How to Choose the Most Efficient Radiators

We are fortunate in the UK that our retail sectors are heavily regulated. This means that we are afforded many consumer rights. For this reason when shopping online, you should always make sure that you shop with a UK trade retailer. This will ensure that your products meet safety standards and that they are of a decent quality.

Here we are going to explore how to tell from product description whether a radiator is efficient or not. We are writing this article for a UK-based market, so if you’re retailer is based outside of the UK, the information might be inaccurate.

1.Radiators UK will be efficient if they have the appropriate BTU/hr reading for the size of the room. BTU/h stands for British Thermal Units per hour, and it is the rating that we give radiators in the UK. It tells you how much heat that radiator can produce in an hour. You match the BTU/hr to the size of the room and this ensures that the radiators will produce sufficient heat. Don’t worry about working this out for yourself; there are online calculators (called BTU calculators) to help you.

2.In the UK, many products come with an energy rating label. These labels run from D to A+++ (no idea why, because it means there are 4 A settings, and that’s confusing). You should choose a radiator with as high an energy label rating as possible. However, do bear in mind that radiators do not have to have this label, and that many do not.

3.Finally, in the UK, the best radiators have TRVs. These are thermostatic radiators valves, and they allow you to control the temperature of each individual radiator automatically. So, you set it to say, point 3, which equates to 15oC in comparison to your thermostat, and the TRV opens as it cools below 15oC and closes as it exceeds 15oC. This additional control means that your energy bills are much reduced.

If you would like further help and advice about choosing radiators in the UK, then please visit Designer Radiator Direct

Radiators: How to Ensure Your Get Maximum Heat for Minimal Cost

As many of you know, electricity and gas prices are going through the roof. Many of us have seen our household heating bills double in the last ten years, and most of us are not financially able to cope with these massive changes. It is important, therefore, that we find as many ways to minimise costs as possible. One of the most important things is to ensure that your radiators are working to optimal capacity. Here, we’re going to let you in on a few tricks to ensure that you get the most for your money.

The Position of the Radiator

The position of the radiator is important. Common sense may have you believe that the radiator should be positioned on the wall furthest away from the windows. You would assume that the closer it is to the window, the more heat you lose. However, having the radiator underneath the window is the correct position. It will create a barrier of heat between the inside and the outside. The cool air will warm as it enters the room, and the heat will remain in the coldest part of the room while radiating outwardly.

The Size of the Radiator

The bigger the better? Right. No, actually, that’s wrong. You need to make sure that the radiator fits the room. There are clear guidelines as to the number of British Thermal Units per hour a room requires in order to reach optimal heating capacity. British Thermal Units per hour are almost always related to the size of the radiator. The larger the radiator, the more heat it can produce. There are many online information sheets that can help you to establish exactly what size of radiator a given room requires. All you need to know is the height, width and length of the room and the calculators will do the rest for you.

The Material of the Radiator

Generally, the material from which the radiator is made will make little differences, but there are a few things that you can do to improve efficiency and reduce the electric/gas bills.

Cast iron radiators: these take a long time to heat up, but they retain their heat for a long time. They make good sense if you want to save money because you can switch them on early in the morning (use a thermostat instead of getting up early!), when the off-peak rates are in force, and then switch them off during the key parts of the day – they remain warm.

Aside from this, there are no real differences between radiators UK, regardless of the materials. In fact, the cast iron radiator trick only works if you have on peak/off peak tariffs – many homes do not.

Bleeding the Radiator

Finally, radiators UK can become inefficient because they may trap air. When air gets trapped, it causes the radiators to lose heat faster and to create less heat for the same amount of energy. It is important that you bleed your radiator regularly. The radiator should have instructions on bleeding, but you can also find ‘How to’ articles online.

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Radiators for every room in every home and to suit everyone!

Radiators today come in every shape and size you could possibly think of. There are so many choices to make when it comes to choosing your rads, if you are looking for something different, stylish, traditional, classic or standard you are sure to be able to find it here.

You will also be able to find a style of radiator that will suit every room in your home, if you want something different in each room that’s not a problem, you will be able to style your rads how you want to. There are also electric radiators available for you to choose from, so even if you do not have central heating it will not matter when it comes to the availability from DRD.

There are also many different radiators are available in UK for you to choose from next day delivery, so waiting will not be a problem as you will be able to have some sooner rather than later, and let’s face it, we can’t always predict when a radiator is going to bust or go on the blink, so getting a replacement is easier than you thought. If you are looking at replacing your rads throughout your home, but doing the job as a whole can be costly, so if you are doing one room at a time you will be able to replace the rads in stages.

Most homes today come with central heating as standard feature however, it is often the case that many are dated and they are in need to replacing, as many people paint their radiators every time they decorate or they get freshened up with another coat of gloss, before long this can leave the rads looking dated and old, you are able to update yours and probably cheaper than you think when you use DRD.  Don’t think twice about replacing yours; check out the styles and designs of radiators that are available for you today.

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Hot And Cold And Silky Smooth

No it’s not some simmering hot Hollywood talent it’s the radiator in my bathroom. If you don’t believe a radiator can be described as such then go to the online store at Designer Radiators Direct and prepare to be surprised.

If you still have those old off-white panel radiators and had no idea there are now alternative shapes and different metal finishes then you probably had no idea there are radiators and then there are designer radiators.

In the late nineteen sixties and early seventies many hundreds of thousands of homes were fitted with gas central heating systems for the very first time. This was because easy credit made it possible for the lowest of earners.

It also allowed people to have fitted carpets and double glazing for the first time because of the easy repayments.

Almost without exception every system was installed with flat panel radiators finished in white or cream colour. Nobody ever thought to ask if there were alternatives and the chances are there were none.

Perhaps there was just one manufacturer with a monopoly on the whole radiator production business but today there are countless different manufacturers and as they all compete for your business the news for us is good.

We can select the make and model of radiators UK and we do not even have to fit the same one in every room of the house.

There are full length mirror ones that look great in the bedroom mounted near the wardrobe and bench models ideal perhaps for the bathroom.

With many finishes from shiny chrome, aluminium or stainless steel and a huge assortment of different designs and shapes, these radiators have come a very long way from the boring old sixties. 

If you have an old boiler, pipes and radiators it might well be worth your while not just for aesthetic appeal but also for sound economic reasons, to take time to look at what is on offer.

The fact is that the newer the boiler and thermostatic controls the less fuel is consumed.