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Is the Space in Your Bathroom Limited?

Despite being part of our slimline range, electric radiators are not always a possibility when it comes to bathrooms. This is because wall space in bathrooms is often limited, even if your bathroom is fairly spacious. Your walls will most likely be occupied with a sink and countertops around it, a bathtub or a shower (or both, I’m not judging), a toilet and some bits and pieces such as a laundry basket or shelves to add a personal touch and functionality to your bathroom. But just like any other room in your house, your bathroom also needs a heating source, and, fortunately, the possibilities are varied to suit everyone.

The most popular heating solution for bathrooms is without a doubt an electric towel rail. These smart heaters offer a number of useful features for your bathroom, other than being simply a heating source. An electric towel rail will not only provide your bathroom with warmth, but it will also replace a standard towel rail saving you the costs of buying one. This way, your towels will always stay warm as long as you’re heating your bathroom, and who doesn’t like to wrap themselves in a warm and cosy towel after stepping out of the shower in the morning? Other than being functional, most of our electric towel rails also possess a number of useful features such as a very accurate thermostat and a timer to help you save energy, for example, the Haverland Designer Electric Towel Rail. The timer allows you to set up a heating schedule for a day or the whole week: this way, you can set your towel rails to turn on and off whenever it suits you. The thermostat maintains the temperature to ensure it doesn’t fall below your desired comfort level. These two features combined give you great controllability and save you money at the same time. Our towel rails are available in a huge range of sizes and designs, from traditional towel rails to designer towel rails, you’re guaranteed to find the perfect piece for your bathroom.

Read More: http://www.electricradiatorsdirect.co.uk/news/is-the-space-in-your-bathroom-limited/

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Electric Heaters for All Uses!

Having to dig up everything again to extend your gas central heating whenever you decide to build an extension or a conservatory makes some of us wish we didn’t build them in the first place. It’s messy, it’s expensive, it’s time-consuming: in the end, you’re spending half as much money on the heating as you did on the extension itself. With electric radiators not only you can install them whenever it suits you, but you can also choose different methods of heating for all of your rooms. Examples I prepared below show just how beneficial varied heaters throughout your house can be!

To start with, the best choice for rooms you use frequently, such as kitchens or living rooms, is an electric radiator. They are easy to install and provide the best solution for primary daily heating. Let’s go with the RC Wave as an example. The RC Waves range comes in 5 different sizes, from 5.5m2 up to 20m2, therefore finding the perfect size for each of your rooms is quick and simple. An electric radiator in these rooms gives you great controllability over your heating. The accurate thermostat maintains your desired temperature, switching on and off in order to keep it up, meaning that it is only on for a fraction of time. This is especially useful in spaces such as your living room and the kitchen, where you’re likely to spend the most time. The 24/7 timer allows you to set up a precise heating schedule, so you can programme your electric radiators to switch on just before you come home from work, and switch off once you’re out. These two features combined allow you to save up a significant amount of money on your heating bills and you don’t even have to get up from your favourite sofa! The smart white body and contemporary slim shape allow this electric radiator to blend easily in any environment, discreetly providing you with warmth.Having to dig up everything again to extend your gas central heating whenever you decide to build an extension or a conservatory makes some of us wish we didn’t build them in the first place. It’s messy, it’s expensive, it’s time-consuming: in the end, you’re spending half as much money on the heating as you did on the extension itself. With electric radiators not only you can install them whenever it suits you, but you can also choose different methods of heating for all of your rooms. Examples I prepared below show just how beneficial varied heaters throughout your house can be!To start with, the best choice for rooms you use frequently, such as kitchens or living rooms, is an electric radiator. They are easy to install and provide the best solution for primary daily heating. Let’s go with the RC Wave as an example. The RC Waves range comes in 5 different sizes, from 5.5m2 up to 20m2, therefore finding the perfect size for each of your rooms is quick and simple. An electric radiator in these rooms gives you great controllability over your heating. The accurate thermostat maintains your desired temperature, switching on and off in order to keep it up, meaning that it is only on for a fraction of time. This is especially useful in spaces such as your living room and the kitchen, where you’re likely to spend the most time. The 24/7 timer allows you to set up a precise heating schedule, so you can programme your electric radiators to switch on just before you come home from work, and switch off once you’re out. These two features combined allow you to save up a significant amount of money on your heating bills and you don’t even have to get up from your favourite sofa! The smart white body and contemporary slim shape allow this electric radiator to blend easily in any environment, discreetly providing you with warmth.

