adding new radiator

by **geoff1057** » Sat Feb 07, 2009 12:29 am

hi ,i want to put a radiator in the conservatory, we have a bedroom radiator right above, can i break into the pipework and using speedfit , [i]run the pipes down the cavity[/i], only a matter of about 8ft.

by **stoneyboy** » Sat Feb 07, 2009 3:21 pm

geoff1057,
Yes but run the pipes down the surface of the wall not in the cavity.
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by **htg engineer** » Sat Feb 07, 2009 5:07 pm

15mm - yes, anything else (8/10mm) - no.

You would be better teeing into 22mm flow and return. As you may have problems balancing the radiators, and they wont heat the rooms as quick as the other rads.

htg