Placing radiators in the right places optimizes the heating in your home.
This will help you maintain a pleasant temperature in your home.
Where to place your radiator in each room of the house?
To place your radiators in your interior and benefit from perfect thermal comfort, there are certain criteria to take into account:
- The size of the room: the larger it is, the more it will need to be heated.
- Its use: is it a living room to be warmed up carefully or a place with little traffic?
- And the type of radiator you have chosen (electric radiators, dry inertia or radiant radiators, storage radiators, oil-filled radiators, soft heat radiators, water radiators, cast iron radiators, etc.)
- If you have other heating devices: central heating, underfloor heating, heat pump, fireplace, wood or fuel stove, etc.
Is your radiator an auxiliary heater or your main heating method?
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Do not hesitate to seek advice from a heating system specialist.
Where to install a radiator in a living room or dining room?
The living room or the dining room are two living rooms that are generally quite large: it is recommended to install at least two radiators to guarantee a warm atmosphere.
The ideal is to position them on two walls facing each other to even out the heating.
Where to put it in the kitchen?
Position it under the kitchen window, or, if this wall is already cluttered with furniture, facing the cooking area (oven, hotplates, etc.) for good heat distribution in the room.
Otherwise, you can also install it near the dining table.
Which location to choose for a radiator in the bedroom?
The ideal temperature in a bedroom for a comfortable night's sleep is between 16 and 19°C (in addition, this allows you to save money on your electricity bill).
In order not to get too hot, it is recommended to place the radiator far enough from the bed.
And in the bathroom?
The good idea here is to install a towel radiator which will also act as a radiator for the bathroom.
If the room is large and the wall surface allows it, you can install a second radiator away from water points, to guarantee the 22°C expected in a bathroom.
Vertical, horizontal or plinth: which model to choose?
Whether it is the type of heating: vertical, horizontal wall model or electric baseboard heater, it does not affect the efficiency and performance of the heating systems.
You can therefore choose one or the other to diffuse the heat, depending on the space you have.
The vertical model has the advantage of being less bulky on a wall just like the baseboard model, while the horizontal one will naturally find its place under a window.
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What are the mistakes to avoid when placing radiators?
There are
5 rules to follow when installing radiators
, which sometimes go against our beliefs:
- We would tend to place the radiator far from a window, but it is quite the opposite.
Positioned under a window, it prevents thermal bridges (the thermal bridge is a place in your building where the insulating barrier is broken and promotes heat loss).
- It is also better to install it against the exterior walls: often colder, they cool the room.
- Do not place the radiator on the ground, but rather at a height of 10-15 cm so that the heat is diffused on both sides of the heating.
And in the same iodine, do not install anything just above (shelf, shelf, etc.)
- Do not place large objects in front of the radiator (sofa, bed, etc.).
- Avoid places with full draughts to avoid disturbing the electronic thermostat.
Inertia radiators, radiant panel, fan heater, electric heater or storage heater, etc.
Choosing the right location for radiators in a house ensures perfect distribution of the heating for optimal thermal comfort.
You thus avoid heat loss and achieve significant energy savings.
