Towel rad replacement

[shagster]

Our towel rad is ineffective at heating the kitchen, and there's no space to put another rad anywhere else. I was thinking of replacing it.

Current rad is 3268 BTU, calculator says for the room it should be 4100, but there are three exits: French windows to patio, drafty garage door and an opening into the hall so I was planning to just go over the top with the replacement.

Can anyone recommend a 600mm x 2100 mm max rad that's going to chuck out the most heat and not cost the earth? Ideal if the pipe centers are 560mm like the current one.

Thanks!

 

[oldbuffer]

1. I assume the current heater is 600 wide by 2100 high.
2. If the pipe centres are 560 mm, then allowing for valves at the side of a radiator you are probably looking for a width of 560 - (2 x 40) = 480 mm.
3. Look up radiators this width (or narrower unless you want to modify the pipe centres) and try and find one that gives out the heat you want.
4. I suspect you will struggle to find anything suitable, and will need to consider more traditional (rather than vertical) radiators.

 

[shagster]

Closest I came with with was this one:
https://www.bigbathroomshop.co.uk/m...er-radiator-1780mm-x-472mm-double-panel-22797
Unfortunately it gives the BTU at Delta T, so I can't really compare with the one I've got (which just gives a single BTU figure)
It doesn't seem like there are many 480mm width rads.

 

[muggles]

One of these will do the job.

https://www.plumbnation.co.uk/site/stelrad-caliente-double-towel-rail-white/

 

[JohnD]

is that one stainless? the chromed steel ones seem prone to rust.

 

[stem]

Don't forget that the output stated is for the towel rail when uncovered. When it's buried under fluffy insulating towels its output is reduced considerably.

 

[shagster]

Don't forget that the output stated is for the towel rail when uncovered. When it's buried under fluffy insulating towels its output is reduced considerably.

Right, definitely a factor here, best way to stop that happening is to not have a towel rad methinks.

 

[shagster]

I think I will go with this one:
https://www.bigbathroomshop.co.uk/m...er-radiator-1800mm-x-470mm-double-panel-61414
I'm attracted to the weight (or lack of it) as it's on a partition wall, the hole centers are listed as 560mm, exactly what I need, it's not too expensive, has a 10 year warranty and appears to give good heat output. The heating speed may be useful in the kitchen as well.

 

[Madrab]

These tubular column type rads are ok at heating smaller spaces but not so good at heating larger spaces. This is because a lot of their heat output is radiant rather than convection.
I've lost count the number I have been asked to replace due to the customer not being happy about the way they heat the space and have gone back to conventional, albeit newer contemporary looking, convection rads.

Just something to keep in mind

 

[shagster]

Just something to keep in mind

I hear you, and I'm the same. I've got an office with sloping ceilings and all the heat just ends up above waist level instead of convecting round. If I had the money I'd get underfloor heating in the kitchen, but that means a lot more £££. That said, I do know people who hate underfloor heating because it's also the 'wrong kind of heat'. It's hard to beat the tried-and-tested radiator-under-window approach.