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Ask This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey replaces a small radiator with one that’s the correct size.
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Richard used an existing radiator leftover in the homeowner’s house, but a replacement radiator could be bought at plumbing supply stores or salvage yards.
Time: 4 hours
Cost: $100 and up
Skill Level: Moderate
Tools List for Replacing a Steam Radiator:
2 pipe wrenches
Pipe (for persuasion)
Spud wrench
Shopping List:
Replacement radiator
Hand valve
Spud
Pipe dope
Single strand wicking
Steps:
1. Switch off the steam boiler to prevent risk of scalding.
2. Loosen the nut holding the radiator. Make sure the wrench is biting the nut in three different corners to prevent the nut from deforming.
3. Carefully remove the old radiator.
4. (Optional): To replace the hand valve, use one wrench to bite the pipe and one wrench to bite the valve. Move in opposite directions to loosen. This step may require a pipe for persuasion.
5. (Optional): To replace the spud, insert the spud wrench to loosen, then remove.
6. Make all the necessary connections with the wrench: floor to hand valve, hand valve to spud. Apply the pipe dope and the wicking to each thread to ensure a secure connection. The hand valve should be parallel to the floor in order to fit back into the radiator.
7. Carefully fit the new radiator into place and connect it with pipe dope and the wrench.
8. Open the hand valve and turn the boiler back on.
Resources:
The other tools for this project, including the hand valve, pipe wrenches, and a spud wrench can be purchased from a plumbing supply store.
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@cruzlopez472
@cruzlopez472 4 года назад
“I can’t believe you saved this” him “ it was all part of the plan” the guy “I don’t think so” lol
@evening_dad
@evening_dad 8 месяцев назад
So funny
@interstateB
@interstateB 3 года назад
Just bought a 100+ year-old house and learning all about steam heat. Thanks for the great video!
@alexanderdark6864
@alexanderdark6864 2 года назад
How is it holding up? I'm about to buy a 100 year old house myself. Same reason why I'm here looking at this video.
@freddyvelasquez4168
@freddyvelasquez4168 Год назад
Hello, from Brooklyn, NY. This Old House and Ask This Old House have been a staple in many homes for over 40 years and 20 years respectively. I’ve been a fan since Bob Vila was the host. I salute the cast and crew for their service to the home building industry. Cheers to many more years to come.
@adobemastr
@adobemastr 4 года назад
I would have been a blessed child to have had a dad like Richard.
@pavelow235
@pavelow235 4 года назад
Moving a radiator, the classic plumbers lament.
@BaconSniffer578
@BaconSniffer578 6 лет назад
I’m a British guy and our first house in the US had steam heat. It was incredible.
@kalijasin
@kalijasin 4 года назад
Its a very good way to heat.
@wileecoyote5749
@wileecoyote5749 3 года назад
Best way to heat a home
@RoastBeefSandwich
@RoastBeefSandwich 3 года назад
In cold climates it's really popular. Where I am below the mason dixon nobody uses it, doesn't get cold enough long enough down here.
@misterbunny3
@misterbunny3 2 года назад
Very helpful video. Good to know existing spuds on old radiators can fit new steam angle valves. Good stuff 👍
@A1L2W84
@A1L2W84 Год назад
Lived in a house with old radiators and I'm only just learning how they work, Thank you.
@Mike_Greene
@Mike_Greene 5 лет назад
i cant thank him enough either!! The both of you!! thanks
@danielcherubin157
@danielcherubin157 Год назад
Absolutely love these guys.. very knowledgeable, True craftsmen
@remedyman2u
@remedyman2u 2 года назад
Great Video! Just what I was looking for to understand steam heat. Thanks!
@bg147
@bg147 6 лет назад
Beautiful, old house.
@AmicosBarandgrill
@AmicosBarandgrill 5 лет назад
Why am I here? I live in the tropics. Lol!
@stephensnell1379
@stephensnell1379 4 года назад
You never know the tropics may get cold in time
@orlandoprado4607
@orlandoprado4607 2 года назад
This helped out alot. I just replaced an old steam radiator
@VideoNOLA
@VideoNOLA 6 лет назад
Amazing number of TOH segments devoted to steam radiators. Second only to "installing freeze-proof sillcocks."
