Typical scenario

Radiators sized solely by room floor area

If every room uses one output-per-area factor, different exposures may receive identical heating capacity. Suppose corner and internal rooms are treated alike, window properties are absent and catalogue radiator output has no operating-temperature basis.

What needs to be clarified

Review room heat loads and conversion of catalogue output to design conditions, assessing enclosures, ventilation and temperatures.

Materials to prepare

  • Plans, external construction and window dimensions
  • Sizing calculation with temperatures and ventilation
  • Radiator data and design supply/return temperatures

What to compare

Reconstruct wall, window and other enclosure losses separately; check areas, units and temperature differences. Review ventilation and adjacent-room assumptions. Compare required loads with radiator output at design conditions; express unknown construction properties as ranges rather than arbitrary single values.

Possible outcome of the analysis

A room-by-room table may identify sensitive assumptions, missing design inputs and recalculation options, without promising that radiator replacement will resolve discomfort.

Limits of the conclusions

Area factors are not universally suitable. Heat-loss review confirms neither hydraulic balance, actual water flow nor installed control operation.