Heat Pumps and Electric Heating - New Radiator Installation
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lhuang
10-07-06, 10:57 PM
hi everyone,
i hope that I've put this question in the correct forum.
i have a question about whether a new radiator is big enough to heat my apartment because our building a plumber just told me that it might not be.
I live in an apartment that used to have a living room with a dining alcove and had 1 long radiator that serviced the entire area. I recently converted the dining alcove into a 2nd bedroom and had to Split the radiator so that there is a separate radiator in the living room and one in the bedroom.
The living room is 30 feet by 12 1/2 feet and the new radiator in the living room is 48 inches and has 2 pipes going through it and the "accordian-like" grills (i don't know the exact name) are approximately 4 inches in width. Also, the ceiling is 8 feet and we like the room to be a little warmer than average.
Our building plumber said that there should be 3 pipes going through it and the "accordianlike" grills should be 6-8 inches in width.
Do you agree with the building plumber that I should change it or do you think that this radiator set up is OK ?
Thanks very much in advance.
Regards,
Lee
i hope that I've put this question in the correct forum.
i have a question about whether a new radiator is big enough to heat my apartment because our building a plumber just told me that it might not be.
I live in an apartment that used to have a living room with a dining alcove and had 1 long radiator that serviced the entire area. I recently converted the dining alcove into a 2nd bedroom and had to Split the radiator so that there is a separate radiator in the living room and one in the bedroom.
The living room is 30 feet by 12 1/2 feet and the new radiator in the living room is 48 inches and has 2 pipes going through it and the "accordian-like" grills (i don't know the exact name) are approximately 4 inches in width. Also, the ceiling is 8 feet and we like the room to be a little warmer than average.
Our building plumber said that there should be 3 pipes going through it and the "accordianlike" grills should be 6-8 inches in width.
Do you agree with the building plumber that I should change it or do you think that this radiator set up is OK ?
Thanks very much in advance.
Regards,
Lee