On Mon, 24 Sep 2007 09:33:50 +0000, mike wrote:

In article ,
"Newshound" wrote:

I'd assumed he was looking at a standard, not a high output. John's
right about having to bodge the hangers too, of course. But I still
think if looks and output aren't critical that it might be good enough
for the job.


Thanks for all the replies.

The rad I was looking at was a double rad as that was the only way to get
the needed BTUs. I'd imagined bolting a bar across the existing brackets
to create a new hanging bracket.

I looked at sites of major manufacturers like Stelrad and Myson and they
don't seem to do narrow tall ones - not to the extent I'd need anyway. Is
it likely there are special-order items available through merchants that
they just don't mention?

The Ultraheat sounds interesting and I may drop them an email but I'd
prefer something taller and off-the-shelf.

What percentage of heat output is actually tied to convector fins? The
old school-style rads seemed to pump out plenty without fins.

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The double panel radiators sold by Wickes (own brand) have a clear 1/2"
gap between the fins so that if one of these were to be turned on its side
there would still be a vertical air flow path heated by the fins. I'm not
suggesting that you use one of these because they have some disadvantages
for your purpose (e.g. two bleed valves at opposite ends, no 300mm version
etc.) but you might look at other brands to see if they have the same
clear air gap between fins. Output would obviously be reduced but possibly
not unacceptably so.

I think it's quite likely that most double panel radiators are made up
from two singles so you might get lucky.

Cic.

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