Hi I wondered if any one on here give me some advice please, as I seem to be getting no where fast! I am looking to convert a radiator to dual fuel with a programmable thermostat as my radiators currently only heat up when my log burner is lit (there is no gas where I live for normal central heating). I want the radiator to be able to come on just before I get up in the morning & come home from work. The radiator is 6056 BTU so I understand I will need approx 1774 Watts & have been told I could fit an electric element either end on the radiator. Is this correct? They would also need to work horizontally. The radiator is a 3 column radiator measuring 1610 cms long. The 1000Watt elements all seem to be too long for me to fit 2 of them or only work vertically! Please help!
I don't know of any that will work on dual fuel, but you can get oil filled electric ones that work pretty well, they're not expensive and fairly cheap to run, http://www.screwfix.com/p/acova-cotona-oil-filled-wall-hung-convector-heater-2kw/76782
the only domestic dual fuel rads in common use are towel rail types, and they tend to be designed to accept a single sub 700w element, and they will have been designed to cope with the expansion - fitting 2KW of heating element within a rad, possibly not intended for dual fuel use, even if it was possible, could well not be a great move
Thanks, the best I can come up with is http://heatpol.com/hgt-electric-heater but this won't have the timer function.
wiring that to a suitable timer would be easy, but would that element fit, or be effective in your rad ? could you post a link to the type of rad you have, or post a picture of it
they do the HGT element in 2000W, its 57cms long so should be okay. The bush is 3/4" which I think is okay but dont entirely understand what it is. My radiator is like the acova column radiators, 3 column, 1610 long, 500 high but in black.It's a Quinn Forza http://www.quinn-radiators.com/index.cfm/section/products/display/7/item/40/forza.htm
if that element fits, then you might have a solution - for better heat distribution I'd want to see a pair fitted on the bottom rad take offs, so if you do also heat it via your burner some re-piping would be required, however flow via the top take offs isnt ideal - perhaps consider a single element with the flow via the burner running diagonally across the rad I see Quinn have a support number, perhaps they would be the best folks to ask this question ?
I'm with Tom. Much cheaper, easier and more efficient to use a stand alone elctric heater. Dual fuel is for towel rads in bathrooms where electric heaters can be problematic.
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