{"title":"Modern Radiator Valves","description":"\u003cp\u003eModern 15mm radiator valves supplied in matching pairs, in chrome, anthracite grey, textured grey, matt black, white, white and chrome, brushed brass and brushed nickel. Clean cylindrical bodies and low-profile heads designed to disappear under a designer radiator rather than announce themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eValves are sold in pairs because a radiator needs two: one to control the flow and one lockshield to balance the return. What decides which pair you buy is the pipe geometry — angled for pipes coming out of the wall, straight for pipes coming up from the floor into the side, corner for pipes from the floor turning into the back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eChoosing valve shape\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAngled\u003c\/strong\u003e — pipework comes out of the wall and turns down into the radiator.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStraight\u003c\/strong\u003e — pipework comes up from the floor in line with the valve.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCorner\u003c\/strong\u003e — pipework comes up from the floor and turns back into the radiator tails.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll are 15mm, the UK standard for domestic copper pipework.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMatch the valve finish to the radiator, not to the taps — they sit together visually.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso in this range: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/radiator-valves\"\u003eall radiator valves\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/thermostatic-radiator-valves\"\u003ethermostatic valves\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/angled-radiator-valves\"\u003eangled valves\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/straight-radiator-valves\"\u003estraight valves\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat is the difference between a manual valve and a TRV?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA manual valve is a tap — you set the flow by hand and it stays there. A thermostatic valve (TRV) senses room temperature and throttles the flow to hold it, so the radiator backs off once the room is warm. Most rooms benefit from a TRV; the room with your main thermostat should keep manual valves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDo I need angled, straight or corner valves?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt depends entirely on where your pipes arrive. Pipes out of the wall need angled; pipes up from the floor in line with the tails need straight; pipes up from the floor behind the radiator need corner. Look at the existing valves before ordering.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/tilesparadiseuk.com\/collections\/modern-radiator-valves.oembed","provider":"TILES Paradise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}