RE: Radiator efficiency...

[Chris Langridge <chrisl@xxxxxxx>]

the bubbles in my bath are prewarmed ....

(it's just a bath though)

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Paul Gordon [mailto:paul_gordon@xxxxxxx]
>Sent: 14 March 2002 16:11
>To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Radiator efficiency...
>
>
>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
>> >>Head of Systems, eKingfisher
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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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