Read More: http://www.electricradiatorsdirect.co.uk/news/electric-heaters-for-all-uses/

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Presenting Our New Elnur Panel Heater

In the world of electric heating, developing a product eligible to join the elite of best electric panel heaters is hard, but our newest Elnur electric panel heater easily makes the list. Elnur is fully committed to quality, with rigorous control applied to each phase of the production process of their heaters, and the Elnur electric panel heater available at Electric Radiators Direct is no exception. With these electric panel heaters, you’re guaranteed both efficiency and high quality!

Just like our other intelligent electric panel heaters, the Elnur heater comes with useful features, such as a very accurate thermostat, a mechanical timer, frost protection programme and a safety cut out, to ensure you make the most out of your energy efficient heating. The built in thermostat measures your temperature and turns the electric panel heater on and off in order to maintain it at your desired comfort level. This means that your panel heater is on only for a fraction of the time you are using it. The 24-hour mechanical timer allows you to set up a heating schedule, by setting different temperatures for different times of the day. By combining these two features together, the Elnur electric panel heater gives you great control over your heating while saving you money on your electricity bills. The frost protection programme featured in these panel heaters prevents your pipes from freezing while you’re gone. The Elnur panel heater will simply turn on whenever it detects the temperature is dropping below 7°C, so you can put it in rooms you don’t have a radiator in or you use infrequently, such as conservatories or guest bedrooms. Last but not least, the safety cut out prevents your electric panel heater from overheating, making it a safe addition to a household with kids, ensuring our radiators can never get hot enough to burn your hands.

Read More: http://www.electricradiatorsdirect.co.uk/news/presenting-our-new-elnur-heater/

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How to Heat Up Your Hallways, Staircases and Landings

Deceptively small, hallways are one of the most difficult to heat spaces due to their high ceilings and large volumes of air they hold. Because of this, the heating requirements of hallways, stairways, landings and other open-plan, multi-storey spaces are different and more demanding. Even though your hallway may be a relatively small room, with 6m² at ground level, if it’s at the foot of a staircase leading to the first floor landing, you could be looking at heating a volume of air as large as 60m³! Compare this to a standard room with a ceiling height at 2.7 meters with the same floor area, and the air volume is just 16m³. All of this makes heating a hallway a completely different challenge, and our radiator calculator offers no help when trying to work out what size radiators you need, because when heating a hallway, you’re also heating a staircase and the upper landing. You also have to consider the fact that heat rises, therefore your hallway radiator will end up sending most of the heat upstairs, leaving you with a cold entrance. So, what is the solution?

Read More: http://www.electricradiatorsdirect.co.uk/news/how-to-heat-up-your-hallways-staircases-and-landings/

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Advantages of Our Electric Panel Heaters

We advise using our electric heaters, whether panel, free-standing or wall-mounted, as a secondary source of heating. Although electric heaters are cheaper, they are not economical to run daily as your main source of heat. For primary heating it is always advised to use a radiator, which compensates its slightly higher price in the long term savings made.

If you’re interested in one of our electric radiators, why not consider our best-seller RC Wave Designer electric radiator by Haverland? Just like our electric panel heaters, these radiators come in a slim and contemporary body, perfect for small spaces, and feature the highest quality technology including timers and highly accurate thermostats. They are also available for DIY fitting. If you’re still unsure whether to opt for a radiator or one of our electric panel heaters for your spare bedroom, here is a list of electric panel heater advantages to consider!

Read More: http://www.electricradiatorsdirect.co.uk/news/advantages-of-electric-panel-heaters/

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Can I Make My House Warm Up Faster?

