"David" wrote in message
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Andy Hall wrote in message
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On Wed, 20 Aug 2003 22:47:54 +0100, "IMM" wrote:

. If you are getting new rads get low surface temperature rads as
these
can be safely run at 80C.

Any radiator can be safely run at 80 degrees as long as you don't
touch it.

You can touch LST rads, which is also good for children.


You can touch any radiator at 80 degrees and unless infirm in some way
will move your hand by reflex before any damage is done.

The key word being "infirm"... there was a nasty accident at an nearby
old people's home recently where a resident got out of bed during the
night and fell against a overly hot radiator, and unable to summon
help quickly, died from the resulting burns.

Children do this precisely once, and there is no need to mollycoddle
them.

Well y-e-s, but consider an uncoordinated toddler, just taking his
first steps, who falls against a hot radiator (bare chest/back?). I'd
say it's likely to take him long enough to disengage himself to cause
burns.

IMHO running a normal rad at 80 deg is fine providing you are in an
environment free of the very young or very old; but shouldn't be
recommended as "standard" practice.

The whole non-condensing heating system is designed to run at this temp.
Even some condensing boilers designed to maintain an old 80C system, in that
it will run it 80C if it needs to. Since 1980 Sweden and Denmark have
standardised on a 60C max rad temp.


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