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Radiating Heat
Posted on Thursday, 29 April 2010 at 09H48 GMT
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Mike Heads looks at how to achieve maximum efficiency, reliability and performance from radiator systems.
There are two forms of heat loss from a dwelling: fabric heat loss through the structure, and ventilation heat loss caused by room air changes/ventilation.
To correctly size the boiler and radiators, it is necessary to calculate these losses, and if the boiler provides storage hot water, this would also be added to give the total boiler requirement.
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