Radflek Review - The best Radiator Reflector?
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- čas přidán 10. 05. 2024
- A Full Radflek Review - Technical information, what's in the pack, how to measure and fit Radflek radiator reflector, and my opinion of Radflek!
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00:00 Where does the heat go?
01:24 Technical information on Radflek
02:17 Whats included
02:59 Taking measurements & cutting the Radflek
05:54 Installing the Radflek support brackets
07:26 Installing the Radflek pamels
07:48 Overall review of Radflek - Jak na to + styl
Thank you! Your video is 10 times better than Radflek's own video.
Wow, thanks! I really appreciate your comment!
Another great video, keep up the good work!
Cheers for your comment!
Thanks that was really helpful and informative - really clear instructions and lovely smile to round it all off too 👍
Hi, thanks for your comment! I'm glad you found it useful and informative. Check out my other videos for more smiles 😃 😊
Simple and clear instructions. Thanks!
Hi, no problem. Hopefully you will find them as beneficial as i have, don't forget you only need them on external walls
Thank you! Very easy to follow video, ordered via your link, just about to install mine.
Hi, thanks for ordering through my link! They are really easy to install if you just take your time! Let me know how you get on. Cheers
All done, easy peasy following your video. bought the slightly bigger pack (5 sheets) and managed to do all radiators on external walls, and most in internal too….9 in total. @@FixitwithFowler
@user-qy3df4nw9q That's brilliant 👏, hopefully, you will feel the difference!
My house is so cold I’d probably need to cover the entire wall will it. Thanks for the Radflek review.
These radflex panels do make a difference. Thanks for your comment
Was a great tutorial…thanks 👍
Hi, i'm glad you found the radflek video useful!
Well done
Thanks for your comment. Let me know if you see a difference like i have!
Tha is for all the videos. Can you do a video on hanging a vertical radiator if you get the chance. Cheers. Jim.
Thanks for your comment Jim, if I install a vertical radiator, I will definitely do a video!
good info
I'm glad it was helpful! Have a look at my other videos, and if you like what you see, please subscribe to my channel 😀
my house is cold, and need to purchase something like this, hopefully this works for me..
They have worked for us, heres a link for the radflek panels amzn.to/3uvkrNw
Could you not extend the amount of plastic that hangs over the mounting bracket and then cut some strips to match the width remaining on the sides without the Raffle on?
Yes, you could extend the plastic if you wanted, but i didn't want to see the radflek behind the radiator.
Can you not clip the included plastic bracket, onto the top thin metal strip of the radiator?
Hi, i think you would struggle with the radflek brackets, but you could always use a different type of bracket to hold the radflek sheet!
But half the radiator isn't covered, so how's that going to work with half the heat vanishing into the wall?
It all depends on how you install the radflek behind the radiator. Mine covers all of the radiator top to bottom but not the last 10cm on each side of the radiator, so about 80% is covered. You can, however, add longer supports so that the radflek cover the entire area of the radiator, but i didn't want to see the radflek.
Where to get brackets i see many use double sided tape
Hi, the brackets come in the radflek kit! Hope that helps
What about my column radiators will it not look unsightly?
Yeah, it's probably not the best thing for column radiators but works well on standard radiators!
Do they really work? Was thinking of buying some and that’s what brought me here.
Hi, our house was built in the 60s, and the insulation values aren't great. Personally, I have noticed a difference in my house, and you only need to fit them on external walls. amzn.to/47EH00O
I think so
I put these in my parent's house years ago. They're meant to take a few years to pay for themselves ordinarily but they already paid for themselves before the recent issues
If you've got a low flow temperature heatpump they're not that good but if you're the average person with a combi boiler, these are good
They're meant for external walls but I had enough spare that I figured that I may as well pop it on the internal ones too. I don't think I'd get much benefit from the internal ones but hey it makes use of what I had spare
@waqasahmed939 thanks for your comment!
@@FixitwithFowler Nw. I think these will eventually be useless for me, largely because I want to upgrade my microbore piping and get Jaga Strada radiators. That's when I'll use low flow temps of 30C hopefully
Until then however, the radflek is decent
Should I only add these to radiators on external walls please?
Hi, i only installed the radflek behind radiators on external walls and have noticed a difference. If you have solid internal walls, you may consider doing those aswell.
Thanks for your quick reply. Your video is very clear and concise
@fionanixon8346 Thanks for your nice comment 👍. I try to make my videos informative without too much waffle! Can i ask if you have subscribed? I have loads of how to/diy videos on my channel!
It doesn't cover about half of the area behind the radiator.
It depends on your brackets, but on most modern radiators, the radflek sits about 10 cm in from each side and about the same from the top. Obviously, the bigger the radiator, the higher the percentage of the wall is covered, and in this case, it covers over 75% of the wall.
Our radiators are over 20 years old and we cut some 15mm diameter plastic pipe and cut a slit in the pipe which slotted over the brackets enabling the Radclips to rest on top of the plastic pipe and therefore hiring the Radfleck up behind the radiator.
Hi, that is a brilliant solution for older radiators. I have some older radiators, and i ended up placing some wood on the existing brackets to lift the Radflek. Have you noticed a difference since fitting the Radflek?
@@FixitwithFowler Than you for your reply. We are just in the process of fitting the Radfleck, we have done two radiators so far but we are hopeful that we will see a benefit. We also cut two strips 120mm wide and fitted them to both ends of the Radclips so that they hung at the other sides of the plastic pipe so the Radfleck covers a substantial part of the radiator.
Hi, the more coverage, the better, especially on bigger radiators. Fortunately for me, the radiator brackets need the end of the radiators, so i didn't need to add any more Radflek. Let me know if you're successful!