Low Wattage Wall Mounted Heater For Under Stairs Toilet

securespark · 19 Mar 2004

Hi everybody it's me again.

I'm trying to locate a suitable heater for a loo. It has to be wall-mounted, to be OOR of any kidlings or slugs (crawling babies!!), but being under the stairs the headroom is limited to ouch, I mean 5'10".

Don't need huge 1kW fan heater, just something that will provide a trickle of background heat to keep the chill off (concrete floor) that looks reasonably non-utilitarian and will not cook unsuspecting sprogs when their backs are turned.

Big_Spark · 19 Mar 2004

Simon, what about tube heaters? They come in 1ft, 2ft, 4ft, 5ft and 6ft lengths and are rated at 60W per foot, operated via a room stat they provide a good background heat that doesn't burn a hole in the pocket either.

They do get hot to touch, so in a confined space like that I would strongly urge the use of a wire guard. These can be bought from wholesalers.

They are not that dear, I found this

That is about standard prices, might be worth a call to see if they do the wire guards too.

securespark · 19 Mar 2004

J Thanks for looking - this is the closest thing I've found, too, but they look a bit what I call "greenhousey"!!, especially with the wire guard.

Trying to find something a little more pleasing on les yeux.

The next best thing I found was a slimline panel heater, but they would be accessible to kids.

Maybe will have to consider the tubular heaters.

ban-all-sheds · 19 Mar 2004

TLC sell these

Very unobtrusive, and the max surface temperature is 30C.

Big_Spark · 19 Mar 2004

Hey Ban, you got shares in TLC by any chance..

ban-all-sheds · 19 Mar 2004

No - just find them convenient, good service, nice website.

securespark · 19 Mar 2004

Cheers everyone. 30 degrees won't burn the bairns, will it??

Just hope 600 x 300 will fit......!

ban-all-sheds · 19 Mar 2004

That's 86° in old money - not hot enough to burn with an accidental touch, I guess.

And you can mount them either way up, i.e. 600x300 or 300x600.

securespark · 20 Mar 2004

Think I'll be awkward, and mount them neither way up. Think about it!!

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Low Wattage Wall Mounted Heater For Under Stairs Toilet

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