BTU Output for Kitchen Radiator?

Possom

If a domestic kitchen measures 4.32m x 1.58m x 2.62m height, what BTU would you suggest for the one radiator in such a room?

That is, at delta T50 (notT60).

Thanks!

MX5huggy

It depends, mainly on insulation levels, how much of the wall is internal, what's above the kitchen is it heated? How drafty is it? Where in the world are you, how cold does it get? How warm do you want the kitchen to get?

Finally lets use kW's

Ant555

I must have done the calculations at the time but I have a similar sized kitchen and have one of these
http://www.screwfix.com/p/reina-neva-double-panel-designer-radiator-black-550-x-826mm-4710btu/49274
I am sure the rating is somewhere on that page.

I went for black as it just looked right in our setting and as its what you see as you walk in (its available in white as well) and I have to say that the kitchen is definitely far warmer than when we had the single panel 'normal' style radiator. It was always on the cold side before and now its not.

For that size of room we find that radiator works perfectly for us.

Hope this helps.