How to change heating radiators and not make a flood in the apartment

In life, many different problems happen, including with heating. In the apartment, the heating system consists of a riser, return, batteries and connections. Reasons for replacing heating radiators:

1. When the apartment is renovated.
2. Replacing leaking sections.
3. When fistulas formed in the carriages.
4. The desire to install new batteries.
5. When internal radiator cleaning is needed.

What you need to think about in advance:

1. By whom and when the work will be carried out.
2. Which batteries will be used.
3. Will the pipes that lead from the battery to the riser change.
4. How many sections are needed for each room.

Of course, replacing heating radiators is best in the summer. If it is necessary to carry out dismantling during the heating period, you will have to take permission from the Housing Office to block the common riser and leave the neighbors without heating for several hours. It can be difficult to conduct it yourself, as ZhEK insists on inviting its specialists for these works. Of course, the replacement of heating must be carried out by a qualified plumber. But if you have strong skills in packing threaded joints, welding polypropylene, threading, then you can do it yourself.

Due to the poor condition of the pipes, improper installation, damage to them due to high pressure, grounding of the battery current can break through. This leads to the risk of flooding your apartment and neighbors. In winter, it is especially dangerous when the water is too hot. Therefore, do not place beds near the battery to avoid burns.

When the battery is broken, you need:

1. See the breakthrough site. Drain the entire riser.
2. Report to the Housing Office or emergency service.
3. Place a basin and rags under the water leak.
4. Capture what is happening photo and video.
5. To draw up an act of flood of neighbors and causing damage.

How to remove a cast iron radiator:

1. Drain the water from the riser.
2. Using a wrench, unscrew the nut and locknut where the pipe is attached to the radiator.
3. Using a blowtorch, warm up poorly opening nuts. Cut off the drives. Weld new pipes to the pipes or replace the section in which there is a thread.
4. Drain and remove the radiator.
5. Wipe up spilled water quickly with a rag.

Dismantling the aluminum battery:

1. Free the riser from the water.
2. At the bottom of the radiator, screw in two plugs with a Phillips screwdriver so that water does not come out of it.
3. Place a basin under the battery.
4. Unscrew with a wrench its fastening to the pipe. Pour water into the basin.
5. Unscrew the plugs and drain the water.
6. Remove the battery from its mountings. Use a rag to wipe the floor.

The order of installation of the radiator:

1. Collect all parts of the radiator, lubricate the joints with water-repellent materials.
2. Put a tap to bleed air.
3. On the wall, mark the radiator fasteners. Hang strictly horizontally.
4. Using the level, install the mounting hardware. Hang up the battery. Check that it does not swing or move.
5. Connect the pipes to the battery.
6. Having opened the tap, start the heating system.
7. Carefully monitor the occurrence of leaks at the joints.

The quality of heat transfer in the entire apartment building, and not just in the apartment, depends on the literacy of the installation of radiators. High-quality and modern materials and responsible dismantling by a highly qualified plumber will serve as a guarantee of the safety of eliminating the flood in your apartment and the apartment of your neighbors.