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Feature Radiators donates money to charity raised from sales of the “Red Hot” radiator

This week, Feature Radiators presented the charity, Crohn’s and Colitis UK, with a cheque for £337.03 raised from their “Red Hot” radiator promotion.

The company have donated 20% of the price of their Red Hot radiator, launched especially for the charity, along with a contribution from the manufacturer, Pitacs. 

The cheque was gratefully accepted by Dr. Conrad Beckett, consultant gastroenterologist at Bradford’s Royal Infirmary, on behalf of Crohn’s and Colitis UK at Feature Radiators’ showroom in Bingley, West Yorkshire.

The Feature Radiators team and the Red Hot radiator’s manufacturer, Pitacs, are overjoyed at the success of their fund-raising, and hope they have helped the charity in achieving their aims and that the Red Hot radiator has enabled them to better support those suffering with IBD. 

The money will go to the charity, formerly know as the National Association of Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s or the NACC, and will be used to provide continued support for sufferers of these diseases and their families.  The organisation provides a variety of services including a website and a helpline, along with publishing regular newsletters and information on the latest research.

 

Feature Radiators based in Bingley, West Yorkshire is the UK’s leading retailer of contemporary, designer, traditional cast iron and electric radiators and heated towel rails, providing quality and design as well as value for money.

With over 160 styles on display in their West Yorkshire showroom, expert advice, unrivalled customer service and nationwide delivery, they are widely recognized as the UK’s leading radiator specialist.

For more information on the Red Hot radiator or other radiators call 01274 567789, contact Helena@featureradiators.co.uk or visit www.featureradiators.co.uk

For more information on the charity Crohn’s and Colitis UK (formerly known as National Association for Colitis and Crohn’s Diseases), visit www.nacc.org.uk

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Designer Radiators – How to Select the Best for Your Home

Your central heating system is typically not the most beautiful thing in your home, but if you’re planning to install a new system or upgrade your traditional radiators, you will be in for a big surprise when you begin to search for new ideas.

 

By Shopping Online you will be greeted with an infinite choice of style and colour ranging from cast iron radiators to heated towel rails radiators making it extremely simple to find one which may become a centrepiece to a room in your home.

 

There are many things to consider when choosing a device of beauty and warmth other than the way it looks or how modern is it. You need to consider the size of the room in which it will be placed and whether the colours of your chosen radiator will compliment the style and colours of the room. If your room is styled in a traditional way then perhaps introducing a modern radiator will only confuse the overall style and therefore ruin its effect.

 

Or perhaps traditional radiators are just what you’re looking for to complete a traditionally designed room in your home. There are hundreds of designs to choose from so you don’t always have to go for the typical big, flat white types which sit against your wall; you now have the choice of size, colour and where to place it too.

 

Once the colour and style has been chosen the next thing to consider is where to place your new radiator. The coldest part of a room is the perfect place to add a touch of warmth from your device so perhaps where a draft often visits or beneath a window will make the perfect home for it. If your new radiator is a modern work of art, you may want to show it off in your chosen room so placing it in the centre or next to a main appliance will immediately attract the attention of visitors.

 

The material of your new radiator can also have an effect on the overall look you are trying to gain, the warmth you receive from it and the cost of your bills. Aluminium and stainless steel are both very good materials which are easy to clean and create a very attractive finish, but aluminium has a few more advantages. This material ensures a lower installation fee, a warm house in a short amount of time as it’s a super conductor and lower bills due to its low water content.

 

So enhance the beauty and style of your home with designer radiators London for that look you’ve always desired.

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Traditional Radiators or More Trendy Radiators

Whether it is used in a car or in a building, the goal of a radiator is to deal with the heat!

But funnily enough, the radiator of a car, bus or motorbike is not used to warm it up, but rather cool it down. The radiator actually transfers the heat using a fluid which is a blend between water and ethylene glycol. It takes the heat from inside to outside in order to cool the engine. To be as efficient as possible, the radiator will usually be at the front of the vehicle where it will receive air from the movement of the car. The person who invited the automobile water radiator in the nineteenth century is Karl Benz.

Obviously, we did not wait the nineteenth century to get warm in a building, and heating systems were put into place in very early ages. As a matter of fact, the Romans kind of invented the under floor heating.

As for the conventional radiator that we can find in our homes, it was invented in the nineteenth century by Franz San Galli. They simply consist of a hollow metal container that would usually be of flat shape, even though nowadays, you can find designer radiators of any shapes. Hot water gets into the radiator from pipes and then works its magic to warm a room up.

There are now many different types of radiators such as steam, electric, fan assisted radiators or even under floor heating.

Steam radiators tend to be the preferred kind of radiators used as the steam inside the radiator is going to flow through the pipes under its own pressure without the need for any pumping, thus reducing the energy cost. This is the reason why it was actually adopted before electric motors and pumps became available on the market. Steam is actually much easier to distribute in tall buildings like skyscrapers than hot water.

Fan assisted radiators are much recent kind of radiators. But because of their small size and even distribution of warm hair, they could be used more and more by people. As they are different from other types of more traditional radiators like cast iron radiators or heated towel rails radiators, some people consider them as designer radiators London. On the other hand, the biggest disadvantage of this type of radiator is that the fan does need electricity supply to work and is making noise as well.

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Why You Need Vertical Radiators

Vertical radiators are one of the most convenient varieties of radiators. Well, the advantage of vertical radiators is obvious. They take much less space. Even if you do not plan to install them in a congested room, why crowd your surroundings with the presence of a heavy and unattractive looking radiator, which you will have a hard time placing in the right spot. Not only do vertical radiators occupy very little space, but they can also potentially help you to save some more space depending on the type and design that you are using. Vertical radiators in the shape of, say, a towel rail or a vertical mirror, add to the benefits you thought you could extract out of a radiator.  

Vertical radiators are probably the best choices for all kinds of users. Whether you are looking for a radiator for your workplace or for your home, you can find vertical radiators in enough variety and with sufficient efficiency to cater for all your needs.

Vertical radiators are also popular because of their pleasant appearance and style. They come in a variety of shapes, colors and materials, while covering as little space as possible, as they are mostly installed neatly alongside a wall. This prevents the space of your room from being occupied irritatingly by a radiator, but actually offers you the pleasure of admiring a stylish addition to your décor, which would be reflective of your aesthetic sense. People are not uncomfortable when it comes to selecting radiators because of their unpleasant appearance anymore; instead people now look forward to explore how creative they can be with their selection. Vertical radiators are one of the best choices when it comes to adding value to your home décor.  

Vertical radiators are available in a great variety with different designs, such as metallic flat panel bars, stainless steel bars, tubular types, mirror types, plain black, traditional or vintage, modern, smooth panel and compact. Vertical radiators are also available in their designer variations in different patterns, color and shapes, which offer you to fancy something more stylish for your surroundings.

With benefits like occupying very little space, having multiple utilities and proving to be an eye-catching addition to your surroundings, vertical radiators are the primary choices of those searching for an efficient and attractive heating system. If you are planning to purchase a new heating device as well, then probably vertical radiators are just what you are looking for.

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