Unfortunately, the answer is no, regardless of how high you set it and whether it’s electric heating or gas. For example, if you want your temperature to be around 20C degrees, and you set up your thermostat to 26C degrees, your heaters will still take the same amount of time to reach 20C. Afterwards, because you set it up for 26C degrees, your heater will simply overshoot and keep going until it reaches the ‘desired’ temperature. Setting your thermostat really high will not make a difference in how fast it works, but rather make your electric heater work harder and consume more energy, thus affecting your energy bills.

We are certainly unable to stop your boiler overshooting, but we can offer you products that will heat up much faster than water-filled radiators. Our electric radiators and most of our electric heaters come with high precision thermostats and useful ‘smart’ timers. Thermostats available with our electric radiators and heaters are accurate to within half a degree, so the heater will switch on and off to maintain the perfect temperature, not allowing your electric heater to overwork. This way, your electric heating will be on only for a fraction of time, reducing your energy bills while having no negative impact on the temperature in your house. The timers featured in our electric heaters allow you to set up separate programmes for each day and hour. For example, with our RC Wave Designer Electric Radiator you can programme your radiators to turn on an hour before you come home, allowing you to enjoy the warmth and cosiness the moment you step inside. These two features combined are a perfect way of saving money on your electric heating while giving you unlimited control over your heating schedule. 

Read more at Electric Radiators Direct: http://www.electricradiatorsdirect.co.uk/news/can-i-make-my-house-warm-up-faster/

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Myth Busting: Is Fitting Your Wall-Mounted Radiator Difficult?

As an example for this guide I will use our best-selling RC Wave Designer Electric Radiator from Haverland. While it is without a doubt one of the best wall heaters available on the market, when it came out there was a level of understandable anxiety as to how difficult this new technology was to be to install and use. At Electric Radiators Direct you can get this electric wall heater for the lowest price in the UK plus it comes with everything you need to get it up and running.

First, unpack your wall radiator. Seemingly an obvious point, but this way you can make sure your box contains everything it should. When your electric wall heater arrives – in this case the RC Wave, it should come with a cardboard template, a set of brackets, required number of screws and plugs. Now get yourself a pencil and a drill and you’re ready to start!

Read more at Electric Radiators Direct: http://www.electricradiatorsdirect.co.uk/news/is-fitting-your-wall-mounted-radiator-difficult/

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Which Towel Heater is better for You?

At Electric Radiators Direct we stock bathroom heaters for all budgets and interior designs: with a range of sizes and colours you’re bound to find the perfect heating solution for your bathroom! The range of electric towel rails we sell is divided into five categories on our website to make your search super easy, but if you’re still unsure which bathroom heater is the best one for your home, I'm here to help. All of our electric towel radiators should be installed by a professional electrician as they are not suitable for DIY instalment.

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First on this list is our range of great value electric towel radiators - a perfect heating solution for bathrooms on a budget. Cheaper than any other bathroom heaters, these electric towel rails will save you money before and after fitting. The simple but smart traditional ladder style design of our budget towel rails and a choice between white or chrome finishes ensures that your bathroom heater will blend easily in any environment. Many of our budget towel rails come with useful programming options such as a thermostat and timer, for example our own-brand Ecostrad electric heated towel rail. These towel rails are designed to consume little energy whilst the programming options will give you the ultimate control over your bathroom heating schedule.

Read more at Electric Radiators Direct: http://www.electricradiatorsdirect.co.uk/news/which-towel-heater-is-better-for-you/

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Why is Electric Heating Better for Senior Citizens?

According to the NHS, prolonged exposure to the cold can not only make you more susceptible to colds and flu: it can also increase your chances of heart attacks, strokes, pneumonia and depression. Whilst all of us should stay warm and wrapped up during winter, there is one group of people that should receive extra attention: the elderly and retired.

In 2014 the cold-related death toll was 18,200 between December and January. On the bright side, this is the lowest number of deaths recorded since recording began in 1950-51. However, 14,000 of these deaths were amongst the over 75’s. We can’t help you in making sure you and your elders dress warm, eat well and vaccinate, but we’re here to help everyone stay warm this winter.

