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How many radiators do you have?

114 replies

SpringMeadows · 21/01/2024 11:24

Counted ours yesterday - we have 11. How many do you have including any gas-heated towel rails?

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Dominicains · 21/01/2024 14:15

9 in a 4 bed 1890s townhouse, including one towel rail in my en-suite, perfectly adequate. But I have a lovely fire now as well. Just moved from a 3 bed new build townhouse that had a staggering 15! None of the top floor ones were ever on, and I had all the hall / landing ones off as well as the downstairs loo and kitchen. Although now I come to think of it, lots of them did not have a thermostat, the heating was in two zones and I just set it so the top half of the system never triggered. You could probably have removed half of them and never noticed a difference as it was very well insulated.

QuestionableMouse · 21/01/2024 14:15

5 - one each in the living room, kitchen, hall and bathroom then two in my bedroom.

Caspianberg · 21/01/2024 14:16

19, that’s 18 radiators, 1 towel rail. Plus two underfloor heated bathrooms.

Ilovemyshed · 21/01/2024 14:21

13 including one in the loft and two which are combi rad and towel rail. But that doesn't cover the open plan kitchen, living, dining and one downstairs bed which are wet underfloor heating.

PARunnerGirl · 21/01/2024 14:24

Exactly the same as you @Flippinec , 19 in an oil-fuelled house, not on mains gas

Whatevershallidowithmylife · 21/01/2024 14:27

7 in a 2 bed.

PARunnerGirl · 21/01/2024 14:27

20! Forgot one that’s always off.

FussyPud · 21/01/2024 14:27

8 in a three bed end terrace.

WhatTheHeckyPeck · 21/01/2024 14:29

1 per room and 1 in the hallway a total of 6.

GintyMcGinty · 21/01/2024 14:29

17

4 bed house

SpringMeadows · 21/01/2024 16:46

JollyMollyPolly · 21/01/2024 11:52

Recently extended to a 5-bed, we've got 20! Only a 15Kw boiler though.

How does the boiler cope with so many radiators?

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SpringMeadows · 21/01/2024 16:54

I was talking to a friend who recently had a new CH system put in and he told me how many he has. So I wondered how many we have (I had never counted them) and suddenly got curious about how many radiators people have. Just that, really.

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ConsuelaHammock · 21/01/2024 16:54

You need to know the square footage of the house too.
We have 21 ( I think)

AdoraBell · 21/01/2024 16:56

7

JesusMaryAndJosephAndTheWeeDon · 21/01/2024 17:10

None

Spendonsend · 21/01/2024 17:13

11 including the towel rail.

BMW6 · 21/01/2024 17:15

8 in a 2 bed house

bessytedsy · 21/01/2024 17:16

Surely size of radiator & house size matters? My in laws have huge radiators in their rooms whereas I've been into peoples house who have 2 small ones in a room.

catelynjane · 21/01/2024 17:16

Six in a two bed terrace, including a heated towel rail.

Brandyginger · 21/01/2024 17:18

20 rads : we have two gas fired boilers in our utility room doing half the house each

cloudtree · 21/01/2024 17:19

28 - large five bed oil heating with two wood burners

NoWordForFluffy · 21/01/2024 17:19
  1. 4 bed plus office.
OldTinHat · 21/01/2024 17:38

6

MegaClutterSlut · 21/01/2024 17:40

7 in a 2 bed house

Yirk · 21/01/2024 17:44

9 in a 4 bed house but most of them are doubles.