Removing a radiator temporarily - Contractor Talk - Professional Construction and Remodeling Forum

fast pasquale · 02-20-2008, 07:44 PM

So I have a boiler. It's a two pipe system. There are no vents on the radiators. So Im guessing this is a hot water gravity system?.. Anyways... I have the 2nd fl bathroom gutted and need to remove the radiator for a few weeks. I believe the supply pipe is 3/4 inch and the return is 1/2. What does this entail?? Can I just shut the system off.. wait for the radiator to cool off and back off each union and then cap it??...or is there more involved than this.. Thanks so much!!

fast pasquale · 02-21-2008, 10:43 PM

Here's the answer.. btw.. It's a steam system. Chris.. All you have to do is turn the boiler off.. Make sure the rad. is cool and no hot water in it.. Back off the unions then the valves on both pipes. Cap them off well... Turn sytem back on. It's important to not just remove the union's off the rad. b/c you won't be able to find a cap for that thread...It's a hair bigger than 3/4.