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Upcycling Flat Panel Radiators

Kirsty Allsop’s upcycling program ‘Fill Your House For Free’ has finally found a use for old, corrugated flat panel radiators. It may not be everybody’s cup of tea, but a coffee table made out of an old flat panel radiator, … Continue reading

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Steel Column Radiators – Can They Replace Cast Iron Radiators?

Cast iron radiators are still extremely popular in older homes all around the UK. Replacing ancient cast iron radiators can be a straight swop with the huge range of new cast iron available. If a change of style is wanted, … Continue reading

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Aluminium Radiators – Green, Affordable and very efficient…

Aluminium is the most abundant metal on Earth, it makes up about 8% of the earths solid surface and is remarkable for it’s low density and resistance to corrosion. Although the Greeks and Romans used aluminium salts, it wasn’t until … Continue reading

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Bleeding Radiators

Managing your heating system and keeping it at maximum efficiency requires a simple but effective process… You just need to bleed your radiators on a regular basis. This is far easier than it sounds, all you require is a radiator … Continue reading

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Cast Iron Radiators – Are They as Efficient as Modern Radiators?

They work on exactly the same principle as modern radiators. The only difference is that cast iron radiators usually have a larger internal volume, so they take a few more minutes to warm up. This also means that they stay … Continue reading

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Hudevad Radiators

HUDEVAD are GO The current Hudevad Radiator Factory was established in 1936 , but its history goes back even further, to 1872 and Hudevad Smithy, which has now been converted into a museum. The driving force behind Hudevad was Hans … Continue reading

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The Flat Panel Radiator

If we put to one side designer radiators and towel warmers that come in all sorts of varying shapes and sizes, we are left with a few standard radiators. However generally the most common type of radiator, whether in a … Continue reading

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Why are Radiators not called Convectors

Admittedly the question of derivation of a term like ‘Radiator’ might not arise outside our industry, but it is still incorrect. They do not radiate much, but convect quite a lot. The vast majority of radiators, irrespective of design, material … Continue reading

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Radiators – A Potted History

One hundred and fifty years old and there is still some debate as to who actually invented the radiator. On the other side of the pond the American William Baldwin probably gets the credit, where as the Italian Born German … Continue reading

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