heating a cellar

karren

its going to be abouta hundred and twenty for fitting radiator is that good??

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karren wrote: »

its going to be abouta hundred and twenty for fitting radiator is that good??

If that is a Labour only price (it would be nice if it included the valves & pipework) & he drains the whole system its not that bad.

You should put inhibitor in when its refilled, you might want to consider flushing the pipework prior to this.

But make sure you get the right radiator otherwise you really are wasting your money...

karren

he saidto price up in b and q and then screwfix as they have good deals at the momnet, and that the modern ones have more power than the older ones, so ive sent hubby to price up whilst i have a good sort out down there and get rid of all the junk, as new year new me lol!

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I hope your builder knows what he is doing.


Is the existing rad hot when it is supposed to be?

karren

yes its just a big room, and underground and we had literaly shoved too much stuff in there, but im beginning to see that the radiator idea was fab! and the radiator is 42 and the rest is labour at family rates and the pipes etc.

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karren wrote: »

yes its juat a big room, and underground and we had literaly shoved too much stuff in tehre, but im beginning to see that the radiator idea was fab! and the radiator is 42 and the rest is labour at family rates and the pipes etc.

42 what? Pound? Inches long? What is the BTU rating of the radiator you are buying?

Its the BTU rating thats important. Also because its in a cellar (I take it the boiler is on the ground floor) it is just as important where its Tee'd into & the bore of the pipe feed & return.

rachbc

we have a cellar that we use as a games room - keeping it dry has helped it keep warm so as well as a rad we use a dehumidifier on low all the time. If you want to use it as 'habitable space' does it meet all the building regs like having a means of escape - I certainly wouldn't want kids playing in a room that didn't.

karren

its got a door into the house and it has its own door to outside and an opening window, it perfectly safe and has escape route etc, and i want it as a craft room, and for the kids to have a games room etc, we have used it for the last 6 years for storage etc, wthoutany damp but we have a dehumidifier in there to air it so it will go on every now and then, its just a cold room,
and the 42 is pounds hes fitting it cheap as a favour.

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Hope it works out for you.

globalds

karren wrote: »

I asked about the btu and he said it would be ok, and recommended that we hack back the awful artex down there, on the ceiling as its thick spiky and awful, he said to then use foil backed plaster boards, skim them and that wil help retain the heat, so hubby is going to price up radiators and we will go from there, ta. x

Something like this :
http://www.just-insulation.com/kingspan-k17.html
May be a better option Foil backing is not going to insulate very well.