A better radiator.

[Morrisman]

Is the door open most of the time? That's probably not helping matters. Just saying...

Tends to vary, but it might get all steamy if it were left closed.

 

[MoreWellie]

good planning, sealed wetroom floor with a doorstop screwed down through it, perhaps its the overflow

 

[the snooper]

Depends how far you want to go, you could change that one for a double and also fit a smaller double right behind the door

 

[gaz1]

double would give you more heat out

a cover over the radiator and more heat output for the same btu on a double radiator

 

[Morrisman]

good planning, sealed wetroom floor with a doorstop screwed down through it, perhaps its the overflow

You noticed too huh? All other rooms have them screwed to the wall.

 

[Morrisman]

Depends how far you want to go, you could change that one for a double and also fit a smaller double right behind the door

That one is behind the door when it’s open. Or do you mean a narrow one next to it?

Don’t doors normally open towards the room centre, rather than back against the wall?

Disabled guy had this place since new, doors are also 2” wider than I’m used to.

 

[brightspark]

That one is behind the door when it’s open. Or do you mean a narrow one next to it?

Don’t doors normally open towards the room centre, rather than back against the wall?

Disabled guy had this place since new, doors are also 2” wider than I’m used to.

handy when u get older unless your there now

 

[Sean]

K2 means double panel, doesn't apply to towel rads

missed an "or" an to be fair, I hadnt had my coffee yet

 

[the snooper]

That one is behind the door when it’s open. Or do you mean a narrow one next to it?

Don’t doors normally open towards the room centre, rather than back against the wall?

Disabled guy had this place since new, doors are also 2” wider than I’m used to.

Yes a second narrow one

 

[sg66]

Biggest double convector you can fit and a heated towel rail above it.

 

[knighty]

if you turned the valve on the left upside down you could shift the radiator to the left a bit.... extend the pipe running under it and you could fit a wider double fin radiator?

 

[Morrisman]

handy when u get older unless your there now

60 next week, and yes, that came into mind when I chose a bungalow to move to. I’ve seen my dad faffing about for a couple of years crawling up the stairs at his place, until he prised his wallet open and fitted a stair lift.

 

[decca]

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Are you single bob?
My lass would kick off big time.

 

[addjunkie]

Are you single bob?
My lass would kick off big time.

Once you move out of the subburbs, practical solutions like fitted boot dryers as @8ob demonstrates become far more normal. Northing worse than putting on cold damp boots on a morning. The radiator in our porch (rest of the house has underfloor heating) is positioned to dry the wet coats that hang above it, and is way over sized.

 

[Morrisman]

Once you move out of the subburbs, practical solutions like fitted boot dryers as @8ob demonstrates become far more normal. Northing worse than putting on cold damp boots on a morning. The radiator in our porch (rest of the house has underfloor heating) is positioned to dry the wet coats that hang above it, and is way over sized.

I planned to make a sort of ‘airing cupboard’ in the hallway, as there is a radiator and plenty of space, maybe a big open backed cupboard fitted over the rad.

But, a big old radiator with coat hooks above it etc might be cool, got room got both.

 

[sako243]

Are you single bob?
My lass would kick off big time.

Worse - she's a horsey person

 

[Revs1972]

Cast iron are none to shabby on the eye and bang out the heat.

Bob

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I’ve bought a “modern day” version of these for the lounge. It’s a triple column beast. Made sure builder put timbers in the new wall to be able to screw back as well as sits on feet. Looks so much better than plain standard rads too ( which I specced around the rest of the house as I couldn’t afford the pretty ones all round)

 

[8ob]

I’ve bought a “modern day” version of these for the lounge. It’s a triple column beast. Made sure builder put timbers in the new wall to be able to screw back as well as sits on feet. Looks so much better than plain standard rads too ( which I specced around the rest of the house as I couldn’t afford the pretty ones all round)

I picked up a dozen of them for next to nothing yonks ago and had them blasted/painted. As you see them in that pic they are on their second life of twenty plus years so must be the wrong side of fifty years old, still banging the heat out

Bob

 

[voipio]

double would give you more heat out

a cover over the radiator and more heat output for the same btu on a double radiator

Not sure about this. There are plenty of opinions to say so on the web, mostly from radiator cover manufacturers/suppliers. Depends very much on the design of the cover, but generally covers impede the air flow, so reduce heat output, and also shield the radiated heat, further reducing heat output.

 

[Pigeon_Droppings2]

Theses are really good for throwing out heat.

Got from Screwfix...I remember the old days when these sort of radiators were all "form" and zero "function"...not any more!

Not big money either...