So why is electric heating a better choice for the elderly than conventional heating?

Read more at Electric Radiators Direct: http://www.electricradiatorsdirect.co.uk/news/why-is-electric-heating-better-for-senior-citizens/

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How To Choose the Perfect Electric Heater?

Electric Radiators

Our electric radiators are an alternative to traditional gas heating systems in everyday use, and provide energy-efficient and economical electric heating throughout your home. Innovative thermal elements ensure that heat spreads quickly and evenly, whilst intelligent programming and a high precision thermostat allow your electric radiator to adapt to your lifestyle. With easy programming, you can cut down on your bills by setting up personalised programmes that will turn your radiators on and off at desired times. Our electric radiators can completely replace your gas heating system as an everyday primary source of heating, whereas the instalment is a mess-free DIY task. The variety of sizes and styles available on Electric Radiators Direct, including slimline and designer, ensures there is an electric radiator for everyone.

Wall-mounted or free-standing electric radiator?

The choice is completely up to you: a free-standing radiator can be easily re-positioned with a set of feet or wheels, and offers a great electric heating solution if your wall space or quantity of sockets is limited. On the other hand, installing a wall-mounted heater is just as easy as hanging up a TV, and with a broad choice of slimline radiators, you’re bound to find a space-saving addition.

Read more at Electric Radiators Direct:  http://www.electricradiatorsdirect.co.uk/news/how-to-choose-the-perfect-electric-heater/

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How to Fix Wall-Mounted Radiators on Stud Walls

Traditional gas radiators have a complicated relationship with stud walls due to their bulky and heavy nature. Our electric radiators have the advantage of being exceptionally light and can be easily wall mounted on all types of walls. Still, it is not recommended to mount your radiator on a stud wall the way you would on a brick or concrete wall, but with our DIY guide you can easily fix your electric heaters in no time!  

To fix your wall mounted heaters, you’ll need vertical timbers (the studs) or battens fixed to the uprights across the front face of the wall. The studs in your walls should be set equal distances apart. In older walls they are usually no more than 405mm (16 inches) apart, whereas maximum spacing in more modern stud walls is about 600mm (24 inches).

Finding the position of the studs behind the plasterboards can be tricky. The easiest approach is to lightly knock on the wall while moving sideways: the studs should sound solid while the spaces between should sound hollow. However, because there is no distinguishable difference in the sound of a knock, this method is not always very effective.

Read more at Electric Radiators Direct:  http://www.electricradiatorsdirect.co.uk/news/how-to-fix-wall-mounted-radiators-on-stud-walls/

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Introducing Our new RCE Electric Radiator

Just like the RC Wave, the RCE electric radiator by Haverland features a high precision digital thermostat, ensuring the temperature never falls below your desired comfort level. The Chrono-thermostat controls temperature variations to fractions of a degree, and less temperature variations means less energy used, making the RCE energy-efficient and economical.

The thermal safety limiter ensures that the RCE is not only efficient but safe. The limiter monitors the surface temperature and will switch the radiator off if the temperature exceeds a comfortable surface temperature. This ensures you’ll never burn from touching one of our RCE radiators – an essential feature if you’ve got young kids! This way you’re not putting anyone at risk from burns, and if your child happens to touch the surface, you’ll be protected against any screaming, weeping or crying!

Although it is not as slim as our RC Wave range, the RCE would still make it to the list of our slimmest radiators at 9.4cm. It is also wall-mounted, thus taking minimal space; both of these factors make it suitable for rooms where space is limited or comes at a premium. Just like other Haverland radiators, the body of the RCE is made of 100% recycled aluminium; Haverland ensures that only the best components are used to produce this sleek, stylish yet eco-friendly electric radiator to obtain the best results.

Read more at Electric Radiators Direct: http://www.electricradiatorsdirect.co.uk/news/introducing-our-new-rce-electric-radiator/

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How Long Will Fossil Fuels Last us?

