Electric radiators
- Thread starter Nitrams
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- Hampshire
If you manage to bypass the bullsh!t of 'efficient' German heaters, you come down to all electric radiators being as efficient as each other. You put electricity in, they get hot. We still have 1970s storage heaters working well.
I’ve a couple of oil filled because I didn’t want the expense of central heating in another floor level,I prefer them over a convection heater because of the constant clicking in and out of the thermostat,also convection heaters has a smell when dust settles on them.
Agree it's just energy in = energy out with any type of direct electric heater. Even the infrared claims of heating the person and not the room is only applicable in some circumstances and is ultimately just a slower way of heating a room.
You could look at installing a mini-split air to air heat pump, essentially a reversible air conditioning unit. That would be cheaper to run than straight electric but costs an order of magnitude more ... That is, a few thousand Vs a few hundred. Would work out cheaper over time and you have cooling in summer as a bonus.
You could look at installing a mini-split air to air heat pump, essentially a reversible air conditioning unit. That would be cheaper to run than straight electric but costs an order of magnitude more ... That is, a few thousand Vs a few hundred. Would work out cheaper over time and you have cooling in summer as a bonus.
- Location
- South Wales UK
Old metal cased with asbestos and bricks in type?
designanddetail
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Have an oil filled electric rad her in my office as it was too much of a messy job to get the central heating to the right place. Its great, get hot quick, can turn it on via an app on my phone or preset the times and its thermostatic valve means it kick on and off when needed.
- Location
- Hampshire
Yep, no worries about asbestos until you dismantle them.
TheTallGuy
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- Location
- Cambridgeshire
Infra red heat objects rather than air, so if you are out of the glow then you tend to feel the cold. Convectors will tend to either click in and out a lot or have a big lag between turning off and back on - that lag will often feel like it's getting quite cold, unless the room is saturated with heat. Oil filled are better as the oil stores the heat and continues to trickle it out after the thermostat kicks out, storage heaters use a similar concept, but use "bricks" to hold more heat for longer periods.
As mentioned above, a mini split unit can be quite effective and efficient in that the heat output is generally greater than the power used, the downside being bigger up front costs and bit of work to install which requires a F-Gas engineer. You have two options here in that you can go for straight heating units or go for air conditioning type ones that can heat and cool.
There's no "right" answer as every situation is different and it may be that a combination of different approaches for different rooms may be appropriate.
As mentioned above, a mini split unit can be quite effective and efficient in that the heat output is generally greater than the power used, the downside being bigger up front costs and bit of work to install which requires a F-Gas engineer. You have two options here in that you can go for straight heating units or go for air conditioning type ones that can heat and cool.
There's no "right" answer as every situation is different and it may be that a combination of different approaches for different rooms may be appropriate.
There are some through wall heat pumps that don't need a fgas installation.
www.appliancesdirect.co.uk
If occupancy is more than a few hours a day it'd probably be worth the extra upfront cost as it should be 3-4x cheaper to run, plus air conditioning.
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If occupancy is more than a few hours a day it'd probably be worth the extra upfront cost as it should be 3-4x cheaper to run, plus air conditioning.
renewablejohn
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- Location
- lancs
What are you doing with the old night store radiators. Do they still work.
Not thought about that tbh, scrap or sell. All still working butcasing has started to show some surface rust on a few
renewablejohn
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- Location
- lancs
They make useful frost protection in polytunnels when linked to solar panels.
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