TRV a bit close to the wall - any ideas please?

[shabbaranks]

Rad doesnt fit!!! Lol

Ah I thought you were referring to the rad that does fit and work - yeah rad doesnt fit on that wall true.

Will put it on the adjacent wall.

 

[shabbaranks]

No bother, just highlighting the fact that these rads are terrible for space heating, I take out loads of them and replace them for tall convectors, as these column ones can't heat the space properly. They work more by radiation rather than convecting.

Not into heating at all so did a little reading. Isnt the convection element on the rads the grid like running across the top?

 

[Madrab]

Grid running across the top? Not sure what you mean? Double vertical column rads have connector plates or bars top/middle/bottom to keep the columns welded together and allow flow through the column but that's all usually.

If you look down the middle of a classic white panelled K2 rad, you will see 2 sets of fins, these transfer the heat into the air stream that is channeled up the centre of the rad, this ensures good heat transfer into the air flow and enables those rads to work @ around 90% convection and 10% radiation, that's the most efficient way for radiators to heat up a space.

Column rads by contrast are only around 30% convection and 70% radiation, no matter what the manufacturers want you to believe. Therefore they are a lot less effective at heating the air within a space and that space will take a lot longer to heat up. Hence why I keep getting asked to swap out designer column rads as they just don't do the job properly, they look nice as an addition but that's all really IME.