Will this work - plumbing - radiator valve

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In the process of putting a corner radiator in. Just ran the pipes this avo and mounted the rad on the wall.

Now need to plumb it in.

The supplied valve is not like what I have seen before. I am not an expert on plumbing!

Can someone advise if I can "plug" this 15-10mm reducer into the bottom and tighten and then push fit my 10mm hot feed?

Thanks!

[dirkgently]

In a word yes, not very elegant though.

[Gingerbread Man]

Viewing from a phone, those olives look 10mm.

Assuming they're 15mm, it would be neater to use some reducing sets. As durk says, it'll look wk with that poly reducer hanging out of it. Shame to not finish the install off.

[dazwalsh]

They do look like 10mm olives, although the bore on the valve looks 15mm?, could you not replace the olive and nut with a 15mm one?

What is your pipework, 15mm?

If you do have to use reducers have them
Reduced before you come up through the floor with the pipework. It looks awful having plastic connectors on show.

Also dont forget pipe inserts if using plastic

Edited by dazwalsh on Saturday 13th February 20:34

Edited by dazwalsh on Saturday 13th February 20:35

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House is on 10mm plastic.

I am fairly sure the valve is 15mm.

So I need to reduce the 15mm to 10mm so I thought of using one of those speed fit connectors.

The valve has a cover so its all hidden.

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Also... should I put PTFE on the threads?

[Gingerbread Man]

Use reducing sets/ olives.

No PTFE needed.

[red_slr]

Would you mind posting a link? Ideally from B AND Q....

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Just so you don't think I am lazy I did google but the ones I found I cant see how it will work with this set up.

[Gingerbread Man]

http://www.diy.com/departments/plumbsure-brass-com...

Whip out the 15mm olive. Put this in. 10mm pipe in. Compress.

Or upsize the 10mm pipe in the floor to 15mm copper and use that.

[red_slr]

Ok thanks that's great - so I need to swap over the rubber seal also?

The house is new build (ish) and the 10mm plastic is the in the walls and I am not that good at plumbing so I think the item you posted is the best solution.

FWIW I am fitting one of these (well similar) - but the pipes come out of the wall - the valve is already a 90 deg so its just a case of getting the feeds in.

http://www.victorianplumbing.co.uk/kansas-vertical...

[herewego]

I assume the orange cap takes a thermostatic head does it?

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Yes

[red_slr]

Reducer no worky it's not giving enough space for threads will post pics later but think I will use the speed fit connectors

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So I was being a bit dumb before I was putting the olive in the other olive!

After some thinking I realised and put the reducer in the fitting as its own item and it did not fit.

2 problems. 1 it was too slack - needed to be about 20mm I guess.

2 it was blocking a lot of flow from the port.

So I went back to plan B which was the speed fit.

Its in now - and the cover on the valve covers the pipes so you cant see them so no problem.