@reecenewton3097
@reecenewton3097 4 года назад
@VideoNOLA This Old House is out of New England, and there are many many steam installations there. Knowing how to pipe steam is part art, part science.
@ericwotton2046
@ericwotton2046 2 года назад
Funny whats important up here in the northeast.
@RoastBeefSandwich
@RoastBeefSandwich 3 года назад
I heard that richard uses the phrases "three corner bite" and "full city water pressure" so much that his dogs answer to them.
@ekim104
@ekim104 4 года назад
Hello ... Thanks for all the wonderful video..... they are very educational..... and helpful... i'm a first time home buyer and i'm learning so much from ' THIS OLD HOUSE " channel on youtube....just bought my first home....# a fixer upper that needs work...
@Freddyfrm18
@Freddyfrm18 4 месяца назад
Thank you so much. It was a great video. I need to replace one of these. Someone told me it was pretty simple and to just do it myself.
@jeffreyrichardson
@jeffreyrichardson 6 лет назад
Archameadie's Principle : Give me a lever big enough, and I will move the world.
@zekenzy6486
@zekenzy6486 6 лет назад
nice work
@powerwagon3954
@powerwagon3954 6 лет назад
Thinking about putting one in my great room to keep my apple pie & gloves warm thanks bob
@evangelduck8221
@evangelduck8221 6 лет назад
Thanks you for all your video You are the best school..!!!
@wileecoyote5749
@wileecoyote5749 3 года назад
Unfortunately he was found dead with his organs missing
@allysonand
@allysonand 4 года назад
Mann plumbing on the east coast is a completely different beast. From clay pipes to cast iron to all these different heating systems. I never see any of this stuff in the PNW
@charkswitlazers
@charkswitlazers 2 года назад
Sure you do. Portland and Seattle are full of craftsman houses with systems like this, or at least used to have it. My house outside LA is 100 years old and had an old radiator system that has been removed. My plumbing is still cast iron drains and galvanized water lines. Everything works.. visit the older neighborhoods and you’ll step right into the past.
@aaronbaraiya3692
@aaronbaraiya3692 Год назад
​@William Jefferson Clinton yep, my friends house was built the 50s in California and had all galvanized pipes
@medadrufus
@medadrufus 6 лет назад
very nice animation
@maceo2012
@maceo2012 3 года назад
The best!
@construction-productscemen4935
Nice work
@dragonfire595
@dragonfire595 6 лет назад
4:28 yea I don’t think so 😂😂
@FezCaliph
@FezCaliph 5 лет назад
Dragon Fire SCRIPTED!!
@notafanboy250
@notafanboy250 4 года назад
savage!
@MMMM-sm2rm
@MMMM-sm2rm 4 года назад
I have single pipe steam heat. It's not the most modern but the heat is fantastic. I had to do a lot of research to work on it.
@scottl5910
@scottl5910 4 года назад
Unfortunately not a lot of heating contractors “understand” how steam heat works. Heatinghelp.com has a ton of steam heat information and tutorials
@diegowilddog6343
@diegowilddog6343 6 лет назад
It's 4:49am what am I doing here? XD
@ADAMSIXTIES
@ADAMSIXTIES 2 месяца назад
I have to do that in one of my rooms.
@sharkysmachine9248
@sharkysmachine9248 3 года назад
"Think of your boiler as a big lobster pot"... Mmmmm lobster HVAC
@Sonny2344
@Sonny2344 4 года назад
Can I add a baseboard heating element section along with a steam heat line with cast iron radiators.
@peterlafayette5595
@peterlafayette5595 3 года назад
They are a matching set.always change both.
@reggierandolph2317
@reggierandolph2317 3 года назад
where can I buy a replacement spud and how do I determine what size I need?
@GC-fo4uh
@GC-fo4uh 3 года назад
5:10 Use a tube to extend the wrench for more leverage. Great idea!
