10 STEPS HOW TO CHANGE YOUR RADIATOR

These are the 10 steps YOU need to know how to change YOUR radiator. From draining the system to pipework, to filling up again!

TIME STAMPS:

00:00 HOW TO CHANGE YOUR RADIATOR
00:16 Step 1 How To Turn Off Your Heating System
02:26 Step 2 How To Drain Down Your Heating System Radiators
04:09 Step 3 How To Vent And Empty Your Radiators
07:02 AN IMPORTANT EXTRA STEP
07:37 Step 4 How To Remove The Old Radiator
10:16 Step 5 How To Hang And Measure The Brackets And New Radiator
17:11 Step 6 Lifting The Floor SAFELY!
19:52 Step 7 PIPEWORK
21:36 Step 8 How To Fill The Heating System
23:43 Step 9 Testing The System With Thermal Camera (Nerd Moment!)
25:45 Step 10 Re-Laying The Floor CORRECTLY!
26:30 Don't forget INHIBITOR!

This video will tell you all you need to know about changing your own radiator in your own home. From draining the system, to venting the radiators, to removing the old radiator, installing the new one and installing the pipework and re filling the system and testing.

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[plumberparts]

Hope you enjoyed guys and hope this helped you out a bit!

[oninbridders]

It's easy to forget the production quality of these you tube channels. All those cut shots, music at the right moment, all edited up. So much effort. It's TV quality viewing.

[michaeljcallaghan]

Best plumbing/heating vids on youtube. The humour in them is great too.

[maffil]

Not been subscribed for long, only just realised I wasn't! I've used your vids so many times its unreal, when I sort something my mum asks how and when I say a video from the same guy as the last one she always asks why I'm not a plumber haha. Love what you do mate! Thank you so much.

[eficdbu]

Oh my, the older radiator looked so much better than the new bland flimsy one! I would have just repainted the old one….

[robertwormald]

I’ve just bought a run down house…. Bros gonna save me thousands☺️ thanks bro

[RoyalFlush]

Top tip - when filling up, leave hose pipe connected to the CLOSED drain valve so it’s quicker to get it drained in the event of a leak.

[isLifeSimple]

I've messed up hanging the radiator twice so I'm going to try your tips to see if that helps 🙏🏾

[saxon]

Hey Great vid.

I’ve never used the loctite thread. How many times would you wind on?

I’ve used loctite 577 any thoughts on that?

Cheers

[Andy-lwty]

When you refilled the system did you add any inhibitor, if not why.

[Liverpoolne]

That’s a lot of effort for one small radiator 😅 respect 👍🏻

[michaelXXLF]

I have no idea how I ended up here (YouTube algorithm 🙄) but those are entertaining videos and even a plumbing noob can learn the odd bit. I do very much appreciate your enthusiasm about blue 18V Bosch tools though! I own an impact-gun for changing loads of tires twice a year. Excellent!

[tuckermafi]

Absolute comedian, you could definitely get your own TV show!

[dermotkelly]

Thank you for this video, very useful, I must say Bosch tools are very good, I think I have a sealed system as I have a Worcester Bosch green star boiler in the loft I believe it is called a condensing boiler as it has a plastic pipe that runs to the outside down pipe . I am going to change 3 rads and add a new one to the ground floor of my 3 bed semi, to drain down do I just kill the power to the boiler and drain down ?, I have only one large tank in the loft which I believe feeds the cylinder and WC and cold taps in the bathroom, would be great full for any advice you can offer me .
Regards,
Dermot Kelly .

[CC-ionc]

Why did you only install a type 11 rad? Instead of a type 22?
I thought you're always better oversizing new radiators. So that they heat the room rapid then turn off via the TRV

[frankjohnston]

Great video, how does it work in a bungalow

[itfben]

Great video as usual. But he is right mate, it is a tad high. 😅

Could be worse, I measured my rad bracket holes about 10 times, and my radiator is still not level., , bollox!

[Dr.Stacker]

My trv would not stop water passing when set to zero, or with the 5p trick. The needle moves but i’m guessing far enough to fully close it. I went for it in the end and capped of with a 1/2 blanking nut but I know that at some point will have to drain down the whole system to replace the TRVs

[madgebishop]

those red radiators would have gone perfectly with my black ash effect tape cassette storage drawers from the 80's 🤣

[andrewdimon]

Great video. What are your thoughts on liquid PTFE, is it worth it?