Rad/Heating a Tiny Cloakroom

[Fenlander]

I have a cloakroom, (1.3m deep, 0.8m wide, 2.3m tall) and the heat calcs give a need of about 550BTU. It also has the boiler in this cloakroom wall mounted and I understand I may get about half of that heat radiated from the boiler.

So all I need in the way of heat input is about 250BTU. Even the smallest radiator or towel rail is double that but more important the area beside the toilet is so narrow the extra few inches elbow room taken by a rad will be noticeable.

I wondered if a length of 22mm copper pipe run floor to ceiling in one corner might give enough heat?

If something like this would work I guess it would need a valve in the pipe to control flow??

 

[stem]

How about a short length of skirting radiator you could fit a thermostat as you'll probably find the boiler is more than enough on its own in milder weather.

 

[Fenlander]

That's a good idea because that width taken up at low level is fine... haven't ever seen one fitted in a house but I'll look about the net and see who does them and get their heat info. Thanks.

 

[Fenlander]

OK I've looked and the 500mm one seems ideal... shame the two end caps double the price

What I can't quite understand is how you'd fit the rad valves as there are just 22mm copper tails from the rad??