Mears calculator

[helpsy]

Who/where is the best place to get one of these?

 

[Ray Stafford]

Who/where is the best place to get one of these?

I dunno helpsy. I expect our buyer would know, but do you mind me asking why you want one?

We stopped selling them years ago.

 

[helpsy]

Because as of yet I've only replaced rads with similar size. Would like to have a physical item for working out etc.

 

[lame plumber]

e bay I got one for a tenner recently, for new builds not older properties though. only use it for an idea then i do it on the laptop when i get home

 

[spike.gb]

City Plumbing website has a technical help section on the home page with a radiator sizing tool.

 

[Ray Stafford]

Because as of yet I've only replaced rads with similar size. Would like to have a physical item for working out etc.

there are plenty of online calculators.

AFAIK, there are only two reasons to use a Mears

1) it looks impressively scientific to the customer
2) it oversizes radiators, and therefore allows your merchant to trade up to the leather upholstry and built in satnav.

Whilst I am not against either of these...

 

[Reg Man]

I've still got one, somewhere. They were great in their day. Mine is in BTU's.

 

[Ray Stafford]

I've still got one, somewhere. They were great in their day. Mine is in BTU's.

Was it blue ones were BTUs and red ones were Watts? Or the other way round?

 

[Reg Man]

Mine was a red one, BTU's I think. Started me off now. I will have to search it out through all that old stuff I have not thrown away.

 

[hydrotherm]

Who/where is the best place to get one of these?

If you still want one BES sell them

 

[townfanjon]

yes, I got mine of BES, loads of downloadable stuff available, if you have a laptop or PC near you.
It is always handy to keep one in the van if you needed to size a rad in a hurry.

 

[Ray Stafford]

It is always handy to keep one in the van if you needed to size a rad in a hurry.

Cubic capacity of the room in feet x 5 = BTU heat load. Sorta. Well, close-ish. Better than nothing.

 

[Leo21]

I've got my dad's old calculator, it's still in feet and inches the customers love it along with the stories of my dad using it and "physics don,t change"

 

[kozak1968]

There are Apps available which do rad sizes and boiler sizing on domestic properties. Mr Combi and Coopersoft do free apps.