heating a room without CH pipes

[t78]

hi,
I live upstairs in a converted semi and have a small lobby at the bottom of the stairs by the front door. this area gets quite cold as there is no heating down there (my CH system is all upstairs).

I thought about fitting a electric heater but are there any other options?

thanks.

 

[seco services]

fit a small rad and run it off the ch.

 

[t78]

the point I was trying to make above was that my CH pipes are not availble where I want the heater/rad to go; they are somewhere under the floor of the room above.

it seems like alot of effort to divert them downstairs just to heat a single radiator?

 

[Agile]

They can be extended downstairs to a rad there.

Be aware that the cost of heating that area will be about 5-10% of your gas bill all for a few seconds while you walk through there.

Is it shared with downstairs? It would possibly be easier connected to their system.

Tony

 

[Bon]

the point I was trying to make above was that my CH pipes are not availble where I want the heater/rad to go; they are somewhere under the floor of the room above.

it seems like alot of effort to divert them downstairs just to heat a single radiator?

You'd have to chase a cable down there if you want to put a permanent fixed electric heater down there.

 

[Nige F]

A BIG heavy curtain over the door

 

[t78]

You'd have to chase a cable down there if you want to put a permanent fixed electric heater down there.

my electric box is by the front door so I can get a new wire from there.

would an electric heater be hideously uneconomical?

 

[Bon]

Sorry to be vague, but it depends on the heat loss for the area and mainly the ventilation losses. If it's a really draughty spot you could need something like a 1kW panel heater. If it's not too bad a 500W will do the job.

Dimplex do some decent ones that I use on electric heating applications (think it's a PLX from memory) and you can get them with timeclocks fitted so you can program when they run.

 

[Agile]

Sorry if I sound negative, but as you only pass through this place for a few seconds and always dressed for the outside ambient temperature then I am surprised why you are so keen to pay about £200 to have a heater fitted and about £80-£160 a year to keep it warm.

Tony