increase heat output of "designer" vertical radiators

[needmorstuff]

I have verticals in my home also.
And never had any issues.

you probably bought the correct BTU output though.. I bought too small.

 

[Dan Robinson]

The dinosaurs like to put rads under the windows.

Probably because that's the best place for them. Have you worked out your homework from last week yet?

 

[motorbiking]

for my open plan extension I pretty much doubled the kw/BTU required as I wanted the room to heat quickly. You also want them located where the cold areas will be so they get good circulation. Its possible you can increase the air flow over the existing rads by making sure they aren't blocked by furniture. You could also unscrew the Trv heads a little to get every drop of flow out.

if you have any power sockets near could try a Usb fan to increase air. but it won't make a massive difference.

the easy answer would be an electric heater for the 4-6 weeks of the year when it's coldest

 

[needmorstuff]

for my open plan extension I pretty much doubled the kw/BTU required as I wanted the room to heat quickly. You also want them located where the cold areas will be so they get good circulation. Its possible you can increase the air flow over the existing rads by making sure they aren't blocked by furniture. You could also unscrew the Trv heads a little to get every drop of flow out.

if you have any power sockets near could try a Usb fan to increase air. but it won't make a massive difference.

the easy answer would be an electric heater for the 4-6 weeks of the year when it's coldest

Yes it really is only for these cold weeks I will have an issue. They are in the cold spots. No furniture. I'll take trv's off. Plinth heater as suggested by someone may be the neatest solution. I did add on a few hundred BTU's to what I calculated but obviously doubling is the way to go! I could have squeezed in a bit bigger but not much. I could also stay with smae width rads but go for a bit taller.. 2000 instead of 1800. that may do it.

 

[motorbiking]

output does vary by style- i have some column rads which are half circle and they put twice as much out as other column rads. trouble is they cost 3 times more than the cheap ones you can get from the likes of betterbathrooms and victoria plum

 

[needmorstuff]

output does vary by style- i have some column rads which are half circle and they put twice as much out as other column rads. trouble is they cost 3 times more than the cheap ones you can get from the likes of betterbathrooms and victoria plum

i guess that's because the half circle has more surface area than the flat columns maybe.. link me up would ya

 

[bernardgreen]

Are these shiny chrome radiators ? SHiny chrome does not radiate nuch heat. instead it warms the air in contact with the radiator ( which is not radiating much heat ).

Either use a fan to increase air flow over the radiator or paint it with matt black radiator paint, black objects radiate more heat than shiny objects.

That said the increase in heat output ( if any ) may not be worth the effort

 

[needmorstuff]

Are these shiny chrome radiators ? SHiny chrome does not radiate nuch heat. instead it warms the air in contact with the radiator ( which is not radiating much heat ).

Either use a fan to increase air flow over the radiator or paint it with matt black radiator paint, black objects radiate more heat than shiny objects.

That said the increase in heat output ( if any ) may not be worth the effort

They are white.

 

[D_Hailsham]

designer vertical rads never heat the room properly.

Could this be because all the heat is collecting near the ceiling?

It would be interesting to compare the floor to ceiling temperature gradient of a room with standard rads and vertical rads.

 

[rules&rulers]

Could put stainless steel corrugated steel behind the towel rail sorry vertical designer radiator,it may increase the radiated heat,could look naff thou.
Could fit foil reflective stuff behind rad,My opinion will look naff. https://www.twistfix.co.uk/radiator-reflector-panels?cat=33136
Could fit a fan to the radiator,will look and sound naff,in my opinion only.http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/radiator-booster-n82nl
Have seen plinth heaters fitted in living room furniture as well as kitchen plinths,just to spread the around the room,maybe the fan action will move some heat from the vertical radiators.


Good luck,

 

[ianmcd]

The dinosaurs like to put rads under the windows.

Well this dinosaur has never seen a kitchen radiator below a kitchen window and I have been a gas engineer for a very long time and have seen a lot more installations than you

 

[ianmcd]

OP as others have suggested look at plinth heaters they are very effective and as long as you dont have a concrete floor should be easily fitted

 

[needmorstuff]

Could put stainless steel corrugated steel behind the towel rail sorry vertical designer radiator,it may increase the radiated heat,could look naff thou.
Could fit foil reflective stuff behind rad,My opinion will look naff. https://www.twistfix.co.uk/radiator-reflector-panels?cat=33136
Could fit a fan to the radiator,will look and sound naff,in my opinion only.http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/radiator-booster-n82nl
Have seen plinth heaters fitted in living room furniture as well as kitchen plinths,just to spread the around the room,maybe the fan action will move some heat from the vertical radiators.


Good luck,

the maplin thing looks worth a shot.

also do you know where the corrugated steel can be had from?

 

[Dan Robinson]

I did add on a few hundred BTU's

But btu is a relatively large scale.... A few hundred is not much.

 

[needmorstuff]

But btu is a relatively large scale.... A few hundred is not much.

I took it all too literally clearly.