Before you start sizing any type of radiator it is essential to decide which type to use and where you are going to install them. Positioning The best place to put radiators is under windows where the downward currents of cold air will be heated, so giving the room an even temperature. This will also…
Before decorating a radiator consider what you expect the radiator to do. Do you want the room to warm up quickly or would you prefer more of the heat to remain within the system and be emitted slowly? Has the colour to match the general room décor or doesn’t it matter? Do you want a…
Popular colours for radiators vary from generation to generation. The first radiators installed in public buildings were generally matt black, because it was then believed that a rough black finish allowed heat to pass from the system to the surrounding air quickly. When well-breeched householders first adopted central heat- ing at the turn of the…
Radiators are made of cast iron, which is cheapest; pressed steel, which is lighter than cast iron; and aluminium, which is lighter still and does not build up so many deposits inside. Like almost everything else in life designs are dictated by fashion: Column and hospital radiators. The traditional type. Take up little room because…