I have some stelrads and they look totally symmetrical. Is there a
right way up?

(By the way I am not that impressed by the quality of the paint finish
on them. The smaller radiators I bought from Wickes look much better).

Mr F.

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	Mr Fizzion <wankel@rotary.engine> writes:

>I have some stelrads and they look totally symmetrical. Is there a
>right way up?


Often they have a rolled top instead of a welded seam
(unless they were dirt cheap).


>(By the way I am not that impressed by the quality of the paint finish
>on them. The smaller radiators I bought from Wickes look much better).


I used almost entirely Ultraheat radiators when I did my heating.
It's not a make I hear a lot of and I didn't buy on price, but I
like them and there have been no problems with them so far (~3 years).
Besides them looking quite respectable (not a unique feature), they
do triple panel radiators which were useful in a couple of locations,
and the Ultraheat 6 range has a pair of bottom entry pipe connections
on the right hand side (as opposed to side entry at the bottom), which 
enabled use in some positions where side entry pipework would have got
in the way, or been more visually obtrusive. (The "6" means it has six
connectors for the feed/return pipes; the four usual ones, and the two
extra bottom entry ones. Ultraheat 4 are the same, but without the
extra bottom entry pipe connections.)

-- 
Andrew Gabriel

Mr Fizzion wrote:


> I have some stelrads and they look totally symmetrical. Is there a
> right way up?
> 
> (By the way I am not that impressed by the quality of the paint finish
> on them. The smaller radiators I bought from Wickes look much better).
> 
> Mr F.
> 

The rads I bought recently had clear instructions on how to mount, and 
indeed how to mount with the widest dimension horizontal or vertical. 
were there no instructions with yours?

Mr Fizzion wrote:


> I have some stelrads and they look totally symmetrical. Is there a
> right way up?


Sometimes the mounting lugs are positioned such that they are closer to 
the top edge of the rad...

-- 
Cheers,

John.

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