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Leak in hidden central heating pipe

Posted by Terry Aylward, on
I have a leak in a central heating pipe which is under a tiled bathroom floor, this pipe feeds a heated towel rad which is the last on the line, rather than ripping the bathroom floor up could I just permanently remove the towel rad and blank off the pipe leading from the radiator that feeds the towel rad Thank you
James Reeder-Smith

James Reeder-Smith

This will depend if the bathroom radiator is set up as the heat sink/link radiator in the system - there must always be one radiator that is permanently on and links the flow and return of the system to protect the whole system in case all other rads are turned off and the heating tries to run. If this radiator is that one then no it should not be removed and capped, you will need to make another radiator the heat sink and ensure it never gets turned off (removed TRVs etc) to protect the system. once this is done yes you can cap the pipes and remove it (although you will end up with a colder bathroom).

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