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IRMartini

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10/03/2025 1:40 pm

Posted by: @davesoa

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I thought, our potential heat pump supplier thought, we’d agreed the final design specifications for our install. But we have a problem. Well I do. The installer wants to remove the current ladder type towel rails in two bathrooms and replace them with standard Stelrad radiators to meet emitter requirements. These are the radiators that they supply. That would leave us with no way to hang or dry towels.
One radiator requirement is 1181watts @50C and the other 600 watts @50C.
Has anyone else had this issue and how did you resolve it?

I’ve looked at some suppliers on line and there do seem to be high output options available - I suppose I could have the standard radiators installed and simply replace them but that seems very wasteful.

We have both Normal Rad for heating the room and then a small towel rad for towels.

As the towel rad is only for towels its much smaller so we could fit it in the space (Ensuite) and with lower flow temps of the heatpump the towel rad would not heat the room it does dry the towels very well even at this lower temp.

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Pie_Eater

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10/03/2025 10:35 pm

I had a similar issue but convinced the installer to leave them . They don’t switch off (no trv), and in actual fact 2 of them and the heat from downstairs can almost heat the whole first floor (3 bedrooms). Happy I didn’t change them .

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Lucia

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12/03/2025 10:02 am

@davesoa

One radiator requirement is 1181watts @50C and the other 600 watts @50C.
Has anyone else had this issue and how did you resolve it?

I had this problem plus a tiled bathroom I did not want to damage by replacing things. So I found an amazing aluminium designer radiator that absolutely kicks out the heat at very low temps. And it is nice looking.

It was a great addition to the bathroom. I get to keep my trendy towel rail and the radiator is small but powerful on another wall.

My plumber installed it the same time that Octopus was fitting my heat pump and they all stood around it in admiration. (Like a coven of plumbers.. 😁) It is Italian and has vertical fins - very unusual - and I would happily fit more like this if I had some spare $$.

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Davesoa

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Topic starter 12/03/2025 10:30 am

How was the VAT treated on the radiator? Were you able to buy it zero rated as it was fitted at the same time as the heat pump?

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Lucia

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12/03/2025 10:46 am

@davesoa No, unfortunately. I had to pay the VAT because that's how the heat pump BUS funding works. But I'm still glad I did it - the design (as in low temperature heat function as well as looks) is extraordinary for a small, relatively low profile radiator.

Plus, I forgot to mention, it is really light weight and has a nice neat fitting system that was great for my floating plasterboard wall.

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