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How To Bleed A Cast Iron Radiator

How to bleed a cast iron radiator?

A brief guide on how to bleed your cast iron radiators which will help ensure that your radiators work as efficiently as possible.

13 Nov 2019

Cast iron radiators are a significant investment and if they are working efficiently, they will provide a powerful and reliable source of heat in your period house. If however they are not working properly and contain air pockets which prevent them outputting their full heat capacity, the warmth they provide will be much lower than the level of heat you may require in the depths of winter.

How To Clean Cast Iron Radiators

How to clean cast iron radiators

This is a simple guide about how to clean cast iron and column radiators. These radiators can be tricky to clean with their vertical columns with narrow gaps in between them, which attracts dust and dirt. A small cast iron radiator with 12 columns can take a…

26 Jul 2018

This is a simple guide about how to clean cast iron and column radiators. These radiators can be tricky to clean with their vertical columns with narrow gaps in between them, which attracts dust and dirt. A small cast iron radiator with 12 columns can take a good half an hour to clean but this is not something that needs to be done every week. If you are not careful dust can really accumulate without you realising leaving a very mucky…

How to make your Victorian home a warm one this winter

Make your Victorian home a warm in winter

How to make your Victorian home cosy this winter, not just by making full use of your Victorian fireplace but via other modern heating methods of keeping warm.

22 Jan 2013

Victorian homes are thought of by some as draughty and cold. We want to give you a few ideas about how to make your Victorian home cosy this winter and dispel those myths to all of your visitors, not just by making full use of your Victorian fireplace but via other modern methods of keeping warm. First things first, start with the basic jobs you can do that will save you money on your heating bills and cost relatively little to…

How to use a BTU Calculator

How to use a BTU Calculator

The BTU requirements of a room are determined by a number of variables. This will vary from room type to room type.

22 Jan 2013

A BTU (British Thermal Unit) Calculator or Heat Output Calculator is a really useful tool when choosing a traditional radiator for your period property. A BTU Calculator helps calculates how many BTUs are required to heat a given space or location and therefore helps determine the right sized radiator for that location. A Heat Output Calculator is exactly the same thing measuring the Heat Output required to heat your rooms.