BTU in radiators

Zola.

I am looking for a new radiator for the kitchen, I want to upgrade it from a single to a double.

Looking at radiator specs - does the higher the BTU number mean more heat for the room?

shortcrust

Yes, the higher the BTU the more heat the radiator will pump out.

There's a BTU calculator on soak.com to give you an idea of what you need:

http://soak.com/info-btu-calculator

This helps to work out the BTU (BTUs?) of your existing radiators:

http://www.simplifydiy.com/plumbing-and-heating/radiators/power

About 3400 BTUs is the same as 1KW (which makes it easier for me to understand and also useful for checking your boiler is up to the job).

Zola.

Thanks! :beer: