Heat Pumps Today

Info www.lg.com/uk/business/heating CMYK / .ai CMYK / .ai CMYK / .ai www.acrjournal.uk/heat-pumps 17 O P I N I O N with the relatively new K3 radiators that have three panels and three sets of fins – providing the additional metal surfaces you need but without increasing the radiator footprint on the wall. Major radiator manufacturers such as Stelrad, have anticipated the significant move towards air source heat pumps in the UK and have added new, larger size radiators to their portfolio providing that option. They have also stepped up the options on the K3 radiator designs available too. In addition, the huge popularity of vertical radiators has also offered a solution. Vertical radiators clearly have a smaller horizontal footprint than a traditional radiator, but they can be larger by design anyway – taking up floor to ceiling space. It may be more practical and more attractive to have two vertical radiators in a room than one large standard radiator which traditionally has been placed along under the main window. Radiator manufacturers have developed a wider range of vertical radiators, adding a huge number of new designs and sizes helping to provide the larger radiators needed by the renewable heating options, but taking up the much-reduced horizontal footprint to slot into smaller wall areas in a room, to provide the levels of heat required without taking up large wall areas that will cause confrontation with furniture in the rooms. Vertical radiators can be focal points in the room, part of the décor and, fit nooks and crannies in a room which traditional horizontal radiators couldn’t do effectively. This means, LG is of the opinion that radiators are very much ‘fit for the future’ but as always, correct sizing will need to be undertaken to ensure that they keep the home warm and cosy. But can radiators work well with air source heat pumps? Yes, they can and they already are across the UK. Concord Slimline Concept