vertical radiators

silvercar

Anyone got an opinion on these.

I have a really old radiator in my lounge that stretches for 6 foot across the back wall. As there is a sofa in front of it, the heat doesn't reach into the room. To create more room I was thinking of replacing it with a vertical radiator that would only need to be a couple of feet wide and so won't be blocked by the sofa.

Any opinions on whether these heat the room as well as the more traditional style. Would the room get cold at floor level as there won't be much heat generated at that level and heat rises? Are they efficient?

Any problems that a fitter may encounter?

Volcano

Have slowly been fitting these throughout my house without any problems. As you will need to move (at least one) of the radiator pipes, you could take the opportunity to move the radiator anywhere you want to minimise the chance of cold spots, certainly I've not had any problems or noticed any difference in heating performance.

lagi

Don't think by having a sofa in the way you are stopping heat reaching the rest of the room. Unless you have a nasa designed heat reflecting model, that is. You would be changing it for cosmetic reasons only. Bear this in mind before you spend all your money for the wrong reasons.

turbine1978

hi ive just put a vertical column radiators in my hallway and tbh they dont seem to be a difference in heat, i thought it would be colder but it isnt, now im thinking of chanigng them all to columns as found somewhere thats selling them and there mega cheap.

MinMoz

Tell all Turbine1978 - I am thinking of getting the column radiators for my house but they are quite a bit more than the standard ones.

turbine1978

its a local company near me in Manchester, its called northwest radiators, i got some double rads and 2 of the tall column rads, and got a towel rail and fitted that sunday,
cost me £450 for 2 600x1400 double, 2 2000x400 2 columns, and 1200x600 chrome towel rail.

went to screw fix n same stuff there was £760+ vat
Mrs is really pleased with the tall columns as heard her on the phone to a friend going on about them so brownie points for me :cool:

money i saved am going to book me a supercar experience, ive wanted to do one since i took my lil brother there for his birthday last year.