@antonioolivencia5439
@antonioolivencia5439 4 года назад
What about the outlet? Now the radiator is cover it,
@jamesliu3688
@jamesliu3688 6 месяцев назад
Hi, Bob. Is that OK to connect copper pipe Directly to black cast iron pipe without dielectric union. I'm getting different answers for this. Thank you very much . Thank you very much.
@gz3540
@gz3540 3 года назад
8:15 after watching too many episodes, ive finally understand this joke
@agustinballesteros943
@agustinballesteros943 5 месяцев назад
I have radiators in the 3 floor but I want cancel those ones ?it going to affect other ones?
@pirihern9329
@pirihern9329 3 года назад
I have a mold and mildew problem could a steam heat system be contributing to this problam. This occurs in the winter
@1980Elplacerdeviajar
@1980Elplacerdeviajar 3 года назад
Did you empty the water on the system ? ... sorry I dont know much about cast iron radiators ...
@samsngdevice5103
@samsngdevice5103 4 года назад
Good time to sand the hardwood floors.
@Hypertenzion
@Hypertenzion 6 лет назад
5:13 and close your eyes...
@vacuumboy6.0
@vacuumboy6.0 5 лет назад
Oh Lord...
@marcustaylor3943
@marcustaylor3943 4 года назад
6:55
@WilliamtheWilliam718
@WilliamtheWilliam718 3 года назад
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm ouuuuuuuuuuuuuu mmmmmmmmmmm
@WilliamtheWilliam718
@WilliamtheWilliam718 3 года назад
7:24 "a little pipe dope,right on the face......"
@josephdurish2315
@josephdurish2315 3 года назад
You need to use a adjustable wrench on the nice brass fittings with a 6 sided hex.a pipe wrench is for black or galvanized pipe.
@walterbrunswick
@walterbrunswick 2 года назад
Richard is a "professional" (butcher)
@MMKLYH
@MMKLYH 2 года назад
Adjustable spanners only go upto a certain size, basically only way to get bigger pipe fittings is with a set of stillsons
@Radioman.
@Radioman. Год назад
This is what I was thinking.
@MarkGiemza
@MarkGiemza 4 года назад
Anybody know how to get that nut b on the pipe to open? Mine won't budge.
@brozbro
@brozbro 2 года назад
gained a radiator, lost an electrical outlet.
@dalethompson6952
@dalethompson6952 Год назад
What about the electrical outlet behind the radiator?
@MrCheesenipboy
@MrCheesenipboy Год назад
It’s already been covered, it’s just a white plate covering it now.
@cindidixon3311
@cindidixon3311 Год назад
I really wish my house made me replace it, cuz I love old things
@dziadek1287
@dziadek1287 5 лет назад
Snug it up with the big black one
@felixros8439
@felixros8439 3 года назад
0:00 "This Old Ask House" lol
@jerseydevil3799
@jerseydevil3799 2 года назад
I thought if you replace the shutoff valve you “have to or should” replace the spud inside the radiator?
@johnmichelotti5373
@johnmichelotti5373 4 года назад
I love steam and that number he quoted is correct. When water changes phases to dry steam it expands 1700 times. It that could be harnessed as a refrigerant. Also I think the argument that the needed to upsize the radiator to balance the system I don’t agree with. There are many strategies to balance multiple size radiators. Truth is most homes with were sized to provide heat with the windows open. That little one should have been enough for that room.
@97marqedman
@97marqedman 3 года назад
Yikes. The master plumber I apprenticed under would’ve throttled me if I had ever reused an old spud with a new hand valve - one reason being that the customer is paying for the new spud (comes matched with the new valve).
@MMKLYH
@MMKLYH 3 месяца назад
Cant believe he let the boy carry the radiator like that, back must have been killing him
@Progrocker70
@Progrocker70 9 месяцев назад
Not all cast iron radiators are steam, many systems like mine are hot water. There are two pipes on these, the inlet with the shutoff valve and an elbow on the opposite end. Also an air bleeder on the top.
@BroBeans1
@BroBeans1 3 года назад
Anybody notice at 5:20 that black wrench isn’t doing anything?
