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Recommend Aluminium Radiator

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  • 02-08-2013 2:29pm
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    Dofarrell
    Registered Users Posts: 34 ✭


    Hi

    My existing radiators are all made of two stainless steel panels with aluminium fins between each panel (hopefully that makes sense!) All about 7-10 years old

    I've been told by a couple of plumbers that they are the cheapest on the market and I should buy aluminium radiators as they will make a HUGE difference

    Is the above correct, is aluminium so effective?
    Also does make or model make a difference? I sometimes get the impression all rads are the same.

    I have quite a cold house, for various reasons insulation is not an option so need to decide what to buy before end of summer.

    Thanks in advance

    Regards

    D


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    JohnnieK
    Registered Users Posts: 2,526 ✭✭✭JohnnieK


    Dofarrell wrote: »
    Hi

    My existing radiators are all made of two stainless steel panels with aluminium fins between each panel (hopefully that makes sense!) All about 7-10 years old

    I've been told by a couple of plumbers that they are the cheapest on the market and I should buy aluminium radiators as they will make a HUGE difference

    Is the above correct, is aluminium so effective?
    Also does make or model make a difference? I sometimes get the impression all rads are the same.

    I have quite a cold house, for various reasons insulation is not an option so need to decide what to buy before end of summer.

    Thanks in advance

    Regards

    D

    You have pressed steel radiators with fins between them not stainless steel.

    The aluminium radiators are very good but also very expensive. To compare. I done a basment renovation and i had to get 2 of them. The cost to me €650 for the two (1100mm x 620mm) when the equivilant pressed steel rads would have been around €200.

    Heating Distributors in Finglas Co. Dublin is where I got them from.


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    Dofarrell
    Registered Users Posts: 34 ✭Dofarrell


    JohnnieK wrote: »
    You have pressed steel radiators with fins between them not stainless steel.

    The aluminium radiators are very good but also very expensive. To compare. I done a basment renovation and i had to get 2 of them. The cost to me €650 for the two (1100mm x 620mm) when the equivilant pressed steel rads would have been around €200.

    Heating Distributors in Finglas Co. Dublin is where I got them from.

    Thanks for that, very helpful


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