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Many of us during the renovation wanted to completely update the interior of the apartment and make it fashionable, stylish, modern. Having seen enough inspiring photos on Instagram or Pinterest, we get to work, bring beauty to the apartment, give it, for example, European chic or Scandinavian practicality. And then we freeze in the new repair in the winter. Why this is happening, says Roman Sidlauskas, an expert at the Italian manufacturer of heating batteries Global Radiatori.
Reason #1: No Batteries
Of course, when getting rid of batteries, most people replace them with other heating devices. For example, convectors, which are located in the floor in front of the window, or a warm floor. Most often, this option is chosen by the owners of apartments with floor-to-ceiling windows. However, in many cases this is not enough, for example, if you do not live in the south, but in the center, and even more so in the north or east of the country, where winters are quite severe. Refusal of batteries is practiced in European countries with mild, cool winters, which, of course, is not at all our case. In Russia, such a set of heating devices may not be enough to fully heat the rooms, especially if it has a large glazing area.
If you really want to leave the view from the panoramic windows open and not freeze at the same time, in addition to the “warm floors” and convectors, install additional radiators on the walls adjacent to the window, classic or high, depending on the area of uXNUMXbuXNUMXbthe room and free space for placing batteries.
Reason #2: Batteries Hidden by Furniture
Some apartment owners, although they decide to leave the batteries in their old place under the window, prefer to remove them out of sight, covering, for example, with the back of a sofa or building cabinets around appliances. In this case, the heat from the batteries does not go into the room, but is absorbed by the furniture. And it is not surprising that in the corners of the room it can be cool.
Get rid of the cabinets and move the sofa at least 20 centimeters, and then the heat will freely enter the room.
Reason #3. Blank screens
Another common way to hide radiators is to hang a decorative screen on them. In fact, such screens can be safe in terms of heating, but there are nuances. Again, in order for heat to be able to spread throughout the room, it needs outlets on the sides, top and front of the appliance. Air must somehow flow to the device so that the radiator can heat it: if there are a lot of holes on top, and the screen is blank from below or the radiator hangs close to the floor, it will most likely not heat up. Therefore, forget about blank screens and choose panels that do not prevent heat from escaping.
Reason #4: Radiators Behind Curtains
At first it seems strange, but in fact, blind curtains covering heating appliances can “steal” some of the heat. Especially if the radiators are located on the sides of large windows, and the curtains are constantly moved apart and cover the radiators.
Of course, they harm to a lesser extent than furniture and screens, nevertheless, thick curtains and even tulle can limit the release of heat from radiators into the room. Try to experiment and replace thick curtains with light tulle made of thin threads sewn loosely. The room will definitely become a couple of degrees warmer.
Reason number 5. designer batteries
Beautiful batteries of an unusual shape, of course, bring a certain zest to the interior, but they often heat worse than classic radiators. First, because most of these unusual devices are made of steel, which is not as thermally conductive as aluminum (the most common battery material). Secondly, because steel appliances tend to last less than aluminum batteries. Which is especially disappointing, given that designer radiators are much more expensive than conventional ones.
The only exception is high radiators. If you choose a model made of aluminum, then along with beauty you will get good heat dissipation and reliability.