Keep Your Home warm with Cast Iron Radiators

Author: hostarticles | Posted: 12.06.2012

In order to save our environment we are switching over to more and more eco friendly techniques. Reducing the level of harmful chemicals and constituents is an obscure way of keeping our environment clean and green. The use of natural fuels like wood blocks, bark chip and willow wood in the natural fuelled boilers made for eco friendly radiators. Similarly, Cast iron radiators are also eco friendly and can efficiently heat our homes. As air only requires a small amount of energy to increase in temperature, therefore these radiators can prove to be the perfect medium to supply heat to small as well as large spaces.

These radiators are better than steel and aluminum as they have high heat capacity. Moreover when switched off they lose the heat gradually and not at once. These radiators can even be placed on a system utilizing natural resources as the heat emitted from these radiators are more constant and dry up less thus providing an ambient heating condition. These Column radiators can also be attached to electrical element in order to heat the radiator effectively as each electrically heated radiator runs independently. If each radiator is placed on a timer switch the rooms will be heated one by one thus saving on your energy cost as when you are working upstairs you can switch off the heating downstairs.

These radiators are made of premium quality cast iron and have got a high specific heat capacity. They hold a great amount of energy at any specific temperature thus keeping the room warm by heating up the surrounding air. But a fair knowledge related to these radiators is essential in order to keep it in a working condition. The valve on the radiator pipes should be examined while installing any radiator so that the steam or water flows through the radiator coils at a faster rate without heating the radiator.

These radiators are the best heating solutions for your home but you need to take precaution and care as if they get heated up due to very high temperatures achieved then it might pose a danger to your home.



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