Reminded by the rad speak below,
I'd like to free up a wall for placing a settee against, by changing the rad that is there for a curved one under a bay window. Has anyone here done any bending of rads; and do they have any tips?
Cheers,
S
friends had one bent round a bay window like yours, a normal sheet metal workshop did it, not sure of the price but all they needed was the radius of the bend allowing for the brackets
The only radiatior I ever bent was one which I folded in half to take to the scrappy. But I did cut through the top and bottom tanks with an angle grinder first, to make it easier to fold - so wouldn't recommend that in your case!
Have you considered using 3 short straight radiators, joined with short lengths of bent pipe? You can go straight from one to the next without any intermediate valves. Even better if they have top and bottom tappings - then you can fit two pipes between each pair.
Pray do tell how you think you might be able to bend a rad? unless you have a steel press somewere in the house?
Bending a rad is a no no and even if you did manage a bending teqnique it'll close the waterways of the internal skirt.
Thats why they make rads for bay window areas.
However all is not lost ie 2 single rads on the outer bay walls can suffice or even 3 singles,one on each wall.
it can be done but you need more than your knee :-)
I had one bent couple of years ago for curved bay, approx 8' rad. Template from roll of lining paper, local firm bent rad, and resprayed it, back in couple of days, Firm in n london area. Cost abt £50. perfect job. Try google - bending radiators.
Alho
I'd expect a three-roll bending machine to work for gentle radii; something most sheet metal workshops will have.
Colin Bignell
You go to a specialist radiator bender - it's not so expensive as you might think. Bending anything hollow tends to be a pretty special task to make a neat job of.
On Sat, 13 Sep 2008 13:07:08 +0100 someone who may be "Dave Plowman (News)" wrote this:-
Indeed. I have been in houses with curved and angled radiators in bay windows, they look far better than some standard radiator(s) bodged into position.
The angled radiator was a double one and looked, from above, like:
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It was a neat piece of work. While one could see the joins they had been done very well and the joins were only visible on close inspection.
"nightjar .me.uk>"
Of course but how any people do you know with one in their home? ie he's asking anyone done any bending of them on here
I have seen it done by a proper metal workshop I don't believe any one on here could do it at home
I expect there are a few that could bend a single rad, not so many that could do a double.
Horrible!
My mum has just had a perfectly good bent one replaced with individuals just because they were 'getting old'. Thankfully the nasty new ones are behind her dresser!
I wish she had told me she was getting rid of the other one!
S
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I was thinking in terms of jacks and fence post braces - a combination which I have found numerous uses for. I was just wondering what the leak tendency might be as a result of the bending - are the seams good enough?
Cheers,
S
Cheers for the link. S
Oh I'm pretty sure I could bend a single one, especially as this one won't be very tall - they don't make them like they used to! Just interested in leaks.
S
Cheers, for template idea.
S
To be honest I'd be more concerned about creasing it.
Though l leaking is also a possibility. I don't know how you could forecast that - too many variables.
Derek
Radiators are hollow - at least in places. To let the water circulate, Bend anything hollow like this and it collapses. Unless you have specialist bending equipment. Same principle as bending pipe. It *might* be possible with some rads to cut them then weld - which I suppose could be done at home.
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