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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I forgot to mention that you might get over potential water flow problems
by using a twin entry valve something like this:

http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl...Images &gbv=2

These are usually used with an internal copper or plastic extension tube
to get the return flow.

Cic.
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