Plinth radiators-any good?

[rayburner]

Contemplating fitting a plinth radiator in the kitchen are they any good?
Does the fan switch on automatically when it sees heat?
Can the fan be linked to a room stat to switch off the fan ?

 

[simond]

Yes
Yes
Yes

Smiths Environmental makes the best ones. www.smiths-env.com

 

[OLLIE20]

Never fitted one, only ever go to them when they arent working poperly, usually full of sludge, makesure you have a clean system, they have small water ways

 

[rayburner]

I'm going to plumb it in before the MZV as a bypass for the CH pump as things get noisy when the valve closes due to pump over run.

 

[simond]

I wouldn't do that.

The heat sink of these things is equiv to a couple of rads.

Use a bypass like we all do.

 

[rayburner]

The heatsink was my only concern but I figured that if the fan wasn't on( room stat control) then heatsink would be minimal. My system does have a bypass valve already but the pump still groans when the MZV closes and if I adjust the valve too much then no hot water

 

[simond]

If you put the plinth heater in place of the bypass you can kiss goodbye to your HW then.

 

[rayburner]

Uhm
I'm not sure whats going on with this bypass as previously the system had a massive radiator fitted in the kitchen as heat soak which was removed by mistake when the cylinder and pipes were moved-hot water has always worked OK even with this