Hi there,
We are modernising my son's bedroom and one of the things we are doing is replacing and relocating the old radiator.
Due to the room layout it would be really useful if we could install a slim, vertical radiator to one side of the window rather than putting the new radiator back under the window (as it is currently). This would give us a lot more usable wall space and would make it easier to place beds and desks and things in the room.
a) Are vertical radiators ok? I'd heard that it is better to have a radiator under a window as the cold air from the window helps carry the heat into the room by convection or something? Does this mean that a vertical radiator (BTU values aside) will always do a poorer job of heating a room?
b) Are vertical radiators suitable for use in microbore installations (our sysytem is currently microbore)?
c) Some of the vertical rads we've seen are made from aluminium and I've read that they require a different inhibitor to normal rads. Does this mean all the rads in your system need to be aluminium? Or is it ok to have some aluminium, some normal?
Any quick opinions/thoughts would be most welcomed as Homebase has 10% off today and one of the radiators I'm eyeing up is their Venezia Radiator.
Cheers,
Andy.T
We are modernising my son's bedroom and one of the things we are doing is replacing and relocating the old radiator.
Due to the room layout it would be really useful if we could install a slim, vertical radiator to one side of the window rather than putting the new radiator back under the window (as it is currently). This would give us a lot more usable wall space and would make it easier to place beds and desks and things in the room.
a) Are vertical radiators ok? I'd heard that it is better to have a radiator under a window as the cold air from the window helps carry the heat into the room by convection or something? Does this mean that a vertical radiator (BTU values aside) will always do a poorer job of heating a room?
b) Are vertical radiators suitable for use in microbore installations (our sysytem is currently microbore)?
c) Some of the vertical rads we've seen are made from aluminium and I've read that they require a different inhibitor to normal rads. Does this mean all the rads in your system need to be aluminium? Or is it ok to have some aluminium, some normal?
Any quick opinions/thoughts would be most welcomed as Homebase has 10% off today and one of the radiators I'm eyeing up is their Venezia Radiator.
Cheers,
Andy.T