Vertical rad with no flow diverter
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TonyRPH said:
thebraketester said:
Yes thats the one.... The other vertical rad i hung a few weeks ago had a sprung valve that you put in on the inlet side.... this doesnt have one.
Would the sprung valve be some kind of non return valve?I am most baffled why there is no baffle installed, excuse the pun.
Automotive rads always have a baffle/barrier to promote fluid flow to the far end. The heat rises argument notwithstanding, would this rad then not be 'suitable' for top entry/exit of fluid? As that would not heat up at the bottom, purely hypothetical as I have not seen a top entry/exit rad but surely it's an install option..?
Automotive rads always have a baffle/barrier to promote fluid flow to the far end. The heat rises argument notwithstanding, would this rad then not be 'suitable' for top entry/exit of fluid? As that would not heat up at the bottom, purely hypothetical as I have not seen a top entry/exit rad but surely it's an install option..?
Bullet-Proof_Biscuit said:
I am most baffled why there is no baffle installed, excuse the pun.
Automotive rads always have a baffle/barrier to promote fluid flow to the far end. The heat rises argument notwithstanding, would this rad then not be 'suitable' for top entry/exit of fluid? As that would not heat up at the bottom, purely hypothetical as I have not seen a top entry/exit rad but surely it's an install option..?
They seem to pipe rads with the return exiting from the top in Scotland, looks awful.Automotive rads always have a baffle/barrier to promote fluid flow to the far end. The heat rises argument notwithstanding, would this rad then not be 'suitable' for top entry/exit of fluid? As that would not heat up at the bottom, purely hypothetical as I have not seen a top entry/exit rad but surely it's an install option..?
Also every rad i've had dealings with have no form of baffling maybe on something expensive like Etal's?
Edited by finlo on Tuesday 13th November 18:12
finlo said:
They seem to pipe rads with the return exiting from the top in Scotland, looks awfull.
Also every rad i've had dealings with have no form of baffling maybe on something expensive like Etal's?
IIRC bottom entry top exit is the most efficient from a heat distribution POV - although as you say looks a bit cack.Also every rad i've had dealings with have no form of baffling maybe on something expensive like Etal's?
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