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hardwood floor installation now radiator doesn't fit

I installed new 3/4 inch oak in one of my bedrooms. The original flooring was 1/4 inch. Now I am having difficulty re-attaching the radiator. Is there some type of an adapter I can purchase or should I sink the radiator into the new hardwood floor
. I will attempt to post a pic. Any help is appreciated.

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You don't have enough room for any combination of fittings that I can think of, and they can't go between the radiator and the valve anyway -- the valve and the spud in the radiator are a matched pair.
So. Next question is, what's underneath that floor? Can you gain access to the pipe below? Because if you can, your best bet is going to be to unscrew the vertical pipe from whatever is below, and put in a new one which is half an inch or so longer.
If that's not feasible, you just may have to sink the radiator into the floor.
Building superintendent/caretaker, 7200 sq. ft. historic house museum with dependencies in New England.
Hoffman Equipped System (all original except boiler), Weil-Mclain 580, 2.75 gph Carlin, Vapourstat 0.5 -- 6.0 ounces per square inch
Not sure what us below the floor. I think my best best is to sink the radiator into the floor
trainer for Caleffi NA
The magic is in hydronics, and hydronics is in me
Be warned spuds don''t always come out easily so you might end up having to replace the valve and spud or you could forget about a valve and pipe directly into the radiator.
Bob
Vaporstat with a 12oz cut-out and 4oz cut-in
3PSI gauge
The Supply house has these fittings, I have some in my shop, more than I'll ever use, if you come get them they are free. (PS I'm in NE
You don't have a lot of room on the other side so I would just get rid of the radiator valve and pipe it directly into the radiator with a union if I didn't use the pipe extender method.
I agree it might be best to have someone do this for you so you can get the heat back on.
Bob
Vaporstat with a 12oz cut-out and 4oz cut-in
3PSI gauge
I too suggest a plumber/steam person who might know about the extension coupling.
One place that has the extension coupling is Supplyhouse.com.
They are under black fittings, made by Ward, SKU FBEX3/4 for 3/4" pipe and SKUFBEX1 for 1"pipe.
It would be a simple fitting for a machine shop to build if you really want an exact piece. You may need a pro to remove that valve safely to add a piece.
trainer for Caleffi NA
The magic is in hydronics, and hydronics is in me
If you don't know what is directly below, find out.
You probably won't be able to de-thread the nipple out of the fitting under the floor. I've tried to remove nipples from 100 year old hot water systems without success; steam will be just as bad or worse.
If you are able to gain access under the floor, cut the pipe before the 90° bend, thread the end and use a union or coupling to fit a new 90° on.
If there's a cast iron 90° under the floor, you're in luck. You can beat it with a sledge hammer and it will fracture, split and fall away with pipe threads still intact. Screw a new cast iron 90° bend on the pipe, the new, longer vertical riser with valve and you're home. Make sure you use a good quality of pipe dope like Hernon Dripstop,
Sound easy? It isn't, but you don't want your house to look ugly, do you? And every time you walk by that radiator, you'll remember what you had to go through to make it look right.
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@Grallert - post is from 2 years ago...
> Not to hijack this thread but @Double D - Where did you get those pads from that are under the radiator feet in your picture?
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> Furniture pads. Try home depot or amazon.
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> @Grallert - post is from 2 years ago...
Repackaged as "Radiator floor protectors" i'd bet you could triple the price