RE: Radiator efficiency...

["Paul Gordon" <paul_gordon@xxxxxxx>]

Even worse, (in winter anyway) is the fact that the spa in the bath does
not
pre-heat the air, so when you turn it on, you get a whoosh of cold bubbles
up the jacksy!!

Thinks: Must look at some way of pre-warming the air to the spa....

Paul G.



>From: Chris Langridge <chrisl@xxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>To: "'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'" <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
>Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Radiator efficiency...
>Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 16:05:13 -0000
>
>I don't understand why people always stand around naked in bathrooms.
It's
>hardly surprising they feel cold!
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Paul Gordon [mailto:paul_gordon@xxxxxxx]
> >Sent: 14 March 2002 14:58
> >To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Radiator efficiency...
> >
> >
> >I do have a thermometer in the room, - a Nice stainless steel
> >LCD affair
> >with clock/calendar/thermometer all built in...
> >
> >It's currently showing 17 degrees C - that's middle of the
> >day, Central
> >heating currently off, but had been on for a couple of hours
> >previously.
> >
> >Perhaps I should attempt to persuade her to let me put in a
> >heated lavvy
> >seat then!?!?!
> >
> >
> >Paul G.
> >
> >
> >
> >>From: "Mark Harrison" <Mark.Harrison@xxxxxxx>
> >>Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >>To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> >>Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Radiator efficiency...
> >>Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 14:20:31 -0000
> >>
> >>The biggest factor in her assesment (apart from the actual
temperature
> >>in the room) is probably the thermal conductivity of the
> >surfaces she's
> >>in contact with. Apart from when she's actually in the bath,
> >this means
> >>the floor and the loo seat.
> >>
> >>Suggest you chuck a bathroom mat in their, get her to stand
> >on that, and
> >>then tell you whether the room's cold!
> >>
> >>The other thing is - get a thermometer and read the ambient
> >>temperatures, eh?
> >>
> >>(I assume you've checked the valves, and both rooms are fully
on.)
> >>
> >>Mark Harrison
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> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: Paul Gordon [mailto:paul_gordon@xxxxxxx]
> >>Sent: 14 March 2002 13:08
> >>To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >>Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Radiator efficiency...
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> >
> >> >This may sound daft, but as you say they are both getting
to hot to
> >>touch,
> >> >what types of flooring do you have in each room? e.g.
Tiles in the
> >>bathroom
> >> >and Carpet in the bedroom?
> >> >
> >>
> >>Indeed, the surface temperature of both rads is the same
> >(bloody hot!),
> >>but
> >>the bathroom does have a lot more "cold" surface
materials than the
> >>bedroom.
> >>- Laminate wood floor, 50% tiled walls, the other 50% is just
painted
> >>plaster etc...
> >>
> >>
> >> >Other factors could be effecting the rad, not just its
output.
> >> >
> >>
> >>Seems likely....
> >>
> >>Paul G.
> >>
> >>
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