Where do you buy your radiators?

paperclap

Hi all,

I'm in the market for some new radiators. Either type 21 or column rads (haven't quite decided yet!).

Had initially thought Wickes, but have noticed the Stelrad Homeline rads they stock aren't stocked anywhere else. Makes me wonder if they are made exclusively for Wickes? If so, as far as I'm aware, anything made exclusively for any shop is often sub-par quality.

Where do you buy your rads?

Thanks in advance.

koalakoala

City plumbing for me. Stelrad

Grenage

I used BestHeating for the last replacement.  Screwfix kept delivering mangled wrecks.

Ajmason42

Depends on what you want. Stelrad are my go to brand so I shop around their suppliers. 

NSG666

If Wickes do the Stelrads you like at a good price then buy them. I used to fit Henrads (made by Stelrad) as that's what my local supplier stocked but then I started fitting Kudox (15yr guarantee) from Screwfix as they often have a free decent brand trv set with them and come with all the fittings you need. The Kudox are very well packaged so the delivery guys must have been gorillas for Grenage to have received damaged ones. Screwfix do Stelrad too.

Remember to add / top up the corrosion inhibitor in the system to keep it 'rust' free.

FreeBear

NSG666 said: The Kudox are very well packaged so the delivery guys must have been gorillas for Grenage to have received damaged ones. Screwfix do Stelrad too.

I have also had a radiator from Screwfix that arrived with a dinged end panel. To give Screwfix credit, the local branch supplied a new trim without any quibbles.

Grenage

Yes I couldn't fault screwfix's customer service; unfortunately it's an uncommon size so they didn't have any trim in stock.  The Manufacturer said they coudn't find my serial number on their system and refused to help.

SameOldRoundabout

We’ve bought almost all of our Kudox from Screwfix. We’ve always collected and never had a damaged one (out of about 14). Weirdly sometimes for the bigger ones B&Q are cheaper. I’ve had my big fancy radiators (not sure what they are, not column, but like big fancy vertical ones) from bestheating and they’ve been fine. 

scottishblondie

Kudox from Screwfix or Toolstation - whoever has the appropriate size cheaper.  I always go type 22 tho as we are mainly replacing the type 21 to get more heat to the rooms!