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Radiators under windows.

Sparkingchip
Should electric or central heating radiators be installed under windows?


Andy Betteridge
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    It depends on ones priorities.

    For optimum comfort and minimising draughts and condensation, then yes radiators should be placed under windows.

    For minimum fuel use and therefore minimum running costs, then radiators should be on inner walls and away from windows. Placement under a window implies an outside wall, with heat losses through the wall and through the window.

    If heat sources are on inner walls, then any losses are only into other rooms rather than to the outside.

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    It depends on ones priorities.

    For optimum comfort and minimising draughts and condensation, then yes radiators should be placed under windows.

    For minimum fuel use and therefore minimum running costs, then radiators should be on inner walls and away from windows. Placement under a window implies an outside wall, with heat losses through the wall and through the window.

    If heat sources are on inner walls, then any losses are only into other rooms rather than to the outside.

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