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Reflective material for behind radiators
Hi everyone,
I`m redocorating the house, and have damaged some reflective material while removing it from behind a radiator. It`s a foam type material with a foil covering on one side, to reflect heat from the wall. IIRC when it was first put there it did make a difference to the temperature in the room, so i`d like to replace it. Any ideas for a cheap source of this stuff? Thanks in advance for your help! |
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"Simon Finnigan" wrote in message ... Hi everyone, I`m redocorating the house, and have damaged some reflective material while removing it from behind a radiator. It`s a foam type material with a foil covering on one side, to reflect heat from the wall. IIRC when it was first put there it did make a difference to the temperature in the room, so i`d like to replace it. Any ideas for a cheap source of this stuff? Thanks in advance for your help! The local pound shop for tinfoil ! That's all it is and it doesn't make much difference behind a radiator. The foam part might act as an insulator. I would look in B&Q for foam or polystyrene and local shops for tinfoil and PVA glue. |
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Simon Finnigan wrote: Hi everyone, I`m redocorating the house, and have damaged some reflective material while removing it from behind a radiator. It`s a foam type material with a foil covering on one side, to reflect heat from the wall. IIRC when it was first put there it did make a difference to the temperature in the room, so i`d like to replace it. Any ideas for a cheap source of this stuff? Thanks in advance for your help! You need to buy a roll of this. http://www.screwfix.com/prods/10612/...-5m-X-5m-2-5m# It's foam-backed foil, which you stick on the wall with heavy-duty wallpaper paste. You may also be able to get it from some of the sheds and/or plumbers merchants. [If the link doesn't work, go to www.screwfix.com and type 10612 into th search box] -- Cheers, Roger ______ Email address maintained for newsgroup use only, and not regularly monitored.. Messages sent to it may not be read for several weeks. PLEASE REPLY TO NEWSGROUP! |
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In article , Roger Mills
scribeth thus In an earlier contribution to this discussion, Simon Finnigan wrote: Hi everyone, I`m redocorating the house, and have damaged some reflective material while removing it from behind a radiator. It`s a foam type material with a foil covering on one side, to reflect heat from the wall. IIRC when it was first put there it did make a difference to the temperature in the room, so i`d like to replace it. Any ideas for a cheap source of this stuff? Thanks in advance for your help! You need to buy a roll of this. http://www.screwfix.com/prods/10612/...ries/Radiator- Reflector-Foil-5m-X-5m-2-5m# It's foam-backed foil, which you stick on the wall with heavy-duty wallpaper paste. You may also be able to get it from some of the sheds and/or plumbers merchants. Course your only doing this on external walls with rads on aren't you;?... -- Tony Sayer |
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"Ian" wrote in message
... "Simon Finnigan" wrote in message ... Hi everyone, I`m redocorating the house, and have damaged some reflective material while removing it from behind a radiator. It`s a foam type material with a foil covering on one side, to reflect heat from the wall. IIRC when it was first put there it did make a difference to the temperature in the room, so i`d like to replace it. Any ideas for a cheap source of this stuff? Thanks in advance for your help! The local pound shop for tinfoil ! That's all it is and it doesn't make much difference behind a radiator. The foam part might act as an insulator. I would look in B&Q for foam or polystyrene and local shops for tinfoil and PVA glue. The foam backing seems to help - I remember that the room felt a bit warmer after this stuff was used rather than plain foil. |
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"tony sayer" wrote in message
... In article , Roger Mills scribeth thus In an earlier contribution to this discussion, Simon Finnigan wrote: Hi everyone, I`m redocorating the house, and have damaged some reflective material while removing it from behind a radiator. It`s a foam type material with a foil covering on one side, to reflect heat from the wall. IIRC when it was first put there it did make a difference to the temperature in the room, so i`d like to replace it. Any ideas for a cheap source of this stuff? Thanks in advance for your help! You need to buy a roll of this. http://www.screwfix.com/prods/10612/...ries/Radiator- Reflector-Foil-5m-X-5m-2-5m# It's foam-backed foil, which you stick on the wall with heavy-duty wallpaper paste. You may also be able to get it from some of the sheds and/or plumbers merchants. Course your only doing this on external walls with rads on aren't you;?... Yes, but what is the damage doing it on an internal wall with a radiator on? While I accept that any heat going into the wall is going towards heating the room, why not try and heat the air as quickly as possible before warming up large chunks of plasterboard, so the room feels warmer? :-) |
