Radiator screen: choice, metal products, wood, plastic and

When your home has been redecorated, it often happens that the old, still fully capable radiators do not fit into the overall interior. Nothing to change radically in an efficiently working heating system and not necessarily. The easiest way is to change the appearance of any heater with a special screen, and if you do not know what it is, then read this article.

Variety of choices

To begin with, except as a decorative element, such a product also performs a protective function:

• It prevents direct contact of children, adults and animals with heating appliances.
• Reduces the amount of dust that usually accumulates on radiators, making them easier to care for.

And do not be afraid that the heat transfer from the batteries will suffer from this, while the screens on the contrary contribute to the uniform distribution of the flow of warm air throughout the room.

Note! Some designs, veiling heating equipment, can even increase heat transfer.

A wide range of such products greatly expands the possibilities of designing heating systems to the taste of the most demanding consumers.

All known designs of screens for batteries are divided into:

• Flat - used for shielding heating devices located in niches of walls.

• Suspended without top panel. This is, for example, a screen for a cast-iron radiator installed deep in the subwindow space.
• Hinged products with battery cover, protruding from under the window sill.
• Attached screens-boxes, it is a fully self-supporting design, designed to completely hide the heater.
• Built-in screens, which are part of the skin covering the location of the radiator and supply lines.

Based on the material from which the screen is made reflector for radiators, it can be:

1. Wooden.
2. Metal.
3. Plastic.
4. Glass.
5. From MDF panels.

Metal Screens

Perhaps we should start with the simplest and most familiar to most of our compatriots metal screen. Such a radiator screen could be seen in every second apartment in the Soviet years.

Metal screens for radiators are made of steel sheet with a thickness of 0.8-0.9 mm, which determines its main characteristics:

• High strength.
• Not susceptible to deformation when heated.
• Increased heat transfer area.
• Easy assembly and disassembly.
• Ease of care.
• Low price.

Such primitive screen designs are coated with polymer powder paint. Such coatings have a long service life in its original form.

More presentable and expensive metal screens for radiators are made of stainless steel by the perforation method. This allows you to perform the lattice part of the structure with a variety of patterns.

Tip! Such a screen for cast-iron radiators will be a great addition to the interior, designed in a restrained high-tech style.

Wood screens

In a classic interior with massive furniture and wood décor, wooden radiators will be appropriate.

It is known that under the influence of high temperatures and variable humidity wood is used:

• Deform.
• To dry up and as a result: to crack and stratify.

Therefore, the manufacture of screens for radiators is preferably made of valuable tree species, which, of course, significantly increases the cost of such a design for two reasons:

• Use of expensive wood.
• Not cheap manual work cabinetmaker.

But if you want to have a sophisticated noble, homogeneous ensemble of wooden entourage is not a pity and fork!

As an alternative to natural wood, the cost of which is several times less, a radiator screen made of MDF panel can become. The possibilities of modern production allow to produce quite competitive MDF grids of various types:

• Colors.
• Form
• Slotted contours.

Attention! MDF grilles for heating devices can be ordered individually on their own sketch, the only thing that can confuse you in this matter is the maximum allowable size of the product.

Plastic screens

The most budget option - a plastic radiator screen is most often used to enclose heating systems:

• In offices.
• Hairdressers.
• The salons of small shops.
• Production rooms, etc.

Tip! To increase the efficiency of the heater covered with a decorative grille, it is recommended to install a heat-reflecting screen behind the radiator. But as experts say, it is enough to have an ordinary insulation film.

Glass Screens

In the most sophisticated interiors use screens of stained glass (tempered) glass. The instruction of their installation is quite complicated, so these structures are serviced only by specialists.

With our own hands, we do not recommend installing the installation without knowing the peculiarities of the material. Operation and care of glass screens must be very careful in view of their fragility.

Note! It is not recommended to use such products in those places where a high permeability per day and every passer-by is a potential threat to the screen.

Conclusion

The organization of an attractive interior is the key to a comfortable stay, and, therefore, the moral attitude of a person. Make the right choice and never save on the fact that in the future will bring you a lot of joy and smiles. Happiness is priceless.

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