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Irish central heating radiator fittings...

  • 21-06-2011 6:57pm
    #1
    Villamore
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6 ✭


    I'm in England at present and heading over to Ireland to sort my house out. One major job is to fit a number of new central heating radiators I have just bought in England but I have been told by some friends that the fittings in some areas of Ireland are different to the UK sizes. It's for a house in Cavan where the neighbouring house owners said they couldn't easily use the radiators bought in the North.

    Would anyone know if this is correct and, if so, is there an easy way to get around this; can I buy fittings that convert the radiator connections from UK to Irish sizes or should I just take the radiators back and buy them in Ireland?

    I originally posted this in the DIY forum - wrong one, I'm guessing.


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  • #2
    Billy Bunting
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,842 ✭✭✭Billy Bunting


    Your English rads will fit here, its just English fitting that differ, Imperal here Metric there.


  • #3
    Villamore
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6 ✭Villamore


    Good news, thank you. So, they're exactly the same size, just that we use a different measurements? I was told the Irish pipes are 1/2" which is 14.7mm but UK ones are 15mm but I have just read an old forum conversation that ends up saying English ones will be ok (I think).

    "A 1/2" pipe will fit into a 15mm fitting, but a 15mm pipe won't fit into a 1/2 fitting." ...http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055358896

    Here's hoping.


  • #4
    Billy Bunting
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,842 ✭✭✭Billy Bunting


    You fit your rad and its connections are 1/2" (English or Irish) you fit a irish rad valve and connect irish pipes, job done.


  • #5
    Villamore
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6 ✭Villamore


    Thanks for this, looks like I might save a small fortune.


  • #6
    wush06
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 694 ✭✭✭wush06


    Villamore wrote: »
    I'm in England at present and heading over to Ireland to sort my house out. One major job is to fit a number of new central heating radiators I have just bought in England but I have been told by some friends that the fittings in some areas of Ireland are different to the UK sizes. It's for a house in Cavan where the neighbouring house owners said they couldn't easily use the radiators bought in the North.

    Would anyone know if this is correct and, if so, is there an easy way to get around this; can I buy fittings that convert the radiator connections from UK to Irish sizes or should I just take the radiators back and buy them in Ireland?

    I originally posted this in the DIY forum - wrong one, I'm guessing.

    Hey villamore im looking on getting some new rads myself. Can i ask why you got them in england and what sort of price difference there is. Do you have any links to where you got yours.

    Thanks wush06


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  • #7
    Solnskaya
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,463 ✭✭✭Solnskaya


    just buy your fittings in an irish B&Q, they're all british standard


  • #8
    dathi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,422 ✭✭✭dathi


    you can use your English rads and rad valves here just buy a bag of half inch olives here in ireland and swap the 15mm olives for half inch ones. job done


  • #9
    Villamore
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6 ✭Villamore


    Wush06, I went to Wickes (wickes.co.uk) to buy them as they were good value. The amount I was being quoted when I rang a few places in Ireland was around €15 - €40 more per radiator. B&Q Ireland's website isn't like the UK one - you can't see what products they have and what prices unfortunately so it's difficult to see online how much companies charge in Ireland.

    Thank you Solnskaya and Dathi for your advice.


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