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In article , Simon Finnigan
scribeth thus "tony sayer" wrote in message ... In article , Roger Mills scribeth thus In an earlier contribution to this discussion, Simon Finnigan wrote: Hi everyone, I`m redocorating the house, and have damaged some reflective material while removing it from behind a radiator. It`s a foam type material with a foil covering on one side, to reflect heat from the wall. IIRC when it was first put there it did make a difference to the temperature in the room, so i`d like to replace it. Any ideas for a cheap source of this stuff? Thanks in advance for your help! You need to buy a roll of this. http://www.screwfix.com/prods/10612/...ries/Radiator- Reflector-Foil-5m-X-5m-2-5m# It's foam-backed foil, which you stick on the wall with heavy-duty wallpaper paste. You may also be able to get it from some of the sheds and/or plumbers merchants. Course your only doing this on external walls with rads on aren't you;?... Yes, but what is the damage doing it on an internal wall with a radiator on? While I accept that any heat going into the wall is going towards heating the room, why not try and heat the air as quickly as possible before warming up large chunks of plasterboard, so the room feels warmer? :-) Well suppose thats one way of looking at it;!... -- Tony Sayer |
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"tony sayer" wrote in message
... In article , Simon Finnigan scribeth thus "tony sayer" wrote in message ... In article , Roger Mills scribeth thus In an earlier contribution to this discussion, Simon Finnigan wrote: Hi everyone, I`m redocorating the house, and have damaged some reflective material while removing it from behind a radiator. It`s a foam type material with a foil covering on one side, to reflect heat from the wall. IIRC when it was first put there it did make a difference to the temperature in the room, so i`d like to replace it. Any ideas for a cheap source of this stuff? Thanks in advance for your help! You need to buy a roll of this. http://www.screwfix.com/prods/10612/...ries/Radiator- Reflector-Foil-5m-X-5m-2-5m# It's foam-backed foil, which you stick on the wall with heavy-duty wallpaper paste. You may also be able to get it from some of the sheds and/or plumbers merchants. Course your only doing this on external walls with rads on aren't you;?... Yes, but what is the damage doing it on an internal wall with a radiator on? While I accept that any heat going into the wall is going towards heating the room, why not try and heat the air as quickly as possible before warming up large chunks of plasterboard, so the room feels warmer? :-) Well suppose thats one way of looking at it;!... No i`m genuinely curious as to which would be more efficient, both in the end result and for a quick heating of the room. Realistically any heating of the wall past the surface is heating something that won`t directly warm the room the wall is attached to, but would it then release this heat over a period of time, keeping the room warmer than if the wall hadn`t been warmed. And I mean by a meaningful amount, not by fractions of a degree :-) |
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On Mon, 31 Dec 2007 09:48:05 -0000, "Ian"
wrote: "Simon Finnigan" wrote in message ... Hi everyone, I`m redocorating the house, and have damaged some reflective material while removing it from behind a radiator. It`s a foam type material with a foil covering on one side, to reflect heat from the wall. IIRC when it was first put there it did make a difference to the temperature in the room, so i`d like to replace it. Any ideas for a cheap source of this stuff? Thanks in advance for your help! The local pound shop for tinfoil ! That's all it is and it doesn't make much difference behind a radiator. The foam part might act as an insulator. I would look in B&Q for foam or polystyrene and local shops for tinfoil and PVA glue. I'm sure Screwfix have rolls of this in their catalogue |
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"Stuart B" wrote in message
... On Mon, 31 Dec 2007 09:48:05 -0000, "Ian" wrote: "Simon Finnigan" wrote in message ... Hi everyone, I`m redocorating the house, and have damaged some reflective material while removing it from behind a radiator. It`s a foam type material with a foil covering on one side, to reflect heat from the wall. IIRC when it was first put there it did make a difference to the temperature in the room, so i`d like to replace it. Any ideas for a cheap source of this stuff? Thanks in advance for your help! The local pound shop for tinfoil ! That's all it is and it doesn't make much difference behind a radiator. The foam part might act as an insulator. I would look in B&Q for foam or polystyrene and local shops for tinfoil and PVA glue. I'm sure Screwfix have rolls of this in their catalogue They sure do, with thanks to the other poster who pointed me in that direction. Now got it delivered, and just waiting until I get round to putting it in :-) |
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