Spoke to someone who swears by them and check the reviews not just on Amazon but elsewhere.
You only use them on exterior walls.
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Spoke to someone who swears by them and check the reviews not just on Amazon but elsewhere.
You only use them on exterior walls.
Yeah, I chucked some of those behind my rads last winter. Literally no idea if they made a blind bit of difference though lol
Probably - it's easier to do and if I've bought it I'm gonna use it tbh lol
They've become more efficient and don't require connections to the waterpipes, so they're easy to be installed and used, plus they fit 7-9kg of washing, which is a lot.
Yeah I gathered - to not let heat escape to the outside. Still a bizarre product though, doubt you live in a paper house for this to make a massive difference, and the figures feel made up, idk lol
Also imagine having an entire house you own, what a flex.
What did help my house was new windows and doors. The old lady who owned it previously had new ones installed a decade before, but they were poor quality and badly fitted. Made a difference big time. Composite doors seem much better than the upvc too. Again, it's an upfront expense and only relevant if yours are awful and drafty too.
Glad when I bought my apartment a few years back this was done with a decent enough quality frames for the outside facing ones, so they aren't drafty.
Otherwise it'd be quite crap, for the reasons I mentioned earlier lol
Honestly, worth looking at.
Energy Saving Trust used to dismiss them as not worth it if have cavity wall insulation etc, but now?
Insulating tanks, pipes and radiators
Insulating your water tank and radiators is a quick way to save money on your bills and could keep your home warmer in winter.
energysavingtrust.org.uk
Radiator reflector panels
If you’re trying to save money on your heating bills and reduce your energy consumption, radiator reflector panels are an attractive low-cost option.Fixed behind your radiators, they reflect heat from the radiator back into the room, instead of letting the heat out through an external wall. They can produce the most benefit when installed on uninsulated solid walls.
Remember, you only need to put reflector panels behind radiators on external walls.
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Do radiator reflectors work? - TheGreenAge
Radiator reflectors work on a very simple principle. You radiator radiates heat both into the room, and into the wall behind it. That heat can simply be lost to the outside, especially if you have thin single skin walls. Reflectors are installed behind the radiator and help prevent that heat...
I've no clue, will see if notice any difference this winter lol
Ah yeah, I bet you get extremes of temperature? Baking in summer, freeze yer balls off cold in winter?
4 quid per year tops and a sheet of aluminium foil paying itself back in only from 0.7 to 3.7 years?Honestly, worth looking at.
Energy Saving Trust used to dismiss them as not worth it if have cavity wall insulation etc, but now?
Insulating tanks, pipes and radiators
Insulating your water tank and radiators is a quick way to save money on your bills and could keep your home warmer in winter.Radiator reflector panels
If you’re trying to save money on your heating bills and reduce your energy consumption, radiator reflector panels are an attractive low-cost option.
Fixed behind your radiators, they reflect heat from the radiator back into the room, instead of letting the heat out through an external wall. They can produce the most benefit when installed on uninsulated solid walls.
Remember, you only need to put reflector panels behind radiators on external walls.
And;
Do radiator reflectors work? - TheGreenAge
Radiator reflectors work on a very simple principle. You radiator radiates heat both into the room, and into the wall behind it. That heat can simply be lost to the outside, especially if you have thin single skin walls. Reflectors are installed behind the radiator and help prevent that heat...www.thegreenage.co.uk
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I've no clue, will see if notice any difference this winter lol
Wowza lol
Yeah, my first winter here was this winter and it went to -16 or so for a few days. As I had to remove the old rads - we heated up using electrical normal ones and they did the trick very well tbh. Tiniest bit of sun and you already feel warmer inside.
Currently I want to commit seppuku, has to be said. Colder days with thunderstorms are still 30+.
On topic: get better lightbulbs, honestly. Energy efficient LED's (with remotes for colours and all that crap as well if you're into that) cost next to nothing, last years and are miles ahead of OSRAM ones.
Light is better/warmer as well.
Light is better/warmer as well.
That's from 2014 - will be a lot more now given energy costs.
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