Thorough heating of the house plays an important role, because warmth creates an atmosphere of living space and comfort. The source of the microclimate is heating radiators. Heating devices are constantly being improved. Designer batteries are a harmonious and exclusive interior element.
The concept of design radiators
Designer heating radiators are units that heat a room and act as decorative items that can give a home a special style.
The beauty and uniqueness of the devices is manifested through the forms, sizes, textures, colors and methods of placement. These factors influence the choice of radiators for a particular room interior.
Pros and cons of decorative heating appliances
The advantages of decorative radiators depend on the specific characteristics.
- The variety of shapes (for example, square, abstract) makes beautiful radiators adaptable to the characteristics and style of the room.
- The functionality of the products of designer radiators is manifested in the fact that they can act as clothes dryers, seats), stands for interior items, lamps, decorative panels.
- The choice of materials - metal, stone, glass and even wood - determines the texture and color of the appliances, which is so important when creating a room project.
- Beautiful heating radiators can be made to order according to a specific sketch, which makes them one of a kind.
Design units provide great opportunities for the implementation of bold interior ideas.
The disadvantages of design radiators include:
- The cost of interior heating products, which is determined by non-standard shapes, textures and design.
- The unreliability of some types of radiators is manifested in their insufficient strength. For example, this applies to aluminum or glass products. The former can be strongly deformed as a result of mechanical stress, and the latter can break.
Disadvantages - not yet a reason to abandon the use of designer heat exchangers, they should be introduced gradually. For this, it is important to carefully analyze where their application will be especially relevant.
Materials for decorative batteries
Interior heat exchangers are made of different materials, with the help of which any customer's wishes come true. Raw materials used for production: metal, glass, stone, wood.
Cast iron
Designer cast iron radiators are expensive items as they are most often done in a vintage style. When creating a volumetric drawing, laborious metalworking techniques are used.
Cast iron heating products are durable and heavy. The latter characteristic complicates the installation process, since you have to work with a lot of weight. Also, cast iron has a high heat capacity.
Bimetallic
Combined unit options have laconic forms to create a modern style of the room. Bimetallic heat exchangers are manufactured in the form of steel, copper, aluminum panels or sections. These materials are resistant to corrosive processes.The bimetal is also capable of withstanding high pressure loads, which makes it possible to heat rooms efficiently and quickly.
Steel
Steel is a durable material, so designer radiators made of this metal are practical and, at the same time, are aesthetic interior items. They are in the form of tubular and panel products. Heating steel systems hardly oxidize, do not deform under mechanical and other influences, are relatively light in weight, which simplifies installation.
Glass
Unusual glass heating elements are suitable for consumers with refined taste. They consist of two plates, of which the lower one is a solid panel, since heat is supplied to it, and the upper one has a decorative function.
Stone
Stone radiators are environmentally friendly heating options. Batteries have an advantage over other counterparts - slow heat dissipation. Thanks to this characteristic, the rooms are warmed up more thoroughly. Also, stone radiators do not create noise during operation, do not dry the air. The disadvantage is the high price.
Varieties of decorative radiators and application
The most common and demanded designs for design radiators are vertical and horizontal. Each of them has its own characteristics.
Vertical
The batteries placed vertically on the wall make the room particularly stylish. By design, such panels are small in width but high in height. This allows the use of radiators in rooms with ceilings from 2.5 meters.
The units are powered by central heating or electricity. They can act as a complete heating system or its additional elements.
Horizontal
Horizontal batteries are divided into two types: tubular and panel. The first option involves steel products, and the second - from a copper-aluminum heat exchanger and a panel, which is made of glass or wood.
During installation, such units predominantly occupy the lower part of the wall. This is due to their small height, although sometimes, according to a design idea, a horizontal battery of an unusual shape can be located, for example, above a sofa. There are wall and floor units.
Decorative batteries are used everywhere. They can be seen in a house, apartment, museum, studio, fitness club. The use of design heating batteries is a combination of beauty and functionality.
Choice of stylish heaters
Designer heat exchangers are purchased in hardware stores, specialized boutiques or from private craftsmen. The choice of these or those units depends on many factors:
- the interior of the room;
- power of devices;
- shapes and sizes;
- material;
- ways of connecting to the heating system (water, electric, gas);
- prices;
- manufacturer.
It is worth paying attention to the power characteristic, which depends on the degree of heat transfer from the radiator. This is an important factor, since not only the decoration for the room is chosen, but also a reliable source of heat.
To determine the required battery power, you need to take into account the following features of the room:
- number and thermal permeability of windows;
- the number of walls facing the street;
- the presence of doors;
- ceiling height;
- the shape of the room;
- completeness with furniture;
- type of house.
When choosing, it is important to check all seams, fasteners, surfaces for possible defects.
