It's 50-50 on if the kitchen is the heart of your home or not. It can be constantly used and filled with members of the household, or it can be very rarely used, and only stepped in to make dinner or a cup of tea.
Whether you have a larger kitchen with a dining table, or a smaller kitchen with only the essentials. This blog will give you tips and advice on the best ways to keep your kitchen warm and toasty. You may not be aware, but you have plenty of different options.
Beat The Cold With A Kitchen Radiator
Depending on how you use your kitchen, will determine what material you’ll want for your kitchen radiator. Cast iron or stainless steel radiators can hold heat longer than aluminium or mild steel radiators, but they also take longer to heat up. Whereas aluminium radiators have a rapid heat up time but also cool down quickly once switched off. You’ll want to take this into account when purchasing your kitchen radiator.
Aluminium Radiators For Smaller, Quieter Kitchens
If your kitchen is only used for essential purposes like cooking, then a radiator that holds heat longer isn’t a necessity. What you’ll want is a radiator that provides rapid heating and a quick cool down. Because nothing is more annoying than being freezing when preparing food and then boiling when the oven, along with the radiator, heats up your space..
So you’ll want a radiator that can heat you up quickly when you're chopping your ingredients, and then cool down fast once the room heats up. The best radiator for this is aluminium radiators, due to their thinner materials, they can give heat rapidly and cool down quickly. Available in a range of styles and sizes, you won’t be limited on design. They’re highly durable and make for a fantastic radiator for smaller kitchens.
Column Radiators For Busy Kitchens
The radiators recommended depends on how often the kitchen is used. If your kitchen is a popular space in the home, and is used regularly to cook, eat and socialise then a column radiator is a fantastic fit. Column radiators come in a range of sizes and styles. They’re able to fit easily on limited wall space, you can choose between a horizontal radiator, if you have more space in your kitchen. Or a vertical radiator if you're limited on wall space. So no matter your aesthetic, a column radiator is bound to fit.
Is A Plinth Heater Your Perfect Solution?
Who knows; it could be. You’ll never know unless you look into all your kitchen-heating options. And that’s because a plinth heater is ideal for a kitchen where space for additional items seem non-existent. In the style stakes too, you might find one an excellent option should you want to maintain an uncluttered interior décor.
Requiring very limited wall space, plinth heaters ensure you don’t have to sacrifice other fixtures and fittings to adequately heat a room. Such as an all-important work top, cupboards, or a washing machine or dishwasher. And that’s because one can be hidden away in the base of a kitchen unit – plus (big bonus here!). It’s likely to supply instant heat as soon as you switch it on; no need to wait for it to warm up. This is because of how it operates; producing warm air that’s distributed out into a room via a grille at ground-level. Some are also flexible when it comes to power source, for hydronic plinth heaters can tap into a central heating system, but make use of an electric fan to spread the warm air they generate.
Is Underfloor Heating Your Preferred Option?
Too often considered a luxury and far from practical in price terms. Underfloor heating has – at least nowadays – something of an undeserved reputation when it comes to expense. Thanks to leaps forward in innovative design and modern manufacturing (i.e. ‘wet systems’ that use hot water pipes or those featuring electric-powered heating maps), underfloor heating systems are capable of heating any room (especially a kitchen), very efficiently and without a pricey headache. And let’s not overlook the fact that an underfloor heater comes with one lovely advantage – its heat emission works in such a way, because it can heat an entire area at the same from the ground up, as to provide an even temperature throughout a living space. No need to step on a cold kitchen floor in the chilly winter when you’ve installed a space-saving underfloor heating system!
It's Not All About The Heaters
If you’ve noticed that you're struggling to keep your kitchen warm, or it's just unreasonable cold without using your radiators, you might benefit from double checking your insulation. Warm air could escape from windows and backdoors, so double check these are insulated, and for added protection, add some draft proofing.
Tiled floors and wall, plus cold countertops can all produce a chill if your kitchen is already cold, dropping the temperature drastically. If you're really struggling with the cold, try replacing your tiles for a warm toned paint or change your tiled floor to carpet. Or it can even be as simple as adding fabric like rugs to your kitchen flooring.
Need A Little Extra Boost?
Some kitchens could benefit from more than one kitchen radiator. To add a little extra heat and to add extra practicality, you could look at installing a towel radiator, they are brilliantly designed for kitchens. Keeping your kitchen towels warm, but they can be even more beneficial if you do your laundry in your kitchen too! We have plenty of towel rails from small towel radiators to larger more designer pieces, so see our full range of towel radiators to see if it will help you.
The Right BTU Output For Your Kitchen
Before ever buying a radiator, you need to ensure you know the BTU required to heat your space. This is very important, because if your BTU output is too low, you’ll notice that your radiator isn’t heating your space as it should. If you’re unsure on how to do this, don’t fret! We’ve made a handy and free to use BTU calculator to work this out for you.
Can't Find What You're Looking For?
If you're struggling on a design, or just unsure of what radiator to get in general. See some of these options for a helping hand. If you have a modern interior you’ll benefit from our range of contemporary radiators and designer radiators. Perhaps you have a classic interior with antique designs? If you do, then see our traditional radiators and cast iron radiators, these will fit into a timeless interior with ease.
Limited on cost? Not a problem. We have a wide range of stylish radiators on our sales page, each has a brilliant heat output for heating various spaces!
Still can’t find anything? Or if you have any questions regarding any of our radiators or services, please contact us today. Our award winning customer service team is more than happy to help you.
