Choosing the right size of compact radiator for each room requires your serious consideration of two criteria. One is the temperature at which you want to be able to keep the room. This is fairly simple and the home heating industry offers these as guidelines: lounge and dining room 21C, kitchen 16C, bedrooms 15C and bathrooms 23C. The second factor is the amount of heat that will be put out by the compact radiator but lost from the room, a lot of it through windows and doors, and less through the walls and ceilings, depending on the type of materials that were used in construction. If the units are too large for the room, the system will deliver too much heat into the room and be uneconomical. If they are too small the room will never get as warm as you want it.

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If home radiators are housed in a box, there must be sufficient openings at the top and bottom to allow for air flow. Baseboard units which are recessed into the wall should have plenty of vents at floor level and along the top of the housing. Aesthetically designed cabinets used to enclose old fashioned free-standing home radiators should also be built with plenty of holes. Always leave a space of at least twelve centimeters between the heating unit and any upholstered or wooden furniture in front of it. Never hang curtains or drapes too close. The old style cast iron home radiators are constructed with several sections that allow the air to flow through and around them. The cast iron stores the heat for some time, and will continue heating the room for a good while after the boiler has turned off.

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