Custom Made Antique Radiators
Our bespoke radiator service allows you to design your radiator to your exact requirements – match your custom radiator to the current décor of your home living room, or perhaps the shade of your bathroom walls. All of our bespoke cast iron radiators to order are brand new, fully tested to BS EN442-1 & BS EN442-2 and built here in the UK with a manufacturer’s lifetime guarantee.
Our traditional radiators include decorative and vintage designs. For more information, contact us today.
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Building A DIY Cast Iron Radiator
If you’d like to build your DIY radiator at home, you can purchase Carron radiators in their component form from us.
![Showing The Carron 4 Column Victorian Radiator Components How DIY cast iron radiators are built]()
To build your DIY radiator, you'll need to:
- Ensure the radiator is sufficiently raised from the floor so the tool can be turned unhindered. Insert the two connectors, turning them a ¼ turn - the minimum amount to successfully hold the connectors in place. Note: each connector has a left-hand thread and a right hand thread.
![Showing A Carron Victorian Cast Iron Leg Section Traditional radiator leg section]()
- Place a gasket around each connector.
![Showing The Radiator Gaskets And Connectors Victorian radiator gaskets and connectors]()
- Offer up a section of your DIY radiator squarely, then turn the first connector a couple of turns so that one end of the section is secure, but loosely attached.
![Showing The Radiator Sections Being Put Together Putting Victorian style radiators together]()
- Repeat the procedure at the other end of the section. Tighten the connector a couple of turns at a time moving from one connector to the other until both are tight.
![Using The Radiator Tool To Build The Cast Iron Radiator Radiator tool for cast iron radiators]()
- For a radiator up to 16 sections long, two leg sections are normally required. For a 17 or 19 section long radiator, you will need 3 legs and for an 18 or 20 section you will need 4 legs.
For more information on building radiators, speak to a member of our team today.
Please ensure you read the following notes before fitting your valves:
When screwing the valve tail into the bush, turn it so that it's finger tight. Next, using a spanner, turn it till there is only moderate resistance.
Using a 4” (100mm) spanner it is difficult to over tighten. However, when using a 8” spanner it can be easy to over tighten and crack the bush.
Ensure that a thread sealant is applied to the valve tail threads to get a water tight seal. Sealants are usually available from your plumbers, however, PTFE tape is an acceptable alternative.
Normally, it's not necessary to unscrew the bushes, but if for any reason you do, retighten them gently, enough only to create a good seal.
Please note that 18” Stilsons should not be used. The torque from an 8” adjustable spanner is more than enough to create a good seal.
For any more information on building radiators, please contact a member of our customer services team today.
![How To Build Carron Cast Iron Radiators Using a Tool How to build Carron cast iron radiators, using a cast iron radiator tool and gaskets. Instructions for DIY cast iron radiators, how to build them by hand]()
![Adding Radiator Sections On To Carron Cast Iron Radiator Showing how to build traditional cast iron radiators using a tool and radiator gaskets. Online instructions for building Carron cast iron radiators by hand]()
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![Carron Hand Burnished Finish Cast Iron Radiators Traditional radiators from UKAA]()
Specialised Carron Cast Iron Radiator Finishes
We are proud stockists of high-quality antique radiators in a range of standard and specialised finishes:
Artisan Finishes: Hand Burnished, Satin Polished, Bare Metal, Highlight, Antiqued and Vintage Copper.
Hand Gilded: Aburstig, Gold Leaf and Verdigris, Gold Leaf Aged Black and Gold Leaf Italian Aged Red.
Specialist Patina Finishes: Antiqued Eating Room Red, Antiqued French Grey, Antiqued Hammered Gold, Antiqued Parchment White, Antiqued Pastel Colours, Antiqued Silver and Vintage Copper.
