THE OLD RADIATOR COMPANY

Are the old Victorian and School Cast Iron Radiators compatible with modern central heating systems?

Yes, all our cast iron radiators are compatible with modern central heating systems.
On ordering, we will discuss with you the position and size of the valves you require, either 15mm or 22mm. Just leave the rest to us.

What colour(s) can we have?

Any colour you like, including the Farrow and Ball range and Ardenbrite Paints in metallic effects.  We are able to send you either a colour chart or a swatch to so that you can match colours with your decor.

What size do the radiators come in?

The radiators come in various heights and widths. The lowest is 12 inches (300mm) and tallest 45 inches (1125mm), with any length between 7 inches(175mm), to whatever length you need.

How do I work out what size I need ?

Let us know what room size you have and we can work out the heat output (btu / watts) you require.  For example, a 12 foot (3.7metre) square room requires approx 5000 btu, or if you have a gap for the radiator to go into then give us that size and we can give you a radiator with the max output for the space.

We require a number of old radiators that match is that possible?

With a stock of around 3,000 radiators, we are able to match radiators for either size or style. For example we have just completed a contract to supply 67 radiators in the same style.

How do you restore the old Victorian and school radiators?

Firstly we remove any old fittings and then flush the old radiator out.  They are then sand blasted.  After sandblasting we fit new reducing bushes to fit the valves you have chosen and then we pressure test to 4-bar pressure, your normal central heating system is about 2 bar. After we have checked the seals on the bleed and gaskets, we then either spray paint or hand polish the radiator.

Do you deliver?

We can deliver to anywhere in the World, but our own driver will deliver by lorry to anywhere on mainland UK for £95.00+vat.  For other destinations beyond mainland UK we will give you a quotation.

We have existing old Victorian or school / hospital radiators we would like to have restored can you do this?

Yes we can. Ask us for a  quotation.

Does it require a specialist plumber to install the old radiators?

 No.  Any plumber will be able to install our radiators as they come ready with all the right metric fittings in all the right places.

Is all your stock shown on the web site?

By no means.  We could not keep our website up-to-date fast enough with our constantly changing stock.  Our website pages show photographs of the most popular ranges of cast iron radiators.  We are able to source many unusual, ornate and one-off cast iron radiators which never actually make it onto our website.  We hope to expand our range of photographs so that you can see the true variation of radiators that we do stock.