Morning,

Don't like the idea of thumping great panel radiators on the walls when I finish refurbing the house.

Found this central heating system which looks like skirting - anyone got any experience of them?

Radiant heating systems home heating radiant electric heat (http://www.heatprofile.co.uk/NewFiles/home.html)

Cheers,
Steve

great until the winter and your mrs wants to hang the washing on them ;)

Little chance of them convecting heat around the room, is there....

I think they'd be slower to warm up a room and slower to cool down IYSWIM.

No-way is she hanging stuff indoors - place is damp as it is! :)

Hmm, vindaloo, - they say that's a benefit:

"Traditional Radiator (Convective) - Requires draught to function, causing uneven temperatures and cold spots, resulting in unpredictable performance and energy waste."

whereas theirs:

"HeatProfile (Radiant) - Distributes low level heat at room perimeter promoting natural convection and even temperature conditions whilst avoiding air turbulence."

I know everyone promotes their own way of doing things, but I understand the convection argument.

I notice they've got Stirling Moss as a celebrity customer - after all the prisons, banks, and flash apartment blocks!

I've not come across these before, so can't be much help for once.:(

Why did you not go for underfloor heating?

Richy,

Not gone for anything yet - just looking into options.

Have been thinking of underfloor systems, but the guy who "renovated" the place before us poured concrete floors throughout the downstairs. Would be a laborious job to fit the pipe runs for an underfloor system as I'd have to raise the final floor level & chop the bottoms off all the doors (even with an electric system). :(

Just saw these and thought they might be a good way of getting an even heat throughout a room

Steve

Nah, if the ground work has already been done underfloor heating won't be easy to install. :(

They do look a viable option, not sure how well they would work with a modern condensing boiler (as they require a differential between flow and return of 20 degrees centgrade to condense).

That would be my only concern if you went the non-electric route...:cool: