Radiator Panels/Reflectors - Do they work ?

[Sasol]

Hi All, I am after paying nearly 900 euro to fill my tank with oil and am now on a mission to try and get as much out of it as I possibly can.

I have a relatively well insulated house but I have heard a few people on about putting reflective panels behind radiators to maximise the effective-ness of the rads and obviously make the oil last that bit longer.

Just wondering - have any of you had experience with reflective panels behind your rads ?

Do they work - does the house heat up faster ? Is the house noticeably warmer after the heating been on for a shortter period ?

Or is it all a fad ?

 

[Jazz01]

Hi,

From what I've read, they do work if fitted correctly... but might need to take off the radiators...

A recent thread on this:
http://www.askaboutmoney.com/showthread.php?t=161661&highlight=radiator+reflector

 

[Sasol]

Thanks for that.

Do you have any knowledge or experience of any particular brands that are supposed to be good ?

I have been doing some reading up on them and the brandnames that are cropping up time and again are Radflek and Heatkepper/Novitherm.

Radflek hang on the support brackets at the back of the rad whereas Heatkeeper/Novitherm are sheets that are stuck to the wall with doublesided tape.

Does anyone have experience of either of these ? Or know if one has an advantage over the other ?