Whilst browsing B&Q's web site I found this, two thousand pounds for this incredibly ugly radiator:
If I have read the description right, the "grass" pipe work does not carry the water (how could they, the pipes are dead-ends) but just act as a heat sink.
Why would anyone buy one of these? It costs more than the boiler and rest of the system put together!
You wouldn't want to fall on top of it, either.
Would be mildly interesting, (for about a second), to see if they sell any.
Cheers Richard
They are for people who put looks before cost. B&Q and Plumb Centre both do a whole catalogue of designer radiators, most of which have a low output and high cost. Tastes vary, so I would not expect anyone o like all the offerings.
I plan to use a few designer radiators when replumbing my house, but they are more in the couple of hundred pound range.
Colin Bignell
"The base is water filled and transfers heat to the pipes making it an energy efficient option"
"Water filled base transfers heat to the pipes for energy efficiency"
So much better than those old-fashioned radiators that just lose heat to the surrounding air.
Owain
For that money, they ought to be able to make them as heat pipes, which would work fine.
I can't imagine anything from B&Q being worth spending two grand on it!
Not from the description, it doesn't
Why ?
Why not? Go on, tell us, I'm dying (of laughing) to know.
MBQ
Well it would, copper being one of the best conductors of heat available, just not as well as a "proper" radiator - which is why your "perfectly practical" statement is a bit stupid
radiator:
Why do people buy nice looking crockery, crystal glasses, fancy clothes?
Robert
It's the future. Think of the savings.
Fools and their money...
MBQ
^^^ but this isn't a nice radiator, it's a stupid one ;)
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I bet it can't even do calculus
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