@justincook1794
@justincook1794 3 года назад
Covered the wall outlet
@zahidmirza2076
@zahidmirza2076 6 лет назад
nice job sir, I want lar this job Help me sir,
@mushroomcastle5184
@mushroomcastle5184 4 года назад
there was no hartford loop
@Dusk347
@Dusk347 3 года назад
I want to get rid of my radiator in my room. Comparing the size of my room, my radiator is overkill. Would it be okay to just close the valve and remove it, or would that affect the pressure of the whole system?
@marines122
@marines122 2 года назад
Maybe I’m answering too late but it might help someone else reading this. I did that in my home and it leaked. Water gets trapped and can’t come out and it will start to leak and damage your floor. The valve is meant to do maintenance not to prevent steam from coming into radiator.
@jamesliu3688
@jamesliu3688 2 года назад
Hi, Can you use the hand valve to control the steam into radiator in order to control the room temperature? I have a oversized radiator in a smaller room. Thank you. How can you control the individual room temperature?
@Bendigo1
@Bendigo1 2 года назад
Realistically the best way to control room temps with a radiator is to use the correct size. Other than shutting off the steam to a radiator, there is no real temperature control.
@jamesliu3688
@jamesliu3688 2 года назад
Thank you
@themanwhotsoldtheworld1388
@themanwhotsoldtheworld1388 3 года назад
Somebody needs to do an episode on whether or not the bottom tiles to a bathtub lip joint should be caulked or not... I think the caulking is a mistake, especially when tubs come with a lip.. It is how I was taught growing up... caulking shrinks and then traps water, so it doesn't matter if it is "mold resistant"...
@derekleesmith76
@derekleesmith76 2 года назад
I have been in construction for 30 years. I always silicone not caulk! Caulking is a mistake. But if you use silicone caulk it does not mold or shrink. I have been back to house I did 10-15 years before and it looks like the first day I did it!
@GooniesNeverSayDie1980
@GooniesNeverSayDie1980 5 лет назад
Richard turned red trying to break the connection, 5:17.
@414RadioTech
@414RadioTech 5 лет назад
Yeah he was about to have a facial steam explosion and blow his top 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@gameralien9076
@gameralien9076 4 года назад
And at the end the home owner looses the ability to use that receptacle outlet.
@MrAquinas1
@MrAquinas1 4 года назад
Which should have never been located there. Nonetheless, it might have served as a line in access point for the other outlets.
@notafanboy250
@notafanboy250 4 года назад
Don't worry. He's still going to use it. He'll attach an 18 gauge extension cord draped over the radiator powering an electric space heater.
@brianmaier7529
@brianmaier7529 5 лет назад
I didn't know steam was still used. I thought they had all switched to hot water instead.
@shadowblack1987
@shadowblack1987 4 года назад
MANY old/great houses use steam.
@kalijasin
@kalijasin 4 года назад
Its a good way to heat a house.
@robertknight4672
@robertknight4672 3 года назад
I have radiators except I don't have a handbells they're just on full any time the heat is on.
@Federico84
@Federico84 4 года назад
I’ve never seen steam radiators. In Italy our radiators are filled with water
@jamesliu3688
@jamesliu3688 4 года назад
Hi, Can I use the hand valve to control the radiator temperature? Is that a gate valve or plug valve? Thanks.
@AaronD711
@AaronD711 4 года назад
No, you would want to install a varivalve air vent to control how warm the radiator becomes. The valve on the supply side is for on or off position only.
@jamesliu3688
@jamesliu3688 4 года назад
Thank you for Your answer. do you mean by one pipe system here?
@AaronD711
@AaronD711 4 года назад
@@jamesliu3688 Yes sir!
@jamesliu3688
@jamesliu3688 4 года назад
Thank you. Happy holidays.
@AaronD711
@AaronD711 4 года назад
@@jamesliu3688 Same to you!
@melotone3305
@melotone3305 Год назад
So, how often should the stem valve be replaced? Do you just wait for failure (water dripping?)? Or, just plan on a 5 year replacement cycle?
