New Radiator advice please.

[tony7]

Hi all, I pulled out the old and fitted all new in my bathroom earlier this year.

I got a new rad too and reading from my invoce, I have an Eon 1800 x 375 Double Vertical Radiator fitted and its useless, very little heat from it and BTW, it wasn't that heavy either, its Aluminium as far as i can tell.

The old rad I had fitted threw out more heat, it was a double about 700/800 wide and about 600 high.

My heating system is working perfect, all other rads are working great and there is no air in this new rad, I bleed it often, just in case there is.

Can you advise on something better, the Rad pipes are roughly 460 to centers.

Thanks in advance.

 

[oldbuffer]

Is it fitted the right way round? Must be flow in on the left, return out on the right.

 

[tony7]

Thanks, aye it is..... well as far as i know, Ive use the same plumber for years and his work is always perfect, How can I tell if it is fitted wrong? Thanks

The Rad is hot enough, even very warm to touch.

 

[cross thread]

Have you the instructions ? Some vertical rads have a baffle fitted and the flow has to be from the correct side

 

[tony7]

No, I dont have the instructions. Is there any way of telling?

I see this on another site.

https://www.phoenix-uk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/RA225-RA226-RA227-Eon-Double.pdf

 

[cross thread]

So the rad is hot? Thought it was not warming up,what’s the output of it as your old rad was Around 1.5 kw

 

[ianmcd]

did you just tee into the other rads pipes ?

 

[tony7]

So the rad is hot? Thought it was not warming up,what’s the output of it as your old rad was Around 1.5 kw

Sorry, I dont know.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

How can I tell if it is fitted wrong? Thanks

The pipe going in, which gets warm first, is the flow - easier to be sure when the heating starts up from cold.

 

[tony7]

did you just tee into the other rads pipes ?

I'm not sure what the plumber did, I wasnt there at the time.

When the rad is off and I then turn on the heat to it, can I tell when the pipes warm up what one is flow and return?

 

[tony7]

The pipe going in, which gets warm first, is the flow - easier to be sure when the heating starts up from cold.

Thanks, I was just wondering about that.

 

[ianmcd]

I'm not sure what the plumber did, I wasnt there at the time.

When the rad is off and I then turn on the heat to it, can I tell when the pipes warm up what one is flow and return?

the flow is the one that heats up first, turn one of the valves off at the existing rad and see if the new on now heats up

 

[tony7]

the flow is the one that heats up first, turn one of the valves off at the existing rad and see if the new on now heats up

OK, I will try that, the new rad heats up OK but it dosen't warm the bathroom up as much as the old rad I first had in.

I was thinking its because this new one is Aluminium.

 

[terryplumb]

Is it as hot to touch as all your other radiators ?

 

[ianmcd]

vertical designer rads never do