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Central Heating Traditional Period Column Radiator with Towel Rail Crown Design

This radiator is manufactured using the finest materials and comes in an attractive Chrome and White finish.
With outstanding heat output this radiator is ideal for heating towels as well as the bathroom.

 Features:

  • Modern and minimalist Chrome Plated Radiator
  • Beautiful Design
  • Elegant and contemporary in appearance
  • Pressure tested 13 bar
  • Quality and style is essential
  • Brilliant heat output

945mm Height X 500mm Wide

Height: 945mm

  • Width: 675mm
  • BTU Output ?T60ºC: 5521 BTU
  • Finish: Chrome and White
  • Guarantee: 5 years

945mm Height X 500mm Wide

Height: 945mm

  • Width: 500mm
  • BTU Output ?T60ºC: 3013
  • Finish: Chrome and White
  • Guarantee: 5 years

Radiator Delta Ratings Explained, in Plain English

In order to quickly judge one radiator from another, you need to have a way to accurately compare them. BTU rating is how we, and you, compare a radiator's heat outputs. But the problem is that the way you Calculate  which matters because the temperature of the boiler supplying it affects the final BTU result. This means that manufacturers and shops (like us) all have to use the same assumed boiler temperature when calculating the output of a radiator so that it has real meaning.

It would just be SILLY if there were multiple points of reference for boiler temperatures, right? Well, the problem is that there are 2 different assumed temperatures used: Delta 50 and Delta 60.

Delta T rating is calculated using the flow temperature of a boiler into a radiator plus the flow out temperature. So, if you have an input of 80 degrees and an output of 60 degrees, then this means that the average radiator temperature would be 70 degrees.

'Room Temperature' is an average accepted to be 20 degrees. So, you take that away and you're left with 50 degrees, or Delta T50.

Delta T50 vs Delta T60 vs Delta T70

  • Delta T50 is what Europe has been using for a while, except in the UK, where we used Delta T60 until 2013. But now we use T50 too.
  • Delta T50 is based on a much lower expected boiler temperature. Which is more in-line with modern insulation and a fear of global-warming-induced-apocalypse.
  • Delta T50 has been officially in use for some time now. T60 is still lingering around because this is an industry where change is relatively slow.
  • Delta T70 is seen a lot less often and is generally only used by certain suppliers such as Reina. If you're given a BTU at Delta T70, it's usually best to convert this into T50 or T60 to make comparing heat outputs much simpler.

Converting Between Delta T50, T60, & T70

The conversion are as follows:

If a radiator has a heat output of 5000 BTU at ΔT=60, to find the heat output at ΔT=50, you simply multiply the BTU by 0.789.

So your equation would look like this:

BTU (ΔT=50) = BTU (ΔT=60) * 0.789 = 3945 BTU

If you have a radiators with a heat output of 5000 BTU at ΔT=60, to find the heat output at ΔT=70, you multiply the BTU by 1.223.

So your equation is:

BTU (ΔT=70) = BTU (ΔT=60) * 1.223 = 6115 BTU

If you have a radiator with a heat output of 4200 BTU at ΔT=50, to find the heat output at ΔT=60, you need to multiply the BTU by 1.264.

So your equation this time is:

BTU (ΔT=60) =  BTU (ΔT=50) * 1.264 = 5309 BTU

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