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Re: Radiator
You could try
Brian and son radiators in tunbridge wells
165A Camden Rd, Tunbridge Wells TN1 2RF
01892 544635
he doesnt have a website as far as I know,
his shop is down a small ally way a couple of doors away from the pub on the corner of the road, (its easy to miss) the ally not the pub.......
I've used him several times and not had any issues,
Steve
Brian and son radiators in tunbridge wells
165A Camden Rd, Tunbridge Wells TN1 2RF
01892 544635
he doesnt have a website as far as I know,
his shop is down a small ally way a couple of doors away from the pub on the corner of the road, (its easy to miss) the ally not the pub.......
I've used him several times and not had any issues,
Steve
Re: Radiator
OK thanks for your help. Swampy
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Re: Radiator
Can I ask how easy it is to re-solder the fan guard to the rad? Mine fell off a while back. Someone told me that there is a risk of damaging the rad but surely they were soldered on without issue in the first place?
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I am not sure on this but if the risk is heat transfer and other solder joints letting go then you could always use the plumbing trick of using wet rags to keep other areas cool.myoldjalopy wrote: ↑Thu Aug 03, 2023 6:09 pm Can I ask how easy it is to re-solder the fan guard to the rad? Mine fell off a while back. Someone told me that there is a risk of damaging the rad but surely they were soldered on without issue in the first place?
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The secret is to keep the heat localised and not take ages dong it. The Guard is several inches away from any actual joints. You can have that heated up and job done before any significant heat is transferred to the nearest joints.myoldjalopy wrote: ↑Thu Aug 03, 2023 6:09 pm Can I ask how easy it is to re-solder the fan guard to the rad? Mine fell off a while back. Someone told me that there is a risk of damaging the rad but surely they were soldered on without issue in the first place?
The thing is, have you ever used a gas torch to solder before, like a bit of home plumbing?
Joining surfaces cleaned up and flux applied to stop them tarnishing while heating is very important.
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Re: Radiator
Would advise watching a soldering video as not as straight forward as I thought
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If you have experience soldering plumbing you should be ok. The surfaces must be perfectly clean, then fluxed or the solder will not flow properly. Check the melting point of any solder you buy because you do not want too high a melting point.
Or of course, you could treat your radiator to a professional repair.......
Or of course, you could treat your radiator to a professional repair.......
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Might also make sense to practise on a bit of scrap metal first.
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Fill the radiator with water? No solder joints would exceed 100 degrees Celsius until no water was in that section.
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That sounds like it makes sense....in any case, I would have to find someone to do it as I have no soldering equipment or experience in that regard.oliver90owner wrote: ↑Fri Aug 04, 2023 6:04 am Fill the radiator with water? No solder joints would exceed 100 degrees Celsius until no water was in that section.
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That sounds reasonable, I've done loads of home plumbing in the past and had a career in electrics, which included a lot of component soldering, so reasonably proficient at judging what's what.myoldjalopy wrote: ↑Fri Aug 04, 2023 11:26 amThat sounds like it makes sense....in any case, I would have to find someone to do it as I have no soldering equipment or experience in that regard.oliver90owner wrote: ↑Fri Aug 04, 2023 6:04 am Fill the radiator with water? No solder joints would exceed 100 degrees Celsius until no water was in that section.
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Afternoon all just got my radiator back today. Kent radiator in Higham cracking little place really helpful and great service