Heating / pluming question,
08-05-2008, 02:37 PM
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Heating / pluming question,
Can any heating engineers help me out here, i'm looking to replace a standard double radiator with a vertical one, But i wanted to know if there was a way of find out the heat output in BTU's of the old unit, as there is so much price difference as the BTU's go up.
I don't want to spend a load on a rad that will over power the room but again i don't want to get one that isn't good enough.
Also if anyone knows a good place to buy from that would be great just looked in b&q and on the net so far.
Will be very greatfull of any help,
cheers steve.
I don't want to spend a load on a rad that will over power the room but again i don't want to get one that isn't good enough.
Also if anyone knows a good place to buy from that would be great just looked in b&q and on the net so far.
Will be very greatfull of any help,
cheers steve.
08-05-2008, 06:28 PM
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As a rough guess, its around 4500 BTU's that youve got, if your going for a fancy pancy decortive(sp) rad type thingy (as you can tell im not that keen on them) get one that has a greater BTU output than your original as some are more decortive(sp) than displacing the heat.
08-05-2008, 06:43 PM
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water comes out when you open the bleed screw
but i think because it's the highest rad in the house that's probably why
it doesn't affect the amount of heat generated, it's just that the top bit just never gets warm no matter what we do
and i know that warm water should rise and the ocld water should go to the bottom, but
but i think because it's the highest rad in the house that's probably why
it doesn't affect the amount of heat generated, it's just that the top bit just never gets warm no matter what we do
and i know that warm water should rise and the ocld water should go to the bottom, but
08-05-2008, 06:47 PM
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water comes out when you open the bleed screw
but i think because it's the highest rad in the house that's probably why
it doesn't affect the amount of heat generated, it's just that the top bit just never gets warm no matter what we do
and i know that warm water should rise and the ocld water should go to the bottom, but
but i think because it's the highest rad in the house that's probably why
it doesn't affect the amount of heat generated, it's just that the top bit just never gets warm no matter what we do
and i know that warm water should rise and the ocld water should go to the bottom, but
08-05-2008, 06:48 PM
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Sounds like the rad/s want balancing in a little better around the house,
If you slow down one of the rad valves (of the less hot rad) at one end does the rad get hotter at the top?, or if you turn off a couple of rads from around your house completely does the rad get hot now?
If so the system wants balancing in
Sounds like the rad/s want balancing in a little better around the house,
If you slow down one of the rad valves (of the less hot rad) at one end does the rad get hotter at the top?, or if you turn off a couple of rads from around your house completely does the rad get hot now?
If so the system wants balancing in
you self employed or work for a firm?
08-05-2008, 06:56 PM
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As a rough guess, its around 4500 BTU's that youve got, if your going for a fancy pancy decortive(sp) rad type thingy (as you can tell im not that keen on them) get one that has a greater BTU output than your original as some are more decortive(sp) than displacing the heat.
Thanks for the advice steve,
08-05-2008, 10:27 PM
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