Running radiator pipes through the wall

ULMarc

What's the neatest way to supply a radiator through the wall? I'm thinking a 90 degree compression elbow below the valve, matching the style of the valve. Could that look a bit cluttered and would it be tidier to do the elbow in copper? Or is there any other approach to doing it I'm not familiar with?

I was hoping to find a few examples around here, but it doesn't seem to be as common as I had thought.

GreeBo

A copper fitting on a copper pipe will look the least intrusive, but copper will tarnish also, so people often use stainless/chrome wraps around them, but these also dont look great alongside an elbow.

You also often see people use 90* valves in stainless for towel radiators, you wouldnt really want to have an elbow AND a valve.

Sleeper12

Soldered elbow on copper pipe is best practice. Nothing else will look as good as this. Copper pipe & elbow will age & become the exact same color. Anything else will look like a botched, amateur, job imo.

It would be worth paying a plumber to solder pipe each side of the elbow if you can't solder it yourself. You can finish the job yourself then & it will look like a truly professional job

ULMarc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120334932#Comment_120334932

Yeah, I can make up the copper myself. I was just trying to plan how to go about it in a way I won't get myself caught out.

I had been considering rotating the valves and taking the pipe straight to them, forgoing the elbow. But I'm imaging that the short throw to the wall wouldn't offer great flexibility for then hanging the rad and connecting up. Or am I overthinking that?

I had considered one of those wall plates behind the rad too. But, to me, the plastic pipe from them looks untidy.

Sleeper12

From a plumbers point of view plastic or plex pipe should never be used where it can be seen. Always copper. Even a heating system with plex under the floor should always have copper above the floor going to the rad.