Heat Pump & Upstairs rads - how to boost the heat!

Lex_Minimus

Hi Folks,

I won't start with a huge tech ramble, suffice to say I have a Gepthermal Heat Pump which supplies great Hot Water and underfloor heating downstairs (except in the room with Semi-Solid flooring - bad thermal transfer?). But the heat from the upstairs rads is terribly weak. I know we probably got it wrong at the start..... however, can anyone offer advice on how to improve the temp of the rads upstairs?

Cheers,

John

RKQ

We have oversized double rads - quite warm to touch - heats bedrooms fine.

Obviously they take more water to heat so not as ecomonical as underfloor.

Run them about 2 hours before bedtime to heat up rooms.

Do-more

Replace some or all of the upstairs rads with fan coils (fan convectors) these can transfer heat from lower temperature sources such as heat pumps much more efficently than rads. Any good plumbers merchants will be able to help you out.

Lex_Minimus

Cheers Mate,

By any chance do you have a brand/spec for the oversize rads - o they just , well, big "normal" rads? :rolleyes::rolleyes

pool fan

Install climafon rads,they work off 35 degrees ,i can pm you details if you are interested.

dryan

pool fan wrote: »

Install climafon rads,they work off 35 degrees ,i can pm you details if you are interested.

Hi Pool fan,

I would be interested on some info on those rads, can you send me info?
Thanks

billy_beckham

+1 for that info...
Cheers

Do-more

dryan wrote: »

Hi Pool fan,

I would be interested on some info on those rads, can you send me info?
Thanks

Some info here if you haven't googled it already!

Looks interesting, would be nice to hear feedback from someone who has them installed.