How Central Heating Radiators Work

Central heating system uses a simple technologyproduct more heat. The bigger radiators have
which heats up your home or office and keepsmore back and forth bents because they have
you warm. The idea behind it is very simple; thelarger surface area which can heat you the whole
central heating system has two importantroom.
components. First one is the boiler which isThe hot water which is pumped into the radiators
generally fitted in a store room or kitchen orfrom the central heating boiler pass through those
bathroom and another component is the radiatorcooper pipes, which heat up the outer steel
which is fitted in each room. The boiler heats upsurface of the radiator. When the steel surface
the water which is carried through all the radiatorsgets heated up, that heat will help us warm the
with the help of electric pumps which are fitted inroom in your house or office. Each radiator has a
the boiler.basic screw valve at the bottom which helps us
Central heating radiators are the componentsto control the temperature of the radiator. When
which generally help in keeping your homeyou turn this valve to off mode then the hot
warmer. But many people don't know thewater from the main cooper pipe will bypass it
technology behind this. So to help you know moreflow in the radiator without entering into the back
about the radiators I am writing this article.forth bents in it. This will result in cooling down the
A hot water radiator is simply a copper piperadiator and cooling down the cool.
repeatedly bent at right angles to produce aMany people think that switching off the radiators
heating surface with the maximum area. The heatwill help them reduce their fuel bills, but its wrong.
pipes follow the ridged lines. Water enters andWhen you switch off the radiator the water flow
leaves through valves at the bottom. In thewill not stop and the boiler will be running. So next
radiators cooper pipes are bent back and forthtime if you want to save your gas and electricity
10-20 times covering maximum surface tobills always switch off the boiler not radiators.