Keep Your Home Warm With A Column Radiator

The arrival of winter is most recognisable by the shortening of the days and the lengthening of the nights as well as the sharply dropping temperatures. It is at this time of year that many people are at their most susceptible to illness due to the low temperatures, thereby making the task of keeping warm of increasing importance so that they do not succumb to the traditional winter illnesses that affect a great number of Britons per year, ranging from the relatively minor common cold to the more serious flu.
It is common knowledge that the one of (if not the most practical and best) methods of keeping warm is to remain warm. It is as important that one’s home is kept sufficiently warm as it is to dress warmly when facing the harsh weather conditions outside. One of the best ways of ensuring this is of course the use of log fires, however such a means of heating is now unpractical for the majority of modern homeowners as most modern homes built in the previous century were not equipped with fireplaces. Also, those homeowners with log fire places may have trouble getting supplies of coal and wood and many more may be put off using fires to heat their homes due to the risk of fire breaking out.



It is therefore considerably more likely that if a person’s central heating is not producing enough heat to keep their homes warm, they will engage the use of electric radiators. Although many homeowners may not wish to use the typical metal convector heaters which, despite being effective at producing heat, are not attractive to look at and which (due to their basic monochromatic, metallic appearance) may not fit into the general aesthetic of their homes, there are several substitutes. The most effective of these are cast iron column radiators.

The main difference between these cast iron radiators and the more traditional ‘section’ radiators is that these cast iron column radiators take considerably longer to warm up than more conventional electric convector heaters. Despite this fact that the column radiators take longer to warm up a room, the same heaters retain their heat for a far longer period of time after being turned off. This results in a room being kept far warmer for longer, possibly meaning that if a person turns off one of these column radiators and vacates the room or the house, it is very likely that the room will still be warm upon their return.