Radiator tails

[S1975]

I've got a gap between the rad tail and the pipe, and the pipe won't flex far enough.

I can't for the life of me find what i need to extend the tail (without telescopic ones) to fill it.
I think the part that screws into the rad is 15mm, the nut is 3/4" - there is very little extending out with the ones i was supplied, and just need about 10mm more either side,

I stupidly threw away the old tails with the old rad!

[_Jonesy_]

Why can’t you use a telescopic rad tail? They’re great for solving little problems like this if you want to avoid moving pipes, taking up floors etc. I used them on a bathroom radiator and never had any leaks

[PM3]

I bought some different sizes of these when I was changing out 10 rads in an older house where none of the new rads were fitting easy .
Perfect solution in my case.
https://ebay.io/m/wm44Xc
You'd need one of those big allen keys to tighten ...I forget the size ( big )

its a 1/2 inch .... B&Q https://www.diy.com/departments/radiator-valve-all...

I started with a couple of telescopic. NEVER again

Edited by PM3 on Sunday 25th October 12:30

[annodomini2]

I like these:

https://www.screwfix.com/p/essentials-1-2-bsp-male...

But I accept they are not to everyone's taste.

[_Jonesy_]

annodomini2 said:

I like these:

https://www.screwfix.com/p/essentials-1-2-bsp-male...

But I accept they are not to everyone's taste.

Agreed, they're the ones I used

[98elise]

_Jonesy_ said:

annodomini2 said:

I like these:

https://www.screwfix.com/p/essentials-1-2-bsp-male...

But I accept they are not to everyone's taste.

Agreed, they're the ones I used

Same here.