The majority of us are dependent on gas, whilst many others are dependent on oil and coal, with 67% of people relying on fossil fuel based electricity. We can’t stop the resources running out, however, we can delay this process. While coal should last us at least another 250 years, we'll observe both natural gas and oil running out this century, with gas being predicted to last for the next 70 years, and oil running out in 50. Yes, it will probably last most of us a lifetime.

In the long run, what state do you want to leave this planet in for future generations?

As one of Britain's leading suppliers of electric radiators, we believe that energy efficient electric heating is the future, and we have a plenty of reasons to think so.

Drillings in Alaska sparked an outrage in the public eye for three years; unlike warm tropical environments, arctic environments are sensitive to disturbances and require tens of hundreds of years to recover. Furthermore, it ended up as a disappointment for one of the giants in gas and oil industry, as the reserves could provide the U.S with enough oil to meet for a single year, according to 2005 estimates. According to the opposition, this amount does not justify the negative environmental impacts. The company will now face billions of pounds in losses, and we might see a slight increase in gas and oil prices worldwide.

Read more at Electric Radiators Direct: http://www.electricradiatorsdirect.co.uk/news/how-long-will-fossil-fuels-last-us/

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Slimline Electric Heaters

Just like the rest of our electric heating products, our wall mounted electric heaters are suitable for simple DIY installation – no mess, no swearing, no need to hire someone else to do it. Moreover, thanks to the diversity of sizes and wattages available in our range of electric heaters, you most likely won't even know your heater is there until you need it.

If you're happy with your heater taking a bit more space, we have even more electric heaters to choose from, with a wide selection of designer electric heaters that includes both electric wall heaters and free standing electric heaters so you can find the perfect match.

We take pride in being one of the leading companies in electric heating therefore we want to ensure that we provide the best electronic heaters. All of our products, whether they are electric wall-mounted heaters, radiators or panels are made of highest quality materials including 100% recyclable aluminum.

Read more at Electric Radiators Direct: http://www.electricradiatorsdirect.co.uk/news/slimline-electric-heaters/

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Our Best Electric Radiator Reviews

On Wednesday we shared with you a selection of our customer reviews for our best-selling product the RCWave – giving you, we hope, a useful insight into our customers’ experience of this highly efficient electric radiator. But our reviews don’t end with the RCWave – our customers have been generous in providing honest and extensive feedback on many of our products, including our budget electric radiator range and our towel rails. See which of our electric central heating products our customers rated most highly this year!

The Cointra Apolo Radiator – Our Budget Range

Our Cointra Apolo range combines all the advantages of electric heating into a compact, affordable package ideal for home heating on a tighter budget. Customer feedback on the radiators’ performance – including heat distribution, efficiency and cost effectiveness – has been universally positive. Described as a “brilliant product” which “Seems to fit [all] requirements”, the Cointra’s ability to heat up quickly and warm rooms of all sizes has satisfied everyone who has installed: “Brilliant radiator, good size and heats up quickly”. For one customer who purchased the Cointra for conservatory installation, the compact style of the radiator meant “it was the largest wattage radiator [they] could find for the location”, and they were also pleased with the price: £1,100 cheaper than the German made ceramic heaters they had originally purchased! As is a common theme in heating retail, reviews of the Cointra’s control features were more mixed. The overwhelming majority of our customers found the heaters “Easy to use”: described as “good radiators easy to use” and given further kind praise: “The radiator is great, looks good easy to use and install”. However one customer struggled with the compact control panel which they described as “far too small to see” – in this case we were happy to provide over the phone support to guide the customer through programming. Similarly, whilst one customer was concerned with the quality of the fittings included: “Good radiator, poor fixings”, all other customers who reviewed the installation process were full of praise: “Easy to fit and aesthetically pleasing works a treat!!”,“great modern design and easy to install”. As you can see, feedback on the design of the Cointra, which “Looks very good” is as universally positive as we have come to expect from our products at Electric Radiators Direct.

