Positioning of new radiators

[BigJim]

Hi,

I have had a wall knocked down between my kitchen and dinning room and I'm in the process of putting radiators back as I had to remove them as part of the demolition.

I still have a large double - probably 1.5m wide - radiator in the dinning room and I plan to put a tall radiator back in at one end of the kitchen. This will be a modern one with somewhere around 4000-5000 BTU.

I've drawn a rough diagram of the room layout in the link below and I wondered if I should be placing an additional radiator at the starred location near the internal door. I'm wondering if without this, given the shapes of the room I might create a hot area at one end of the kitchen with the area near the internal door getting cold? It would be great to hear your thoughts if possible! Thanks!!

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• BigJim
• 18 Nov 2014
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[kbdiy]

What's on the 2.5m wall adjacent to the (I think) external door? Would be a far better balance of heat to put a rad there I would have thought?

There appear to be 2 stars on your diagram so got a little confused with your explanation.

 

[BigJim]

Sorry for being confusing!

The 2.5m wall adjacent to the external door has a large window in it with a sink and cabinets underneath it. The star next to the external door is the location for the modern/vertical radiator. The other star next to the internal door is the one up for debate - do I need it? (all other walls have cabinets against them!).

Thanks for your help!
James.