yogibear1958

Hi,
i've been doing my own decorating now for years and if i say so myself i'm not too bad. Every time though i ponder if i'm brave enough to undo the radiator slightly and paper properly behind it.... and every time i chicken out and end up just papering as far as i can around it!
Is there an easy way to just drop the radiator that someone can describe or am i destined to being a wimp for the rest of my life?
Cheers,
Yogi.

verne

dear yogi,

why not take the radiator off altogether and get it out of the way? if your system uses a header tank you can save the fernox solution that drains out and reuse it. pressurized systems are a little bit trickier and it is easier just to top up the additives using a mastic gun thingy with adaptor to fit the bleeder.
i have heard people say that upstairs where the pipes emerge straight from the floorboards there is enough give in the pipes to lift the radiator off its brackets and with the unions slackened just enough it can be laid on the floor, the unions re-nipped and access is complete with no mess...

i have heard other people claim to have fitted flexible pipes to the radiators for this very purpose...

picnic baskets are easier than decorating.

best wishes,
boo-boo.