A1. Understanding why a Sparkling Chrome Outer Finish isn't as Good at Conducting Heat as a Brushed Chrome or Painted Outer Finish

• If a designer radiator or heated towel rail is plated in a sparkling chrome exterior this will insulate the product, meaning it will be hotter to the touch and not emit as much heat into the room. However brushed chrome exteriors (stainless steel) or painted finishes (white, black etc) will conduct the heat into the room much better, as the product isn't insulated in any way and as such the radiator will be cooler to the touch (compared with chrome).

A2. Understanding the Plating Process of a Sparkling Chrome Outer Finish

• The sparkling chrome outer finish will be the most noticeable feature of your new designer radiator or heated towel rail. Chrome plating is an expensive process and represents a large percentage of the manufacturing cost, hence why chrome rails are more expensive than white or black. To ensure the highest quality is maintained the plating line at our manufacturing plants use a motion system rather than a conventional air driven system. This ensures better surface quality, a greater resistance to corrosion in every area, including the welded joints. The chrome plating on Geyser radiators and heated towel rails is 50.3 microns in total complied as follows: Matt Nickel 5 microns; Acidic Copper 25 microns; Bright Nickel 20 microns; Chromium 0.3 microns. Note: Some suppliers list there chrome plating in different ways, but be midnful of companies making these up, which we have seen.. ours are 100% correct.

B1. Understanding how Low Carbon Mild Steel (base material) is Quality Controlled

• All of our mild steel products are manufactured from a low carbon mild steel, which is less succeptable to rsuting than standard mild steel. Additionally every product undergoes a salt test procedure, where they are subjected to a bath of salt to ensure the have the highest resistance to rusting and corrosion. Products which dont padd are rejected from the line. This salt test is to ASTM B117 compliancy.

B2. Why is a Stainless Steel Base Material More Expensive than Mild Steel?

• One question in your mind is probably ‘why are stainless steel radiators so expensive’. The answer is quite simple. Stainless steel is a very high quality, but expensive material. All the benefits of stainless steel are listed below. Mild mild steel is a ferrous base material, which over long periods of time could become subject to rust if you fail to keep the correct amounts of inhibitor in your system (or inside your electric towel rail). This is why mild steel is the cheaper alternative to stainless steel which is a non ferrous base material which isn't subject to rusting (as further explained below), therefore costs more. However you will see that stainless steel radiators are worth the extra cost when you read about the special benefits of stainless steel below...

A. Stainless Steel Benefit 1: Much Less Prone to Rust.

• Stainless steel is effectively a non ferrous metal, meaning that it has a much higher resistance to oxidation (rust) and corrosion than mild steel. The vast majority of heated towel rails & designer radiators (including the common white panel radiators) are made from mild steel which is a ferrous corrosive metal. Mild steel is normally covered in a chrome or painted finish. Over time, a mild steel radiator will rust from the inside out. The performance of the radiator will lessen with time as rust flakes off internally, contaminates the water inside and restrict water flow. Eventually the rust may completely break through forming a radiator leak

B. Stainless Steel Benefit 2: Heat Output.

• Stainless steel conducts heat 15% better than chrome plated mild steel. This is possibly the best feature of stainless steel in relation to radiators. Size for size, a stainless steel radiator is more efficient at radiating heat. The chrome plated ‘skin’ of a polished chrome mild steel radiator acts as a thin blanket restricting heat radiation.  Stainless steel also retains heat for longer meaning that the radiator will stay warmer for longer after your central heating has been switched off.

C. Stainless Steel Benefit 3: Surface Finish

• Many would claim that the surface finish is the best reason for buying stainless steel. There are a number of very positive attributes to the finish. Firstly the slightly dull brushed chrome effect is beautiful. This natural finish of stainless steel means that your radiator is not too bright in the room. Do not get us wrong, the shimmering finish of stainless steel will not go unnoticed, but it does not dominate every other piece of furniture or decoration in the room like sparkling chrome. The most common stainless steel appliance in UK homes is the stainless steel kitchen hob. Imagine this finish sculptured into a fantastic radiator design and fitted in every room in the house. The result is simply stunning and very memorable to anyone who comes to visit. Prepare for jealous visitors.

D. Stainless Steel Benefit 4: Trouble Free Maintenance

• Stainless steel is very easy to clean, through simply wiping it down with soap or a mild detergent and warm water. This exercise will only need to be carried out between once and four times a year (or more often if this is being used in the bathroom of course). If you wipe the surface dry, you will enhance the appearance of the stainless steel.

E. Stainless Steel Benefit 5: Uniquely Hand Built.

• In an era of machines and robots for almost all manufacturing, it is quite refreshing to know that our designer stainless steel radiator are hand built and although each model is made to the same specifications, each radiator is subtly and individually different. Only the quality of craftsmanship remains constant.

F. Stainless Steel Benefit 6: Material Grade 304

• Although the term ‘stainless steel’ is used in everyday language, there are actually more than 150 grades of stainless steel and many are not suitable for radiators. It is important that the correct grade is used, as radiators hold water and are continuously subjected to extreme temperature fluctuations. The Geyser range of stainless steel radiators are made from a perfect blend of 304 grade stainless steel.