Fitting a new radiator. 

You sir, have truly saved me hundreds this past while! Great videos and I've learned a lot in the process. Most importantly I've learned where my limits are and when I need a man like yourself round! Thanks again.

Hi Al, and Jan, this is a job I mite be doing in the near future so thanks for taking us along whith you, your a star Al, and make it easy for us to follow the procedure. I hope your both doing ok during lockdown, your time taken to give us these videos is much appreciated, stay safe, best wishe's to you all, Stuart.uk.

brilliant. This is exactly what I needed to know as I wanted to change a large single for a double in our hallway for extra house output. excellent.

Great video Alan, you made it look easy 🌟, especially making the two sets by eye.🔥👍

Hey up mate, This is a fantastic video. I could've done with it 2 months ago when I fitted 3 new radiators (after plastering) and my rental property. I pretty much worked it out similar to your advice but that is because of your previous plumbing & heating videos on You Tube. They need balancing and I've watched your video on that too. Cheers Mike

Great vid, proper 15mm/ half inch stuff, my house is crappy microbore so a nightmare. It has been 36 years since I used a set of benders to bend pipe (and about 25 years since I use a pair to bend electrical conduit) but I am sure it would come back to me if I had to do it. Good video, about 80% of my rads are going rusty so about time I started to replace them as they are 20 years old now and some need changing from single to double.

Let Jan have a go at some more plumbing great vid 👍👍👍

Cheers 🍻 mate Amazing channel 🔧📺

Nice one Al 👍 can't believe Jan has forced you back to work 😁 take care mate 👍

Good old fashioned brains at work👍

Great video Al . You might pop round to mine when the lockdown is done to help switch a few single rads to doubles. Rads these days rubbish , they don't make then like the old cast iron ones .

Great video 👍👍

that's what I call a proper plumbing.

Flexi Friday ... Copper bending by eye? Wow, I wish I knew !👍

Stupid question but assume its same solder used in electronics? So can you use a soldering iron if you have one?

Hi there, 8 mins in you mention having to add a bend in the pipe to get it to line up. I'm going to have this problem installing a new radiator, there is some movement in the pipes coming from the boards. Are there any quicker and easier fixes for a first timer to get the pipe to align? I'm not fussed about the valves being at a slight angle. Thanks

@dereton33 Al, I have a couple of rad tail extensions to convert an imperial rad (wider) to metric. I'm replacing the rad and have noticed the thread that inserts into the rad is only about 6mm. Should I use PTFE tape or sealing cord (e.g. Loctite 55)? I couldn't tell what had been used before as it was so mangled! Thanks, Chris.

Hi Al, I’m looking to change the radiators in my house but I have an open vented system. Is it possible to remove a radiator and change it without having to drain the system or is draining it a must do?

Hope you don’t take offence Al as a old plumber to a old plumber . But it’s ok to measure up from the skirting only if it’s level. If not for the second bracket I advise to put a level on top of your first wall bracket then the rad will be level.

Thank you. My recent installer charged £200!! What is the current average charge do you think? (Thanks for excellent videos with clear explanations)

Hi do you know best way to get rid of mauld plz 👍👍

Please help, what is the size of old fashioned pipe work? Would it be 1” cast ?

Retrofitting rads is one of my biggest bugbears. It's particularly difficult when there is no push and pull on the tails. Even more so if the walls are getting re-skimmed and despite pleas not to do so, plasterers remove the 2 top screws left in as markers for the brackets. Even worse, the customers/plasterers chuck the brackets away. Case in point: 10mm pex microbore 1st fix 3 years old, coming out of a 25mm lecky back-box 2 foot up the wall. (Not my 1st fix) Then the customer wants column rads, not std panel rads fitting and complains to me that the pipes can be seen between the columns!!! Man of house approved, woman complained. Rads off, smash off plaster, re-route pipework, re-plaster, mist coat paint, apply final overcoat... Start again!!!! Ooof! "Sometimes, it's hard, to be, a plumber" (Doo wah, do wah doooo)

Hi Al, I find it mad you still use that big old torch 😂 have you tried a little blowtorch, were you not a fan? :)

What do you charge to install a radiator for a customer?

Mr Dereton .. Sir, HM Covid Inspectorate here. Numerous C19 violations appear in your video. Afraid we will have to shut you down till problems rectified. First available visit date 10am 24th December. Please advise Jan shes got a nice salad for Xmas dinner. LOL Great vid Al .. whats name of tool used to rough up pipe pls .. couldnt see it on ya Amazon tool list. Happy lockdown. Cheers. G

Shouldn't you be washing your hands and be wearing a mask? 😊