View ThermaSkirt Vs Radiator comfort levels
Taken from BSRIA independent tests, these temperature distribution videos demonstrate perfectly why ThermaSkirt uses less energy to make you feel comfortable.
Note the temperature graph at the side of the video, and that aqua green is around 21°C, and dark blue 15°C. Note the consistency and even heat distribution achieved by ThermaSkirt compared to radiators – whether under a window or on an internal wall.
Nothing feels like ThermaSkirt! As a result you feel warmer using less energy and your fuel costs are reduced by at least 13%.*
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ThermaSkirt® – Eco Friendly Heating System
ThermaSkirt® is a revolutionary, eco friendly heating system that replaces skirting boards and radiators in one. As well as connecting to traditional; new and existing boilers, DiscreteHeat's ThermaSkirt is also suitable for use with renewable energy sources such as ground source heat pumps; air source heat pumps and solar panels etc. ThermaSkirt® can help reduce your energy consumption, and thus your carbon footprint, inline with the governments publication: "Code for Sustainable Homes - Technical Guide".
ThermaSkirt® – Eco Friendly Skirting Heating
ThermaSkirt® is manufactured from a high tech alloy polymer extrusion and it’s high output at traditional temperature levels makes it suitable for hard-to-heat applications such as conservatories, atriums and church conversions, etc. A new heating system is an investment that requires careful consideration and should be matched to the requirements of your family and your home. DiscreteHeat can advise on the installation of your heating system and how ThermaSkirt® can save on your heating costs.
With a new-build or renovation project, you have the opportunity to plan and incorporate highly efficient and cost-effective systems into the infrastructure of your home. In the production of heat, it is important to achieve the right balance between comfort, cost-efficiency, ease of use and environmental protection. Please explore to investigate how skirting heating can improve your home and reduce your heating costs. Otherwise please contact us and one of our highly trained staff will assist you with your enquiry.
ThermaSkirt® Software – Design your new heating system
DiscreteHeat have designed software to compliment your plans for an eco friendly heating system.
Tests Prove ThermaSkirt ® to be More Efficient Than a Radiator
In an independent comparative test, undertaken by BSRIA, the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CDF) of a room being heated with ThermaSkirt® and the same room being heated with radiators, the following summary and conclusions were reached:
"The Thermal comfort temperature pictures show that model 3 (ThermaSkirt®) has the most uniform distribution and the most acceptable level amongst all situations".
| Model No |
Min. ºC |
Max. ºC |
Mean Room
ave. ºC |
Radiator double convector type
(on exterior wall) producing 800w |
16.8
(cold spots) |
29.3
(hot spots) |
18.2 |
ThermaSkirt®
Producing 800w at DT36°C |
18.7 21.7
(even heat ±1.3°C) |
20.2
(+13%) |
| Quote & results taken from BSRIA test report 51397/1 |
ThermaSkirt Comfort Temperature at 1.2m
Radiator Comfort Temperature at 1.2m
ThermaSkirt® was proven to be the most efficient form of heating. giving the best uniform heat distribution, with only a 3% variation, compared to a radiator with a massive 13% variation. For a full explanation, computer animated results and summary, e-mail @: bsriaresults@discreteheat.co.uk.
Economy & Environment
What about the Economy & Environment?
If you can turn your thermostat down by 1ºC, you could save up to 10% of your annual heating bills. Doesn't it make sense with today's high fuel costs and worries about global warming to consider the very best and latest technology?
If your room is warmed evenly all around and quickly from cold, you can have just enough heat when and where you want it.
With ThermaSkirt® you can turn the thermostat down and still feel warm and comfortable. Its payback time in terms of energy saving, space saving and labour saving can be measured in weeks, not years.
Finally, in the far distant future, when your ThermaSkirt® heating system has come to the end of it natural life, you will be comforted to know that the materials used are virtually 100% recyclable – so none of it need end up in a landfill site. Indeed, who knows, it may even be used again in new DiscreteHeat products!
- Turning your boiler down 1.25°C can reduce your carbon emmissions by 5%.
(source Sunday Times, January 2007 Govt white paper on carbon emmisions)
- ThermaSkirt® does not rely on inefficient convection currents to move the heat around the room. ThermaSkirt radiates its warmth where you want it and at low level, effectively heating the room. Becuase its alluminum alloy is 5x more efficient than the steel in radiators at transmitting heat, virtually none of your valuable energy is wasted. As a result, you can often run whole houses at loweer boiler temperatures and still comfortably heat your home. Running your boiler at 55°C can cut your carbon emmisions by 80%! (source Sunday Times 28/1/07).
Better still the Regency OG is specifically designed to run at 40~50°C, ideal for renewable energy sources such as Ground Source Heat Pumps (GSHP) and Solar.
ThermaSkirt ® in operation®
Even distribution and rapid warmup
Conventional radiator in operation
Hot spots at ceiling height
& erratic heat distribution
Underfloor heating in operation
Slow warmup and cooldown times