Heated skirting boards
Discussion
I have a few pet hates when it comes to the house and DIY
Radiators
Skirting boards
gloss paint
As I am in the throws of some serious (for me) renovations, I am remodeling the hall way and stairs with a new staircase, wooden flooring etc.
in order to do the flooring properly, I will be pulling off all the old skirting, which leaves me with an opportunity.
I have found a company that supplies a heated skirting board which attaches to the existing radiator pipes and therefore does away with the radiator.
http://www.discreteheat.com/
I have previously spoken to several underfloor heating companies and all have ruled it out on the basis of the budget and my unwillingness to pull the entire house apart to re pipe and rewire it.
I don't want electric underfloor heating
Has anyone any first hand experience of heated skirting?
Radiators
Skirting boards
gloss paint
As I am in the throws of some serious (for me) renovations, I am remodeling the hall way and stairs with a new staircase, wooden flooring etc.
in order to do the flooring properly, I will be pulling off all the old skirting, which leaves me with an opportunity.
I have found a company that supplies a heated skirting board which attaches to the existing radiator pipes and therefore does away with the radiator.
http://www.discreteheat.com/
I have previously spoken to several underfloor heating companies and all have ruled it out on the basis of the budget and my unwillingness to pull the entire house apart to re pipe and rewire it.
I don't want electric underfloor heating
Has anyone any first hand experience of heated skirting?
Not very helpful but this is the first I've ever even heard of this so I can't imagine it's very popular / works.
I'd just try and find a nice radiator and maybe run the pipes in the wall, skim over then there's only pipes coming out of the wall into the radiator and not sticking up through the floor.
I'd just try and find a nice radiator and maybe run the pipes in the wall, skim over then there's only pipes coming out of the wall into the radiator and not sticking up through the floor.
Jazzy Jag said:
blueg33 said:
Thermaskirt is good. We use it in most of our developments. You need a good installer though. They also do an electric version.
In an ideal world, I would love to replace as many rads as possible with it.is it a good substitute?
Edited by blueg33 on Sunday 4th December 21:10
I have no idea if this is correct however......,
According to a BTU calc, a 10' x 10' Typical modern living room with an 8' ceiling and a couple of windows requires aprox 4800 BTUS
The site suggests @ 75oC the regency profile will give 189BTU per foot.
So a theoretical 10+10+10+10 (excluding openings) is 40 x 189 = 7560
I could be talking bks though.
According to a BTU calc, a 10' x 10' Typical modern living room with an 8' ceiling and a couple of windows requires aprox 4800 BTUS
The site suggests @ 75oC the regency profile will give 189BTU per foot.
So a theoretical 10+10+10+10 (excluding openings) is 40 x 189 = 7560
I could be talking bks though.
V8A*ndy said:
I have no idea if this is correct however......,
According to a BTU calc, a 10' x 10' Typical modern living room with an 8' ceiling and a couple of windows requires aprox 4800 BTUS
The site suggests @ 75oC the regency profile will give 189BTU per foot.
So a theoretical 10+10+10+10 (excluding openings) is 40 x 189 = 7560
I could be talking bks though.
You could be..According to a BTU calc, a 10' x 10' Typical modern living room with an 8' ceiling and a couple of windows requires aprox 4800 BTUS
The site suggests @ 75oC the regency profile will give 189BTU per foot.
So a theoretical 10+10+10+10 (excluding openings) is 40 x 189 = 7560
I could be talking bks though.
but I still love the whoosing noise it makes as it goes over my head
Jazzy Jag said:
V8A*ndy said:
I have no idea if this is correct however......,
According to a BTU calc, a 10' x 10' Typical modern living room with an 8' ceiling and a couple of windows requires aprox 4800 BTUS
The site suggests @ 75oC the regency profile will give 189BTU per foot.
So a theoretical 10+10+10+10 (excluding openings) is 40 x 189 = 7560
I could be talking bks though.
You could be..According to a BTU calc, a 10' x 10' Typical modern living room with an 8' ceiling and a couple of windows requires aprox 4800 BTUS
The site suggests @ 75oC the regency profile will give 189BTU per foot.
So a theoretical 10+10+10+10 (excluding openings) is 40 x 189 = 7560
I could be talking bks though.
but I still love the whoosing noise it makes as it goes over my head
I've never heard of this stuff before. Thanks for posting about it.
I know someone who has had Thermaskirt in a few rooms, for a few years now. They fitted DIY and are really happy with it. Im going to use it for our kitchen next year. We have 2 walls with no cupboards so 1/2 the kitchen will have the deepest skirting they do and free up the wall space where a big rad is at present.
V8A*ndy said:
I have no idea if this is correct however......,
According to a BTU calc, a 10' x 10' Typical modern living room with an 8' ceiling and a couple of windows requires aprox 4800 BTUS
The site suggests @ 75oC the regency profile will give 189BTU per foot.
So a theoretical 10+10+10+10 (excluding openings) is 40 x 189 = 7560
I could be talking bks though.
75C is the boiler going flat out though. Most rads are rated like that - if the flow temp is lower you have to significantly upsize them. According to a BTU calc, a 10' x 10' Typical modern living room with an 8' ceiling and a couple of windows requires aprox 4800 BTUS
The site suggests @ 75oC the regency profile will give 189BTU per foot.
So a theoretical 10+10+10+10 (excluding openings) is 40 x 189 = 7560
I could be talking bks though.
If you've got exposed rads and kids or old people you don't want them that hot, and condensing boilers are allegedly more efficient at lower flow temps.
Sheepshanks said:
V8A*ndy said:
I have no idea if this is correct however......,
According to a BTU calc, a 10' x 10' Typical modern living room with an 8' ceiling and a couple of windows requires aprox 4800 BTUS
The site suggests @ 75oC the regency profile will give 189BTU per foot.
So a theoretical 10+10+10+10 (excluding openings) is 40 x 189 = 7560
I could be talking bks though.
75C is the boiler going flat out though. Most rads are rated like that - if the flow temp is lower you have to significantly upsize them. According to a BTU calc, a 10' x 10' Typical modern living room with an 8' ceiling and a couple of windows requires aprox 4800 BTUS
The site suggests @ 75oC the regency profile will give 189BTU per foot.
So a theoretical 10+10+10+10 (excluding openings) is 40 x 189 = 7560
I could be talking bks though.
If you've got exposed rads and kids or old people you don't want them that hot, and condensing boilers are allegedly more efficient at lower flow temps.
This means the return temp is high and not condensing. I just put bigger rads in the bedrooms and bathrooms. Now works great at 65c.
Those skirting rads give specs down to 40c. I find it hard to believe they chuck that much heat out though.
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