RADS NOT GETTING HOT ENOUGH!!

[dilalio]

Balancing?

 

[Agile]

Ever considered why rad manufacturers like Stelrad for example, still use both kW and btus?

Its to help the old people who cannot keep up to date with the current units!

[ By the way BTUs should be written in capitals. Stands for British Thermal Units and dates back to early steam days! ]

 

[vulcancontinental]

Radiators have been rated in kW since 1980.

Never understand why some people still think in BTU.

Tony

Perhaps they use BTU's because the letters represent British Thermal Units and we're in Britain. Scheesh!

 

[Jackrae]

Ever considered why rad manufacturers like Stelrad for example, still use both kW and btus?

Its to help the old people who cannot keep up to date with the current units!

[ By the way BTUs should be written in capitals. Stands for British Thermal Units and dates back to early steam days! ]

From an engineering point of view the BTU is defined with respect to heat transfer in relation to mass and temperature rise in a specific time.
The watt is defined with respect to electrical systems and is with respect to the joule in relation to time. However the joule is only related to heat transfer via a numerical correction factor so the watt definition of a boiler is somewhat of a "bastard" unit whereas the ancient BTU is a direct unit of relationship.
New or IS units aren't necessarily better

 

[Steelmasons]

Agile , considering you haven't been in this trade very long then I can understand you not being familiar with BTU's as opposed to Watts.

 

[Dan Robinson]

Blimey - I still convert back to BTU daily. Had to gas rate an e-Type the other week

 

[45yearsagasman]

Ever considered why rad manufacturers like Stelrad for example, still use both kW and btus?

Its to help the old people who cannot keep up to date with the current units!

[ By the way BTUs should be written in capitals. Stands for British Thermal Units and dates back to early steam days! ]

You talk the biggest load of **** for a top 100 gas man. Very amusing though.

 

[Agile]

But it is a very useful situation to rate all gas and electricity appliances with the same unit of a kW.

Saves having to keep converting them.

About time this country properly converted from using the old miles and feet and even worse the pounds and stone!

Inhabited by dinosaurs who cannot embrace new thinking.

 

[45yearsagasman]

The BTU (you ok with capitals?) is still very relevant, and that's why it's still widely used. Maybe not in your world, but to proper gas men it's acceptable.

 

[Dan Robinson]

It's used in all sorts all around the world. As are many imperial units.


It's used for a reason. Not least, often being more accurate.

 

[dilalio]

But it is a very useful situation to rate all gas and electricity appliances with the same unit of a kW.

Saves having to keep converting them.

About time this country properly converted from using the old miles and feet and even worse the pounds and stone!

Inhabited by dinosaurs who cannot embrace new thinking.

Like a "pint" or two by any chance Tony?

 

[Jackrae]

With so many units expressed as "atmospheres", I think the guys down at ISO head-office did a good job of determining 1 amtosphere = 0.101325 Megapascals (101,325 Pascals)

Just about as daft and non-intuitive as :

3 football pitches
10 double decker buses and
"the size of Wales"

 

[dilalio]

Don't forget "a gnat's cock"!

 

[Wonfor]

Thanks for all your replies (including the funny ones! )


I just teed off of a couple of 15mm's I found going to and from the kitchen rad.

That's probably the issue.

Any chance you can tell me "the issue"? ......pretty please!

 

[Wonfor]

And back to the original post?............

I'm still nowhere nearer to solving the problem.