column radiator problem

Radioman · Nov 25, 2016

[emoji33][emoji33][emoji33][emoji33]2 bars of an electric fire on all night! My Nan would have gone purple! Her stack of "Florins" for the meter would have disappeared toot suite! Guess that gives my age away a bit

David Stellaman · Nov 25, 2016

Thanks guys for your input. Just to end on a funny note regarding electric fires. When I was about 13, (1973) I was left on my own in a cold house with only an electric fire for heat. I switched it on left it for a couple of minutes but the bars didn't go red, so I thought it would be clever to gently put my finger on the bar to see if it was warming up while my other hand was on the metal frame!!! Yep, I yelped like a dog and flew across the room jumped up and ran upstairs in shock. That was one of my nine lives gone! :biggrin5: Didn't put me off messing with electrickery and being a TV engineer for the next forty years!

Dave

Last Plumber · Nov 25, 2016

"Good grief, I thought there was someone knocking on the front door but it was the leccy meter goin round ", said radiomans nan.

My nans was on half and you could hardly see a glow, if I turned it up she'd have a blue fit too.
It was a dangerous business touching those toggle switches.

Radioman · Nov 27, 2016

Last Plumber said:
"Good grief, I thought there was someone knocking on the front door but it was the leccy meter goin round ", said radiomans nan.

My nans was on half and you could hardly see a glow, if I turned it up she'd have a blue fit too.
It was a dangerous business touching those toggle switches.

This does bring back such happy memories of my Nanna. She also had a pay as you go gas meter, I think it took either a sixpence or a shilling. There was always a small stack by the meter which she used to take from and send me up the shops for 10 Embassy and a sherbet dip.
One thing I never understood was when the meter men came and emptied the meters they always gave some of the coins back. When I asked my mum why, she said " people who stick there noses where they are not wanted get them chopped off".

mr.k · Nov 28, 2016

gassafe said:
I always explain to the Customer that these rads aren't as efficient as a regular convector rad!

This comes after having fitted 2 in one house & having to change them lol, they were like hot water bottles on the wall, hot to touch but no heat deflected into room!

Hi. I found this to be the case with towel rads too. Probably similar in design and heat output.