@Brewsy92
@Brewsy92 Год назад
Wait for failure I would say. Mine I think are at least 15 years old, just starting to run into a failure with one of them and need to replace it. Especially if you have modern ones installed, the rubber gasket is superior to the old leather ones. As always the key is in maintaining the boiler. Skimming off oils, cleaning it annually, keeping it clean on the exterior, and if you can, improving your water supply to remove sediment and hardness will prolong the life of the cast iron pipes themselves (and the boiler), and even the radiators (and every fitting, both to the radiator and in the pipes - which are usually the first locations to fail)
@Brewsy92
@Brewsy92 Год назад
The less you have to unthread and rethread into the radiator, the longer that connect will last. You can replace the stem for it but eventually it'll fail. I get your idea though, but that frequent of "preventative maintenance" may not actually be worth it
@melotone3305
@melotone3305 Год назад
@@Brewsy92 Thanks. If I were to go with radiators in a future house, I'd definitely look to putting filters on some crucial lines. As for waiting for valve failure, I take your point.
@Brewsy92
@Brewsy92 Год назад
@@melotone3305 yeah I'm looking at adding filters in this year, had some real bad build up and it messed up the feed water shut off to the boiler, causing it to flood the system and mess up the pipes lol.
@tedlahm5740
@tedlahm5740 2 года назад
The vent? Not checked for function.
@JH-lz4ky
@JH-lz4ky 5 лет назад
Lol guy doesn’t want to discuss his upcoming baby. Wait till the kid sees this one day. Hope he likes the old folks home!
@lewisgoodhall9554
@lewisgoodhall9554 6 лет назад
The outlet
@wileecoyote5749
@wileecoyote5749 5 лет назад
It's a blank
@Davidjlewis1
@Davidjlewis1 5 лет назад
At 5:20 your both turning the same way he’s not holding against your turn he’s turning with you
@notafanboy250
@notafanboy250 4 года назад
Nah, I don't think so. Even though the homeowner's side twisted in the same direction as Richard's, I just think that Richard was pulling stronger. The homeowner seemed like a wuss.
@stefankoelsch788
@stefankoelsch788 6 лет назад
the USA is so advanced in heating technology.
@SumD-EGuy
@SumD-EGuy 6 лет назад
Stefan Koelsch lol, not all of the USA uses steam for heat. This is an old way. My houses uses a natural gas furnace.
@BB-nn9en
@BB-nn9en 6 лет назад
Steam works great, is reliable, and the system lasts a long time. You can also zone it with thermostatic radiator vents (there are special single pipe steam ones available)
@buckhorncortez
@buckhorncortez 6 лет назад
Most of us in the US have small atomic power plants that heat water for radiant floor heating...
@TRUE_GR1T
@TRUE_GR1T 6 лет назад
delaware I hope you are joking. Forced air heat is the worst form of heating. it doesn't distribute heat evenly and spreads alot of dust and you can't have separate zones like you can with radiant systems. There are natural gas hot water boilers that are connected to rads and in floor heating that do a much better job than forced air. Steam boilers aren't used too much in homes anymore but you can get steam boilers that run off natural gas too..
@HunTomiBp
@HunTomiBp 6 лет назад
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@mr.rmrs.p5118
@mr.rmrs.p5118 5 лет назад
No pipe dope necessary on the face of the brass union. ..
@SkiMaskPolitics
@SkiMaskPolitics 5 лет назад
And heres to melting sockets behind the radiator..
@tns3011
@tns3011 4 года назад
I thought I was the only one who was concerned about the outlet.😬
@darylfitz4189
@darylfitz4189 4 года назад
Don’t forget melting the sheetrock, and also the floor... then the radiator could fall through to the ground and melt its way to china, and NOBODY in their right mind would want to go there.
@scottl5910
@scottl5910 4 года назад
Lol Daryl! These people CLEARLY have no experience with steam... or lived in a steam heated house.
@jima4286
@jima4286 6 лет назад
I suspect they are putting radiators back to original locations. A kitchen does not need much of a radiator.
