I have to hang a two metre long radiator in a room with a floor that slope significantly. The window sill above the radiator follows the floor's slope.
My view is that the radiator should be level and ignore the slope on floor and sill. Others are suggesting that it will look odd (after propping it in place, the divergence is noticeable) and should follow the floor. What's the correct thing to do?
If the floor and window are on the (same) slosh, I'd let the radiator join them.
Hang it so that it looks right - don't worry about it being "right".
So in this case its easy, as the floor and sill are parallel - so make it match them.
Agreed, just make sure the bleed valve is at the high end.
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I don't know about "correct", but we have a sloping floor with a long radiator. The radiator slopes with the floor. There have been no practical problems, and FWIW the TRV and the bleed valve are at the lower end. Above the radiator is what used to be a window but is now a niche, which is level. So the six-inch gap between the radiator and the baseboard of the niche tapers. It doesn't look weird.
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