![Carron Radiator in Antiqued Hammered Gold Antiqued Hammered Gold radiator paint]()
Roberson Metallic Paint Finishes: Classic Gold, Steel Grey, Graphite, Imperial Gold, Yellow Gold, Warm Platinum, Victorian Gold, Resaissance Gold, Silver, Silver Verde, Silver Blush, Royal Gold, Rich Gold, Regency Gold, Classic Gold, Pale Gold, Pewter, Old Silver, Fine Gold, Platinum, Autumn Gold, Baroque and Brass.
Our Bespoke Carron radiators include the following styles:
Verona Daisy Victorian Rococo Cromwell Dragonfly Thistle Princess Churchill Antoinette Orleans Tuscany Liberty Chelsea Eton Peerless Ribbon Duchess
French Grey:
Painting Cast Iron Radiators
Our reclaimed radiators can be bought in a variety of different colours or finishes, or individually stylised to your specific requirements. Whether painted or sprayed, we aim to accurately match the detailing and décor of your home. Paint should be suitable for metal, but there are no other requirements for the type of paint you choose.
At UKAA, our specialists are happy to paint your radiator on your behalf.
View our videos on how we paint and assemble our traditional radiators:
Testing Our Cast Iron Radiators
We are committed to producing high-quality reclaimed radiators for our customers. All radiators are put through their paces to ensure that they offer optimum performance.
Prior to dispatch, we conduct pressure tests on every radiator. We’ll set the pressure to 8 bars over a 24-hour period, much higher than it will encounter in regular use.
Delivery Services
With our worldwide shipping service available for all of our cast iron radiators and accessories, we are experienced at handling, packing and shipping the most delicate of items to your door safely. We use a variety of methods to get the goods to you – from postal services and couriers to pallet networks and international delivery services, all our shipping services are fully insured and tracked.
For the delivery of our smaller items such as radiator valves and wall stays, we use both Royal Mail and all major small parcel companies including UPS, Fedex and more.
For our cast iron radiator deliveries, we use the pallet network system. This allows us to deliver up to 50 sections of radiators per pallet. Should your radiator suffer any damage during positioning, then we can supply touch up pots of paint free of charge.
Delivery Days
We can organise our delivery to be on a weekday to suit you between 8:30am and 5:30pm. Saturday delivery and pre 12pm delivery can be arranged at an extra cost. For all radiators, next day delivery is available.
International Delivery
For Europe and the rest of the world, we use a professional shipping and packing service to deliver our radiators, which is fully insured and tracked. Shipping can be arranged direct to your door or to your nearest port. For a shipping quote or more information about delivery, contact us.
The images below show how radiators are packed at the Carron Factory. This pallet has one large radiator on it - just awaiting the final wrapping.
Each radiator is labelled with the radiator style, finish and the weight.
![Carron Cast Iron Radiators Weights When Packaged Victorian radiator packaging includes weight from UKAA]()
![Carron Cast Iron Radiator On a Pallet Ready For Delivery Reclaimed Radiator delivery from UKAA]()
The two images below show radiator delivery with a manually operated pallet truck. The driver will lower your pallet to the floor using the tail lift. The driver will then use the pump truck similar to the one below (please note this pump truck which is designed to carry heavy loads will only operate on a smooth surface i.e. tarmac) to your kerbside.
![Showing How Cast Iron Radiators are Delivered New and reclaimed cast iron radiators delivery]()
![How Carron Cast Iron Radiators are Delivered Traditional Radiator delivery from UKAA]()
![How to Lift A Carron Cast Iron Radiator How to lift a cast iron radiator]()
Balancing Radiators
To ensure an even distribution of the hot water to the radiators in a system, you’ll need to balance your radiator. This is achieved by using the lockshield valve on each radiator to regulate the flow of water. By partially closing these valves, the radiators nearest to the pump can be restricted more than those further away.
How to balance radiators
- Turn your central heating off well in advance before attempting to balance your radiator so that the water can cool. For the best result, bleed your radiators beforehand.
- Locate the lockshield and control valve on the radiator. Remove the cover of the lockshield and open both valves on all radiators.
