What Valves do I need with my Radiator

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What Valves do I need with my Radiator

 

This is a popular question that we get asked at Qbic Heating and it can be difficult to understand if it's not something you've had to purchase previously so we have put together a little bit of information to help you make the right choice.

Radiator Valves are needed to connect any radiator to your central heating system and the type of radiator valve you will need is dependent on the position of the radiator valve inlets that your new radiator requires and the position of the central heating supply flow and return pipes that your radiator feeds off.

Once you have this information then you can start to look at the types of valve that you need.

There are a couple of different types of valves on the market

Manual Radiator Valves

These valves quite simply work like a tap, you can turn the top of the valve to allow more or less water into you radiator.

 

Thermostatic Radiator Valves (also known as TRV Valves)

These Valves give you more control and also help to reduce your heating bills and we all like to save where we can!

They control the amount of water that enters your radiator and unlike the manual valves they can self regulate. They take into account the room temperature and ensure that it works towards a maximum room temperature.

 

Lockshield Valves

These valves regulate the amount of water flowing out of the radiators into the return pipes which helps to ensure water is evenly distributed across all radiators in your property providing an even heat throughout.

 

 

So now you know what types of valves there are and your one step closer to getting the right ones for your radiator.

The next step is to decide if they need to be straight, angled or corner and this mainly depends on your pipework.

Straight Radiator Valves

 

As you can see from the image the valves will join the radiator to the central heating pipework in a straight, horizontal line. The pipework will come from the floor.

Angled Radiator Valves

 

These valves allow you to join the central heating pipework to the radiator at an angle. The radiator valve has a 90 degree bend in it so that the valve inlet can be met in either a horizontal or a vertical position. The pipe work comes from the wall.

Corner Radiator Valves

 

The benefit of using corner valves when pipe work is coming from the wall is that the radiator head will be pointing upwards and will not increase the overall depth of your radiator.

So now you have all the information you need to purchase your new valves but if your still not sure then one of our friendly sales team will be able to help answer any of your questions.