Read more at Electric Radiators Direct: http://www.electricradiatorsdirect.co.uk/news/our-best-electric-radiator-reviews/

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Electric Heaters: Heating The Future

One of the greatest misconceptions in the heating industry is that electric heating is old-fashioned. Many people are under the impression that electric heating only involves storage heaters – a form of heating that reached its vogue in the 1970s and decreased in popularity steadily as new technologies developed which proved more economical. Perhaps the misconception lies in the word “electricity” itself – which still carries retro overtones that harken back to fifties-style fads when electricity was new and exciting. The word evokes brightly coloured images of cartoon housewives in vintage adverts. “Oh my, an electric potato peeler!” “What would I do without my electric ironing machine?” “All the family enjoy dinner times now with our electric TV radio phone…” Electric appliances became a cliché, and when storage heaters fell out of favour they seemed to take the entire electric heating industry with them.

However, that was more than half a century ago. The electric heating industry did not die with storage heaters – quite the reverse. Electric technology has been continually evolving and improving, with companies like Haverland boasting decades of experience in electric heating manufacture, creating cutting edge electric heaters that rival the energy efficiency of the most established heating solutions. And because electricity is a form of energy, not a type of fuel (gas, coal and oil are types of fuel), it can be converted into heat in many different ways – creating a huge range of products in the electric heating category, from energy efficient infrared panels to budget convection heaters. But what are the innovations that make electric heating a modern heating solution to rival conventional central heating systems?

Energy Efficiency

Electric heating has always had the advantage over gas central heating systems that no heat is lost through the pipes. Electric radiators, infrared panels, storage heaters and wall mounted convection heaters all work individually, so you don’t need to switch on the entire system if you want to use a single heater. But that’s just the start of the ways that our modern electric heaters can reduce your heating bills. We’ve chosen products from some of the finest heating manufacturers in the world who have used their skill and experience to push the energy efficiency of our heaters to a maximum.

Read more at Electric Radiators Direct: http://www.electricradiatorsdirect.co.uk/news/electric-heaters-heating-the-future/

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Haverland Radiators: Our Best-Selling Designer Heaters

Haverland are leading manufacturers of electric heating with an international reputation for innovation in technology and quality in manufacture. Haverland specialise in electric central heating products which are energy efficient as well as stylish – great for your bank account, great for the environment and great for your interior design! We are proud of our partnership with Haverland and have worked hard to secure for you great deals on some of their most popular products.

What sets Haverland apart from other electric heating manufacturers is their commitment to finding heating solutions for a diverse range of locations. Describing their business strategy, Haverland affirm that they are “passionate” about what they do and “believe that all [their] customers deserve only the best”. This is reflected in a range of products suitable for homes and businesses of all shapes and sizes, with electric towel rails and energy efficient Haverland radiators designed for rooms both large and small.

Our Haverland Heaters

Haverland Designer RCWave

The Haverland RCWave Electric Radiator is our best-selling heating product. We are proud to have sole UK rights of distribution on the RCWave – so you won’t find this top quality product anywhere else. The RCWave uses innovative dry thermal technology to heat rooms quickly and evenly. Fully enclosed elements heat up quickly and push heat around the room using a balance of convected and radiated heat which is ideal for comfort and energy efficiency. Because the elements are ultra-lightweight the RCWave is one of the lightest heating solutions on the market – as well as one of the most stylish and slimline. This makes installation a simple, hassle-free process in even the most challenging of environments – the RCWave can be wall mounted on partition walls and is a great space-saver in small rooms and corridors. With a high precision thermostat and 24/7 programming options the RCWave gives you total control over your heating schedule, helping you cut down on your energy usage and reduce your heating bills to a minimum. With a 100% recycled body, and the facility to use electricity generated from sustainable resources, the RCWave is an eco-friendly option with a stylish, slimline, contemporary design that suits both modern and traditional interior design styles. For ease of use, the RCWave can be purchased with an optional programming remote and a set of feet for freestanding fitting. Such is our confidence in the quality of the design and manufacture of the RCWave, these Haverland radiators - including the best-selling Haverland RC3W - come with a lifetime guarantee on the radiator body.

Read More At Electric Radiators Direct: http://www.electricradiatorsdirect.co.uk/news/haverland-radiators-our-best-selling-designer-heaters/