properly that way around, so even tho' modern valves have overcome that issue, I think it's still marginally better to have the 'flow' pushing to keep the valve open against the action of the TRV head, than it being on the other side where the flow is exiting the rad, so will be trying to snap the valve shut. When the valve is at its 'almost closed' position, any looseness in the valve washer could see it acting in a less-than-smooth manner if the flow is 'exiting' the rad.

The other reason is that it's sometimes just good to know which end is the flow and which the return. So 'convention' would have the TRV on the 'flow'.

But, no biggie  

The other wee tip is, if you have yet to fit the bleed screws, then mount the rad first and plonk a spirit level on top. Of course you are so talented that it's 'level', but chances are you'll detect one end that's fractionally higher than t'other? If so, fit the bleed screw to that higher end - more air will be vented oot.

Belenus

longwalks1 said:

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She will soon find something else to moan about.