Often radiators of long-distance heating spoil impression of the executed interior design of the house or the apartment. It is impossible to get rid of them, but it is possible to hide unattractive type of batteries behind the special decorative screen.
Functions of the decorative screen
At view of old electric heaters the thought comes that when developing their design only functional qualities were considered to mind, and nobody thought of how it will look in premises. And if several decades ago their look was quite usual and especially concerned nobody, then fairly raised requirements to interior esthetics have resulted in wide popularity of decorative screens for batteries and to emergence of mass of their versions from different material and various design today.
Now it is easily possible to disguise unattractive pig-iron or iron radiators, having chosen from good selection of products that screen which not only will cover the element spoiling the general situation from eyes, but also will decorate the room with original and attractive exterior.
Despite the name "decorative", the screen for radiators of heating fulfills not only the esthetic purpose. With its help the heat exchange in the room improves. It occurs thanks to more uniform distribution of layers of heated air which go from batteries. The screen serves kind of as the border separating air streams of different temperature. Besides this device protects inhabitants of the house from influence of infrared component which is present at thermal radiation and can be harmful to human body. Additional benefit of use of the screen for heating radiators is protection against burns which the hot surface, and blows about the sticking-out parts of the battery can cause. Especially this property is useful for families with small children. The screen substantially prevents congestion of dust and dirt on radiator, and it acts easily and washed out stream of normal water.
Types of decorative screens
The high-quality screen for the electric heater has to close completely it and at the same time not melt and not spoil from constant heating. This requirement more concerns products from plastic. Such screens differ in ease, but if material for their production has been used low-quality, then at influence of high temperature the screen can not only deteriorate but also begin allocation of the harmful chemical evaporations poisonous for the person. From the ecological point of view the option from wood raw materials will become the luchy choice. Metal screens are reliable and possess high heat emission. Glass samples become the real decoration of interior, but their price is quite high.