Anyone know how I can tell what BTU these old radiators are? Theres one in every room, all the same so clearly not designed to be fit for each room.... 136cm wide. 60 cm tall. ..Look like some old standard type?? Want to know BTU for comparison purposes with new ones...
What BTU is this old radiator?
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Younger than you might think - it a Type 11 or K1 - approx ~1.1Kw (~3800BTU)
Thanks that's good to know. So its 50% oversized for bedroom but 50% undersized for the lounge and kitchen diner.
Hard to believe a smaller rad in beds is what the BTU calc is recommending but then weve always kept the valve at 2-3 in bed and 5 in lounge.
Central heating is confusing!
Hard to believe a smaller rad in beds is what the BTU calc is recommending but then weve always kept the valve at 2-3 in bed and 5 in lounge.
Central heating is confusing!
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In the past, they just got job lots of rads and threw in what they had, as long as they were at least large enough then that was fine, didn't worry about heat loss calcs etc.
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