Hi,
We are looking to upgrade our radiators, we have a mix of type 11 and type 22 central heating radiators. Primarily we want radiators that will provide more heat and if we can something that looks a bit nicer so are considering steel column radiators.
We have had a company come and provide us with a quote and they have told us that our existing radiators have the following BTU outputs
Room 1 Radiators - Existing BTU 11086
Rad 1 400mm high x 1800mm wide x 105mm deep type 22
Rad 2 600mm high x 1100mm wide x 105mm deep type 22
Room 2 - Existing BTU 5623
Rad size - 500mm high x 1400mm wide x 105mm deep type 22
Having checked a number of places now, I can't find any Type 22 radiators in the sizes we have that come close to having a BTU number as low as the ones above.
Lowest I can find for room 1 is a combined BTU of 14289 and room 2 BTU of 7030.
The steel column radiators they are trying to sell us have a BTU combined for Room 1 of 13212 and for Room 2 BTU of 6216.
These numbers are all at BTU T50
I have gone back to them and asked then to clarify the BTU numbers they have stated we currently have and asked them what size and type of radiator they have based their numbers on. Also telling them that all the type 22 radiators I can find in exactly the same sizes we have are giving me a far higher BTU output than they have stated we have. They have come back to be and told me that they got their numbers from a database they have but would not tell me what size radiators they have based their number on.
I'm starting to think that they have told us our current radiators have a lower BTU output than they actually have, in order to make it look like the steel column radiators have a higher BTU output. Everything I can find so far is telling me that the BTU output of the steel column radiators will actually be less than what we have at present and we'd be better off staying with what we have.
So is there such a thing as a standard database that companies use to provide existing BTU numbers or is this radiator company just trying to sell me radiators and giving me wrong numbers to try and make a sale.
Many thanks for any replies.
We are looking to upgrade our radiators, we have a mix of type 11 and type 22 central heating radiators. Primarily we want radiators that will provide more heat and if we can something that looks a bit nicer so are considering steel column radiators.
We have had a company come and provide us with a quote and they have told us that our existing radiators have the following BTU outputs
Room 1 Radiators - Existing BTU 11086
Rad 1 400mm high x 1800mm wide x 105mm deep type 22
Rad 2 600mm high x 1100mm wide x 105mm deep type 22
Room 2 - Existing BTU 5623
Rad size - 500mm high x 1400mm wide x 105mm deep type 22
Having checked a number of places now, I can't find any Type 22 radiators in the sizes we have that come close to having a BTU number as low as the ones above.
Lowest I can find for room 1 is a combined BTU of 14289 and room 2 BTU of 7030.
The steel column radiators they are trying to sell us have a BTU combined for Room 1 of 13212 and for Room 2 BTU of 6216.
These numbers are all at BTU T50
I have gone back to them and asked then to clarify the BTU numbers they have stated we currently have and asked them what size and type of radiator they have based their numbers on. Also telling them that all the type 22 radiators I can find in exactly the same sizes we have are giving me a far higher BTU output than they have stated we have. They have come back to be and told me that they got their numbers from a database they have but would not tell me what size radiators they have based their number on.
I'm starting to think that they have told us our current radiators have a lower BTU output than they actually have, in order to make it look like the steel column radiators have a higher BTU output. Everything I can find so far is telling me that the BTU output of the steel column radiators will actually be less than what we have at present and we'd be better off staying with what we have.
So is there such a thing as a standard database that companies use to provide existing BTU numbers or is this radiator company just trying to sell me radiators and giving me wrong numbers to try and make a sale.
Many thanks for any replies.