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Any daft ideas?
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I've made a temporary deflector for above the radiator set at 45 degree to direct heated air into the room instead of simply rising (I considered a simple shelf would cause a vortex under it)
I also arranged a fan at the side/lower of the radiator to blow heated air on its way into the room
Strangely for me... It works!
Radiator also has a reflector between it and the wall.
I have discounted a tea light ceramic room heater though
I also arranged a fan at the side/lower of the radiator to blow heated air on its way into the room
Strangely for me... It works!
Radiator also has a reflector between it and the wall.
I have discounted a tea light ceramic room heater though
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The fan blowing air from the radiator just makes the boiler work harder to keep the temperature in the radiator.
Yes the room will be warmer but you will burn more gas.0 -
You could lower the ceiling?1
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Insulate the walls ?Go round each & every room and plug the draughts. Between skirting and floorboards (if you have a suspended timber floor) is often the worst source.Any language construct that forces such insanity in this case should be abandoned without regrets. –
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Treasure the moments that you have. Savour them for as long as you can for they will never come back again.0 -
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Krakkkers said:The fan blowing air from the radiator just makes the boiler work harder to keep the temperature in the radiator.The fan increases the rate of heat loss from the radiator. It's as though you've replaced the radiator with a larger one.
Yes the room will be warmer but you will burn more gas.
Maybe a little bit more; but depending on how you run your heating, you might end up burning a little bit less.N. Hampshire, he/him. Octopus Intelligent Go elec & Tracker gas / Vodafone BB / iD mobile. Ripple Kirk Hill Coop member.Ofgem cap table, Ofgem cap explainer. Economy 7 cap explainer. Gas vs E7 vs peak elec heating costs, Best kettle!
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unless it's a stove fan (that uses the heat to run) then do you also need to think about the cost of the electricity running the fan? not much but electric is still much more expensive than gasQrizB said:Krakkkers said:The fan blowing air from the radiator just makes the boiler work harder to keep the temperature in the radiator.The fan increases the rate of heat loss from the radiator. It's as though you've replaced the radiator with a larger one.Yes the room will be warmer but you will burn more gas.
Maybe a little bit more; but depending on how you run your heating, you might end up burning a little bit less.Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you. Anne Lamott
It's amazing how those with a can-do attitude and willingness to 'pitch in and work' get all the luck, isn't it?
Please consider buying some pet food and giving it to your local food bank collection or animal charity. Animals aren't to blame for the cost of living crisis.1 -
heat distribution is faster, boiler use less so farKrakkkers said:The fan blowing air from the radiator just makes the boiler work harder to keep the temperature in the radiator.
Yes the room will be warmer but you will burn more gas.
1 gas (metere) unit in 3 days 30kwh? x 10p0 -
FreeBear said:Insulate the walls ?Go round each & every room and plug the draughts. Between skirting and floorboards (if you have a suspended timber floor) is often the worst source.
we have no walls on exterior walls, and ive put radiator reflectors between rads and wallFreeBear said:Insulate the walls ?Go round each & every room and plug the draughts. Between skirting and floorboards (if you have a suspended timber floor) is often the worst source.0 -
The was a thread about using pvc pipes and blankets to make a den for $200to keep warm, It got deleted.0
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why? i didn't think it was a bad thread (if a bit of a weird idea)markin said:The was a thread about using pvc pipes and blankets to make a den for $200to keep warm, It got deleted.Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you. Anne Lamott
It's amazing how those with a can-do attitude and willingness to 'pitch in and work' get all the luck, isn't it?
Please consider buying some pet food and giving it to your local food bank collection or animal charity. Animals aren't to blame for the cost of living crisis.0
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