- Turn the central heating back off – as water flows from one main pipe, heating the radiators together, balance them in the order in which they heat up.
- Fit the thermometers to the flow and return. Turn off the lockshield valve and open again gradually until the difference between is approximately 20 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Repeat this process on all radiators to complete balancing. The final radiator may require the lockshield valve to be left open.
For more information about balancing your cast iron radiator from UKAA, contact us.
Radiator BTU Outputs
Since all radiators can hold different amounts of water, our cast iron radiators give out a differing amount of heat (measured in BTUs and Watts) depending on the style. Our BTU calculator will help you to understand your radiator output.
DESCRIPTION | CODE | SECTION HEIGHT MM | DELTA 50 WATTS | DELTA 60 WATTS | DELTA 50 BTU’S | DELTA 60 BTU’S |
ANTOINETTE | LD180/LD181 | 985 | 125 | 158 | 425 | 538 |
CHELSEA | LD063/LD064 | 675 | 99 | 125 | 338 | 426 |
CHURCHILL | LD080/LD081 | 670 | 126 | 156 | 431 | 532 |
CHURCHILL | LD082/LD083 | 975 | 173 | 221 | 591 | 755 |
CROMWELL | JJC047/JJC048 | 485 | 51 | 64 | 175 | 220 |
CROMWELL | JJC045/JJC046 | 635 | 69 | 86 | 234 | 294 |
CROMWELL | JJC049/JJC050 | 780 | 87 | 109 | 295 | 372 |
DAISY | LD053/LD054 | 595 | 79 | 99 | 270 | 338 |
DAISY | LD028/LD029 | 780 | 106 | 134 | 362 | 456 |
DAISY | LD024/LD025 | 975 | 132 | 168 | 451 | 572 |
DECO | TBK048/TBK049 | 795 | 78 | 99 | 267 | 337 |
DECO | TBK050/TBK051 | 585 | 59 | 74 | 202 | 253 |
DRAGONFLY | TBK046/TBK047 | 790 | 136 | 169 | 462 | 578 |
DUCHESS 4 COLUMN | JJC055/TBK056 | 330 | 84 | 105 | 286 | 357 |
DUCHESS | LD042/LD043 | 590 | 87 | 110 | 298 | 375 |
DUCHESS | LD040/LD041 | 785 | 112 | 141 | 382 | 481 |
ETON | JJC082/JJC083 | 480 | 53 | 68 | 182 | 231 |
ETON | JJC080/JJC081 | 620 | 66 | 83 | 226 | 283 |
ETON | JJC043/JJC044 | 770 | 80 | 100 | 272 | 343 |
ETON NARROW | JJC053/JJC054 | 765 | 51 | 64 | 173 | 218 |
JOHN KING | JJC076/JJC077 | 780 | 102 | 130 | 347 | 442 |
LIBERTY 1 COLUMN | TBK044/TBK045 | 645 | 88 | 110 | 300 | 374 |
LIBERTY 2 COLUMN | TBK042/TBK043 | 865 | 157 | 201 | 537 | 685 |
ORLEANS | LD034/LD035 | 980 | 137 | 174 | 468 | 593 |
ORNATE | JJC068/JJC069 | 940 | 134 | 171 | 457 | 582 |
PEERLESS 2 COLUMN | LD202/LD203 | 550 | 83 | 104 | 284 | 355 |
PEERLESS 2 COLUMN | LD204/LD205 | 750 | 117 | 148 | 398 | 503 |
PRINCESS | LD070/LD071 | 460 | 50 | 62 | 171 | 213 |
PRINCESS | LD072/LD073 | 610 | 66 | 83 | 226 | 281 |
PRINCESS | LD092/LD093 | 795 | 92 | 116 | 315 | 397 |
RATHMELL | TBK067/TBK068 | 665 | 85 | 107 | 289 | 366 |
