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Post by fergyguy on Oct 30, 2019 11:40:20 GMT
Iv seen several radiators fitted on boats some being the pressed steel white radiator types used in most houses and a few have opted for cast iron ones... so what’s best option for a boat heating system
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2019 12:02:43 GMT
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Post by Andyberg on Oct 30, 2019 12:23:42 GMT
If it's a narrow boat I would go for aluminium low profile radiators as I think they look better than the other types. I concur.... Fitted this Coloured one to my front room a few months ago, looks & works fantastic!
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Post by Telemachus on Oct 30, 2019 14:59:11 GMT
Cast iron radiators tend to be very fat. Obviously they are heavier and thus take longer to heat up and cool down. Some people like the “vintage” look of them, but personally I prefer the clean lines of a modern radiator.
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Post by JohnV on Oct 31, 2019 8:24:01 GMT
I have a mix
2 odball similar to cast iron style from industrial blown air system, under a grating floor in the wheelhouse 1 cast iron style in main bedroom (chosen because it was the only one that fitted in gap) 5 flat modern style radiators.
they all work in much the same fashion but I suspect the panel types are slightly more efficient ....... just fit whatever you prefer
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Post by samsam on Oct 31, 2019 9:12:53 GMT
I prefer pressed steel but hide them all behind wood covers, I hate the stark white radiators on show in an otherwise all wood fitout.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2019 11:15:30 GMT
Another quite sensible method for narrow boats is to use fin rads.
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Post by peterboat on Nov 1, 2019 0:34:07 GMT
I like the larger cast iron rads, but as others say its down to what you fancy
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Post by patty on Nov 1, 2019 6:06:07 GMT
S'long as they r hot and give out heat I don't care what they look like..though suppose the paint flaked rusty ones here I should maybe sort...
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Post by brummieboy on Nov 3, 2019 20:11:34 GMT
Cast iron hold a lot more water and thus take longer to heat, and few boat boilers will have the capacity to cope effectively with them. M.M's finrad suggestion is good.
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Post by phil70 on Nov 3, 2019 23:47:25 GMT
Another quite sensible method for narrow boats is to use fin rads. Fin rads are great, we had a small single panel rad in the toilet, a large double panel rad in the saloon and we had fin rads all down the boat, 500w per metre and we had 8 metres of finrad. 60ft boat and SF stove in the bows so we were never cold, in fact we only ever had a 4 tog duvet on the bed and only ever wore T shirts and joggers. Phil
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Post by quaysider on Nov 4, 2019 8:36:14 GMT
The key with fin rads (as I discovered the hard way) is to ensure they are not "too" boxed in to look pretty - you also need a considerable amount of ventilation to the bottom of the boxes to ensure cold air can be dragged in and heated up. I made the mistake of fitting 2, 3 foot ones under the raised floor in the dinette and whilst the "floor" gets warm, there isn't enough heat to make the room feel warm unless I turn on the little 1ft square rads either side too - that said, it's probably because I struggled to line up the "holes" in the sub floor with the Oak boarding on top...
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