Column radiators

[tomsim]

Are colum radiators easy to hang. How are they usually bracketed?

 

[cross thread]

If fixing to a solid wall no problem,stud wall recommend installing wood batten’s

 

[Exedon]

A lot of wall hung ones are on 4 separate brackets
Can be 'interesting' to fix to dot and dab as well.

 

[tomsim]

What are the brackets like? Hooks?

 

[polesapart]

Usually hooks, yes.

 

[Madrab]

usually single or double hooks, size of rad dependent

 

[tomsim]

Thanks, what's the best way of setting them up to hang them? Bottom bracket first then place rad. on. Then mark top brackets?

 

[justigator]

Not a direct reply but the house I bought in 2019 had three column radiators. All useless. Last year I replaced two with ordinary horizontal rads and spent last winter much warmer and having used less gas. Only thing stopping me replacing the third is that it's on a plasterboard wall with unknown studwork, plumbing and wiring behind.

 

[Madrab]

1st one to agree with that. Columns are terrible at space heating. They work quite happily in small spaces as the radiant heat is more effective but they are useless at convection which is how larger space are more effectively warmed up.

A lot of clients match the output to their existing convecting radiator but then find their larger rooms are much colder, as the columns, unless they are way oversized, just can't heat the space as efficiently.

 

[monkeysballs]

and add to that most vertical rads are fancy rads with no surface area either so for their physical size they give out way less than a type 22. if you go vertical id go extruded aluminum as they tend to have alot more surface area as they can be in much finer shapes that steel rads

take this one 470x1800 double 7990 btu 2343W DT50 or 361mm2 per w

470mm x 1800mm Cariad Double Aluminium Anthracite Rad

The Cariad double Panel Vertical Aluminium radiator is lightweight has a low water content has super impressive btu outputs.

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and this larger steel one in 534x1800 6671btu 1953w DT50 410mm2 per w

Ultraheat Sofi Black Single Double Oval Vertical Radiators

Ultraheat emphasis is on performance across attractive radiators and towel rails. They are designed to fit with our customers needs offering value for money.

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even if you go up to the 534x2000 variant it still gives out less at 7808btu and 2286W 476mm2 per w