This is plasterboard or something with a void about an inch back

This is the wall plug

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The hole here is actually so big that the wall plug would fall through into the void if I put it back

I can't move the radiator up or down or left or right because it is fixed and even if I knew how to disconnect it I wouldn't want to spill black water everywhere and ruin the carpet, so I am thinking I should use the same holes but get a bigger plug

What about the plastic ones for plasterboard that sort of butterfly out when you fix them in?

  • Tippon@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    6 months ago

    I can't move the radiator up or down or left or right because it is fixed and even if I knew how to disconnect it I wouldn't want to spill black water everywhere and ruin the carpet, so I am thinking I should use the same holes but get a bigger plug

    How are you planning to get the new plug in, and screw into it? There's not a lot of room behind a radiator.

    I'm in a similar situation, but my radiator isn't hooked onto the bracket. There's not enough give in the pipe to lift it back on (it turns out that I hired a bad plumber over a decade ago, but that's another story).

    I've had a plumber to have a look, and he's said that the system is going to have to be drained and the pipe cut, to make enough room to lift the radiator onto the bracket. I would imagine that you'd need more room to get a screwdriver in and reattach the bracket, or lift the radiator onto the screw.

    I hope I'm wrong, but that looks like it could be a bigger job than you'd expect.

    • idkmybffjoeysteel [he/him]
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      6 months ago

      Well I can move it about just one end is fixed so if I drilled new holes I would be extremely limited for where if the drill would even fit and it might be wonky from one side

      Should be plenty of room for me to fit a plug though so wish me luck, on my way back from the hardware store now

      • Tippon@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        6 months ago

        Good luck, I hope it works :)

        P.S. I've just remembered that you can get a socket screwdriver that works like a spanner / wrench. It has a handle like a wrench, but the end is turned 90 degrees, and holds a screwdriver bit. It's ratcheted, so will fit into a narrow space and still work. It could work for both our situations :)

        • idkmybffjoeysteel [he/him]
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          6 months ago

          Oh that would help

          So I just put a wall plug in for now, could only reach to do the two at the top and the depth was a bit too long so not ideal (need to do it again with a shorter one) but at least it is done and I can forget about it for now