Plinth Heaters

[NewhouseOldhouse]

Hi

I have been advised to use a large plinth heater connected to oil heating in my kitchen as I am removing the old rads.

Never seen or experienced a plinth heater before are they any good?

Do they heat the area well? Better than rads?

Thanks

 

[Mottie]

I've only had an electric one once when we had no room in the kitchen for a radiator. Worked fine. I'm assuming yours would be a radiator plumbed in to the heating with an electric fan?

 

[NewhouseOldhouse]

I've only had an electric one once when we had no room in the kitchen for a radiator. Worked fine. I'm assuming yours would be a radiator plumbed in to the heating with an electric fan?

Yes it will be plumbed to the heating and I have been told it uses very little electric as fan on normal mode turns slowly blowing hot air out.

 

[muggles]

Yes, I can highly recommend https://smithsep.co.uk/catalogue/space-saver-plinth-heater/

 

[NewhouseOldhouse]

Yes, I can highly recommend https://smithsep.co.uk/catalogue/space-saver-plinth-heater/

Looks good option do they heat better than rads? Is one sufficient in a kitchen?

 

[muggles]

Depends on the size of the kitchen. The SS9 outputs about 2kW which is the equivalent of a 1 metre long double panel double convector radiator

 

[Madrab]

Make sure the systems nice and clean and well conditioned, plinth heaters can be sludge catchers due to the design of the HEX in them and the flexi's they invariably use.

 

[Tigercubrider]

I must admit, I have never felt the need for a heater in a kitchen?
I guess it depends if you also eat there but mine is about 16x8 with no boiler and it's fine?
I guess it may depend on the house structure

 

[ianmcd]

They are great, dont fit it under the oven and hob if that is your set up, I did and it burns your feet when cooking

 

[NewhouseOldhouse]

Yes, I can highly recommend https://smithsep.co.uk/catalogue/space-saver-plinth-heater/

Kitchen is about 26m2 would the SS9 be sufficient? I am removing a rad and I take it this plinth is easy enough to install?

 

[ianmcd]

Kitchen is about 26m2 would the SS9 be sufficient? I am removing a rad and I take it this plinth is easy enough to install?

Thay come with flexible hoses and a fly lead, very easy to install, only downside is if you have a dog they love them and lay in front of them and nick all the heat

 

[NewhouseOldhouse]

So the SS9 model would be sufficient to heat the space? I also have one of those verticle 1800mm rads going on opposite side of kitchen as well but plumber said these vertical rads are not very good at giving out heat only really design feature?

 

[Madrab]

but plumber said these vertical rads are not very good at giving out heat only really design feature

He's quite right, if it's a vertical column/tube rad then they do give out heat but they just not very efficient at heating spaces, especially if your kitchen is 26m2.

 

[ianmcd]

He's quite right, if it's a vertical column/tube rad then they do give out heat but they just not very efficient at heating spaces, especially if your kitchen is 26m2.

in my humble opinion, designer radiators and towel rails are the most mis-understood heat emitters available, in the norm they are absolute crap at space heating, towel warmers are for warming towels, they are not a replacement for a radiator, some vertical designer rads weigh the same as a small car , but dont actually give out much usefull heat

 

[BlueLoo]

Do these not get bunged up with dust?
Are they noisy?
Do they push dust and fluff around the kitchen?
Can they be integrated with your normal heating controls or are they independent?
Are they reliable and easy to maintain?

Are they better as a booster rather than a sole heat source?

Interesting idea though.