@artistzamira6360
@artistzamira6360 3 года назад
My kitchen has two radiators :/
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@saffetozgul7539 4 года назад
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@stans5208
@stans5208 4 года назад
I can still plug in my vacuum cleaner
@krisone5253
@krisone5253 4 года назад
I Can See Why Guys Are So Protective of Their Tools. Where Would Richard be Without His Tools?
@Engineer9736
@Engineer9736 6 лет назад
No check if the radiator ended up being level? Missed a key point there i think.
@mattmopar440
@mattmopar440 6 лет назад
they need to be level or pitched back toward the inlet most it won't hurt them to be level
@MRrwmac
@MRrwmac 6 лет назад
Richard van Pukkem Haha, I was waiting for it also but know Richard checked it anyway (hope so - haha).
@nato2panama
@nato2panama 5 лет назад
Is the radiator supposed to be 'level'? I thought it was supposed to be a little slanted so that the water flows back down easier to the boiler? Did I miss something?
@saigyl9149
@saigyl9149 4 года назад
@@nato2panama that slope should be built into the radiator
@mtobrien1
@mtobrien1 4 года назад
There's an electrical outlet behind the heater now.
@bradbennati2600
@bradbennati2600 3 года назад
Electrician What about that receptacle behind the radiator they just covered up? They solved the heating problem and created an electrical code violation. You can’t make a electrical box inaccessible.
@lamplighter6794
@lamplighter6794 3 года назад
It's accessable if you temporarily move the radiator.
@bradbennati2600
@bradbennati2600 3 года назад
Electrical/junction boxes are supposed to be readily accessible. NEC definition: Accessible, Readily (Readily Accessible). Capable of being reached quickly for operation, renewal, or inspections without requiring those to whom ready access is requisite to take actions such as to use tools (other than keys), to climb over or under, to remove obstacles, or to resort to portable ladders, and so forth. Since you’d have to use tools, and remove the radiator, to access the receptacle box it’s a violation. You can’t cover up an electrical box or render it inaccessible. The proper thing to do, would have been to have an electrician move the receptacle before the new radiator was installed.
@derekleesmith76
@derekleesmith76 2 года назад
That's not true for all states! I live in Connecticut and that is ok! So please don't throw out info you don't know please. I have worked in the construction field my whole life!
@bradbennati2600
@bradbennati2600 2 года назад
@@derekleesmith76 I’m a master electrician. You can’t block access to a receptacle, junction box, panel, or other electrical equipment etc... , and for good reason. If an electrician has to work on that circuit and replace or inspect the wiring or receptacle, the radiator would have to be removed to gain access to it. The code doesn’t consider it accessible. That is a violation of the NEC. I’m not sure what Edition of the NEC they currently use in Connecticut, but this has been a rule in the National Electric Code pretty much since it’s beginning. 314.29 Boxes, Conduit Bodies, and Handhole Enclosures to Be Accessible. Boxes, conduit bodies, and handhole enclosures shall be installed so that the wiring contained in them can be rendered accessible without removing any part of the building or structure or, in underground circuits, without excavating sidewalks, paving, earth, or other substance that is to be used to establish the finished grade.
@Radioman.
@Radioman. Год назад
@@bradbennati2600 I was thinking the same thing. If they removed the receptacle, capped the wires and installed a blank plate, would that be OK?
@rupe53
@rupe53 5 лет назад
Interesting that the owner saved an old radiator when remodeling the kitchen but some of us want to know what they are now using in the kitchen... and perhaps where that small radiator came from or why they downsized in the first place? That smaller unit seems fit for a bathroom so maybe they swapped something years ago? Also, in a house that age the old radiators would leave a mark on the floor from the cast iron feet. With a close inspection they might have gotten a clue as to the width of the original. (likely centered between the windows) Overall, this seems like an easy fix for their problem and close enough for a room that will usually have the door open.
@Progrocker70
@Progrocker70 9 месяцев назад
The floor was probably sanded enough to make the marks disappear. You can still buy new cast iron radiators. The new ones are much smaller and thinner and have similar heat outputs to the old heavier column radiators like these.
