Infographic: 7 Facts You (Probably) Didn't Know About the Radiator

O BestHeating 7 FACTS YOU (PROBABLY) DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE RADIATOR Radiators. Every home is bound to have at least one. They keep us warm in the winter and look pretty in the summer. But how much do you really know about them? Below are 7 facts you may or may not know about the humble radiator. FACT 1 Romans established the first space heating technology with hypocausts in 100BC. These used an underground furnace which heated the space under the floors. III FACT 2 The first closed water heating system was invented by Jean Simon Bonnemain (1743-1830) Rather than heating homes, it was used for incubating chicken eggs! FACT 3 The inventor of the modern radiator was Franz San-Galli in 1857. Though many had contributed in making the radiator, he was the first to patent the invention. FACT 4 Despite their name, radiators transfer heat via convection -not thermal radiation. FACT 5 OCT October 1st is 'Central Heating Day', the day where most people switch on their radiators for the winter. 01 FACT 6 There are many different types of radiators available in the market -including one in the shape of a T-Rex! (And a pig.) +Not to scale FACT 7* 22°C 18°C -21°C is said to be the most comfortable temperature, but the average London thermostat is set to 22°C. *Not a fact about radiators but still interesting! SOURCES: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/279869/hypocaust Handbook to Life in Ancient Rome- Lesly Adkins, Roy A. Adkins (P.159) http://www.arct.cam.ac.uk/Downloads/ichs/vol-1-1043-1060-emmanuelle.pdf http://www.industrytoday.co.uk/hvac/the-history-of-radiators/4582 http://www.reclaimedradiators.co.uk/hx.html http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/science/radiator.html http://www.ehow.com/how-does_4964845_house-radiator-work.html http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8283796.stm http://www.yankodesign.com/2012/04/04/super-hot-t-rex/ http://www.eci.ox.ac.uk/research/energy/downloads/40house/chapter04.pdf http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-12606943t FOR MORE HEATING KNOW-HOW VISIT: HTTP://WWW.BESTHEATING.COM/