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Adding a radiator

  • 12-03-2019 1:55pm
    #1
    D12C
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 62 ✭✭


    Hi there,

    I have a query in relation to adding a new radiator. My front porch area (which was an extension added before I bought the house) has no radiator, and it's quite cold (even after updating the front door). The rest of the house heats very well, but I think this area draws the heat from the adjoining kitchen and sitting room. When I moved in last year, I put down new floors in the hall/porch, so in hindsight, I should have looked into this before putting down these down.

    The kitchen radiator is quite close - it's under a window which is next to the porch extension. Is it possible to connect to this through the external wall, rather than under the floor? I know it depends on a number of factors, but any idea of a ballpark figure for this?

    For info, it's a semi-detached with gas heating.

    Thanks.


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  • #2
    antiskeptic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,555 ✭✭✭antiskeptic


    D12C wrote: »
    Hi there,

    I have a query in relation to adding a new radiator. My front porch area (which was an extension added before I bought the house) has no radiator, and it's quite cold (even after updating the front door). The rest of the house heats very well, but I think this area draws the heat from the adjoining kitchen and sitting room. When I moved in last year, I put down new floors in the hall/porch, so in hindsight, I should have looked into this before putting down these down.

    The kitchen radiator is quite close - it's under a window which is next to the porch extension. Is it possible to connect to this through the external wall, rather than under the floor? I know it depends on a number of factors, but any idea of a ballpark figure for this?

    For info, it's a semi-detached with gas heating.

    Thanks.

    Whilst you will leak heat from current heated zone to the porch, a radiator in the porch will leak more rapidly to outside (given the higher temp difference /probable more draughty area)

    Instead. If you compensate for the current leakage by upping heat in the existing area ( assuming the leakage to hall is making the existing too cold) it will cost less in heating bills than adding an extra radiator in a little used area.

    And save you the cost of installing an extra radiator


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