@rupe53
@rupe53 9 месяцев назад
@@Progrocker70 being "TOH" they could also track down something from a salvage supplier that would look close to original.... if that was the goal.
@jessethepondhopper8370
@jessethepondhopper8370 3 года назад
No glycol
@oginsights5340
@oginsights5340 2 года назад
You're better off getting a new radiator. Spinning the old radiator around blocks that useful open space which is probably a poor choice. Get a new aluminum radiator which is more efficient. Also, you should just assume the valve needs to be replaced if it's old because nearly all the old ones are broken.
@Progrocker70
@Progrocker70 9 месяцев назад
Another short under the window cast iron radiator with more sections would also work.
@fotoshopin
@fotoshopin Год назад
I liked it until I saw him dope a compression fitting, what a dope!
@jacksplumbingvideos7147
@jacksplumbingvideos7147 3 года назад
1:26 the radiator is very gassy today.
@yankeesfan2726
@yankeesfan2726 Год назад
5:19 OoOoOoOoOo
@dewaltpropicture9909
@dewaltpropicture9909 4 года назад
I was sooooo waiting for that Husky wrench to Snap . Be Professional. Use RIDGID WRENCHES!!!!!!!!!
@mikekowalchuk6802
@mikekowalchuk6802 6 лет назад
What about that receptacle?
@buckhorncortez
@buckhorncortez 6 лет назад
It's not a receptacle. It was a cover plate. It could be an empty box, you made an unfounded assumption.
@solomonkatz6777
@solomonkatz6777 4 года назад
@@buckhorncortez you still should never block an electrical box in case an electrician needs to troubleshoot or if a splice breaks in the Box, unless if they know that it's the end tail of the line
@Svetoslav.Kerezov
@Svetoslav.Kerezov 4 года назад
in Europe, we use aluminum radiators with a modern design.
@samsngdevice5103
@samsngdevice5103 4 года назад
So?
@supernova8962
@supernova8962 3 года назад
NO you dont...you UK do not use steam system..they use Hydronic
@poeticthoughts06
@poeticthoughts06 6 лет назад
Is it safe to have an functioning outlet behind the radiator?
@saveferris6864
@saveferris6864 6 лет назад
Segwa R should have removed it and put a blank plate. But it shouldn't be a problem .
@ferky123
@ferky123 6 лет назад
Segwa R there's already a plate at the outlet.
@Sparky-ce9yy
@Sparky-ce9yy 6 лет назад
Belly Laughter they did
@851995STARGATE
@851995STARGATE 6 лет назад
Belly Laughter there was never an outlet it had a plate over it the entire time
@PorcelainDR
@PorcelainDR 4 года назад
Imagine ruining a nice finished brass surface with rough jaw pliers and a pipe wrench...
@iliketakingshowers
@iliketakingshowers 6 лет назад
Kudos to Richard for showing homeowners how to work like a hack.
@avj317
@avj317 2 года назад
I dont have a radiator…
@charlieroen6974
@charlieroen6974 3 года назад
Richard is turning RED .
@adamguymon7096
@adamguymon7096 4 года назад
I would of capped off that electrical outlet with a metal plate. Leaving the plastic plate and outlet there behind the radiator where it can get hot and could help cause a fire. This can happen if it gets too hot and the insulation on the wires melts and the two wires end up touching it can then cause sparks and a fire.
@richardkenworthy9312
@richardkenworthy9312 Год назад
A d I thought a spud was a potato 😅
@1806StoneHouse
@1806StoneHouse 6 лет назад
Thanks for the videos.. we’re renovating a 1806 stone house and putting the videos on RU-vid.. up to 40 episodes.. if you’re looking for a show idea.. haha
@oscarmuffin4322
@oscarmuffin4322 6 лет назад
lel get rekt ours is 1802.
@papayuki3590
@papayuki3590 6 лет назад
is it just me or at 7:47 does it look like he cross threaded it
@CMDRTurtle
@CMDRTurtle 6 лет назад
Papa Yuki ya
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