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Maximising radiator heat to room

Gleeky · 2011-05-17 17:48:22

Has anybody used 'Radflek' heat reflectors for home radiators or anything like this? If so any comments/advice. Just moved in to a big roomy house with not enough radiators and just wanting to maximise energy use. It's hard to heat the rooms we use regularly up properly and I am not sure if there is heat escape or if the…

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17-05-2011 6:48pm

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Gleeky

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Has anybody used 'Radflek' heat reflectors for home radiators or anything like this? If so any comments/advice. Just moved in to a big roomy house with not enough radiators and just wanting to maximise energy use. It's hard to heat the rooms we use regularly up properly and I am not sure if there is heat escape or if the rooms are just too big for the numbers of heaters in them. Every penny counts these days. Thanks.

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#2 18-05-2011 3:39pm
Capt'n Midnight

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try this forum
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=109

Curtains on windows

thin foil behind the rads (try before you spend a lot on more expensive solutions)

painting them black

a decent thermometer or PIR so you can tell the difference
dodgy site (gets attacked ) - paypal only
http://www.buyincoins.com/infrared-ir-digital-thermometer-temperature-laser-gun-product-1819.html

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