crosser Posted March 14, 2022 Report Share Posted March 14, 2022 i want to remove a radiator from my boat and wondered do i need to cap the 2 pipes or do i have to link them together? still want to keep the other rads working.. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Brooks Posted March 14, 2022 Report Share Posted March 14, 2022 Normally where all the radiators are in parallel you just cap the stub pipes or use the radiator valve and lock shield valve to isolate it. However if by some chance they are in series then for the rest to work you need to link the two stubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 14, 2022 Report Share Posted March 14, 2022 8 minutes ago, crosser said: i want to remove a radiator from my boat and wondered do i need to cap the 2 pipes or do i have to link them together? still want to keep the other rads working.. thanks Quickest way to check would be to isolate it at both ends and see what happens with the others. If they stop getting warm you will need to connect them together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonka Posted March 14, 2022 Report Share Posted March 14, 2022 Removing permanently or temporarily as it will have a knock on effect to the boiler. Less load Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crosser Posted March 14, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2022 thanks guys... will cap and see if the others still work.... its to be removed permanently as need the wall space... i still have 3 more rads on the boat and its a webasto boiler so hopefully will put less strain on the system .... cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonka Posted March 14, 2022 Report Share Posted March 14, 2022 1 minute ago, crosser said: thanks guys... will cap and see if the others still work.... its to be removed permanently as need the wall space... i still have 3 more rads on the boat and its a webasto boiler so hopefully will put less strain on the system .... cheers Which is worse for the webasto as it will cycle more and soot up more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGoat Posted March 14, 2022 Report Share Posted March 14, 2022 26 minutes ago, Tonka said: Which is worse for the webasto as it will cycle more and soot up more I have four large panel radiators and a domestic sized cauliflower on our boat and the Mikuni splutter still hunts. (somebody will translate...) Particularly on boats, if is ain't broke - don't fix it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted March 14, 2022 Report Share Posted March 14, 2022 2 hours ago, Tony Brooks said: Normally where all the radiators are in parallel you just cap the stub pipes or use the radiator valve and lock shield valve to isolate it. However if by some chance they are in series then for the rest to work you need to link the two stubs. As the first boat we had was, no I didn't plumb it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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