RIBBON 4 COLUMN | JJC064/JJC065 | 810 | 170 | 217 | 579 | 740 |
RIBBON | JJC014/JJC015 | 500 | 67 | 83 | 227 | 282 |
RIBBON | JJC001/JJC002 | 650 | 87 | 109 | 298 | 371 |
RIBBON | JJC010/JJC011 | 795 | 114 | 144 | 388 | 490 |
ROCOCO | LD036/LD037 | 950 | 96 | 120 | 329 | 410 |
ROCOCO | LD026/LD027 | 945 | 143 | 181 | 489 | 616 |
ROCOCO | JJC008/JJC009 | 460 | 85 | 106 | 289 | 362 |
ROCOCO | LD030/LD031 | 780 | 137 | 174 | 467 | 592 |
ROCOCO | LD032/LD033 | 810 | 159 | 202 | 542 | 688 |
ROCOCO | LD076/LD077 | 560 | 60 | 75 | 205 | 257 |
ROCOCO | LD088/LD089 | 660 | 69 | 87 | 237 | 297 |
ROCOCO | LD074/LD075 | 560 | 85 | 106 | 288 | 361 |
SCROLL | JJC072/JJC073 | 845 | 116 | 146 | 394 | 497 |
SLEEPING SWAN | JJC074/JJC075 | 775 | 130 | 164 | 443 | 558 |
THISTLE | JJC066/JJC067 | 785 | 131 | 166 | 446 | 565 |
TURIN | LD215/LD216 | 600 | 146 | 185 | 498 | 632 |
TUSCANY | TBK040/TBK041 | 765 | 109 | 137 | 372 | 468 |
VENETO | LD211/LD212 | 835 | 161 | 205 | 549 | 699 |
VERONA | LD005/LD006 | 800 | 112 | 143 | 384 | 488 |
VERONA | JJC051/JJC052 | 650 | 76 | 95 | 259 | 323 |
VERONA | JJC018/JJC019 | 940 | 126 | 160 | 429 | 547 |
VICTORIAN 2 COLUMN | LD183/LD184 | 615 | 45 | 57 | 153 | 194 |
VICTORIAN 3 COLUMN | TCR022/TCR023 | 735 | 83 | 105 | 283 | 359 |
VICTORIAN 4 COLUMN | JJC057/JJC058 | 325 | 41 | 51 | 139 | 175 |
VICTORIAN 4 COLUMN | LD060/LD061 | 460 | 54 | 68 | 185 | 232 |
VICTORIAN 4 COLUMN | LD015/LD016 | 660 | 77 | 97 | 261 | 330 |
VICTORIAN 4 COLUMN | LD011/LD012 | 760 | 90 | 113 | 306 | 386 |
VICTORIAN 4 COLUMN | LD013/LD014 | 810 | 104 | 132 | 355 | 451 |
VICTORIAN 6 COLUMN | LD213/LD214 | 365 | 64 | 75 | 217 | 257 |
VICTORIAN 6 COLUMN | JJC078/JJC079 | 625 | 105 | 135 | 360 | 460 |
VICTORIAN 6 COLUMN | LD078/LD079 | 920 | 164 | 189 | 559 | 644 |
VICTORIAN 6 COLUMN | LD208/LD209 | 740 | 129 | 165 | 440 | 561 |
VICTORIAN 9 COLUMN | LD009/LD010 | 330 | 97 | 123 | 332 | 418 |
We recommend the use of a radiator inhibitor (also known as a central heating inhibitor or heating system inhibitor), in conjunction with your radiator to preserve the life and health of your boiler. Radiator inhibitors act as a guard against the damaging effects of corrosion and lime scale, maintaining the energy efficiency of the boiler and extending system life.
We recommend using Fernox and Sentinel inhibitors. Quality, BuildCert approved inhibitors not only protect against corrosion, but ensure an efficient system minimising fuel bills and reducing carbon emissions too.
Ask your plumber for advice on the specific details on which inhibitor would be suitable for your home.
For any more information about radiator inhibitors, contact us.