Mark, an installer of renewable energy solutions based in Barnsley, faced a heating issue in his own home. His main room was struggling to warm, despite having two K2 radiators in the space and his combi boiler running constantly.
He’s also considered changing to a low heating source, such as a heat pump. However, the radiators in his house are on 10mm microbore, which may cause a problem if he decided to make the change.
Pipework is typically the culprit. Traditional heat sources relied on 10-15mm microbore pipework to deliver warm water to heating outlets. Heat pumps have a much higher flow rate, typically meaning that the existing pipework needs to be swapped with larger diameter piping to be effective – a costly and disruptive replacement job.
Impressed by the Heatboost performance data, Mark initially opted to replace the two existing K2 radiators in his main room with two Heatboost 550 units. The heat output was so effective that one Heatboost unit was moved into his conservatory. The main room reaches desired temperature in minutes boosted by the convection of the Heatboost pushing warm air throughout the space – and the conservatory can be used all year round.
Heatboost radiators use a significantly smaller amount of water (1.48L in this case) than traditional heating outlets, meaning that they require less water movement to generate heat. This allows Heatboost radiators to be installed into spaces using existing pipework to work with a heat pump, avoiding costly replumbing.
Several months later, Mark installed an air source heat pump. He now has a total of 5 Heatboost radiators in the house still on the 10mm microbore pipework, but simply swapped the steel K2 units for Heatboost units. The result left him with an incredibly efficient heating system, that provides optimal heating for his family all year around.
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