Oil filled radiators - are they expensive to run?
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)One of my friends bought one of these a few months ago he's on a tight monthly budget so using the gas central heating in his flat has been a non starter for ages.He only needed one room heated so he thought it would be a good replacement for the standard 1000w electric heater he had been using.After 2 months use and when his power bill came in it was a lot higher than normal,his actual monthly Power usage had increased by about 30%.He was honestly shocked how much electricity they consumed.
He has since stopped using it as much due to cost
He has since stopped using it as much due to cost
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well maybe fitting a new radiator maybe the better option.
I wonder how much it would cost to fit a new rad only the wall (just past the bucket and mop)
It cannot be that much surely as the rad in my lounge is right next to the door.
I wonder how much it would cost to fit a new rad only the wall (just past the bucket and mop)
It cannot be that much surely as the rad in my lounge is right next to the door.
I like that flooring.
Erm my nan had a single rad put into her conservatory through a brick wall run would probably be longer than that, cost about £250 iirc including rad.
She did have quite a few issues afterwards with the boiler not having enough grunt to utilise the extra rad though. Guess if you've got an old boiler it might be worth getting it double checked it's capable of a bigger run first.
Erm my nan had a single rad put into her conservatory through a brick wall run would probably be longer than that, cost about £250 iirc including rad.
She did have quite a few issues afterwards with the boiler not having enough grunt to utilise the extra rad though. Guess if you've got an old boiler it might be worth getting it double checked it's capable of a bigger run first.
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Did you report this crime to the radiator police?
I've sometimes thought one of these oil filled radiators could be useful, given we have economy7 and storage heaters.
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We have a fairly new combi boiler so I think it should be ok. But will look at getting it checked out. If the cost will only be around £250 I will be booking a plumber this week to install it
I expected a new radiator to cost double that to install.We have a fairly new combi boiler so I think it should be ok. But will look at getting it checked out. If the cost will only be around £250 I will be booking a plumber this week to install it
Obviously area dependant and it may well have been mates rates. She's one of those knows everyone types. I can double check for you I'll be seeing her tomorrow.
I think the hardest part would be boring a hole in the wall for the pipe rest is fairly easy.
Or get yourself another 980 and get gaming. That'll warm it up nicely
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Did you report this crime to the radiator police?
I've sometimes thought one of these oil filled radiators could be useful, given we have economy7 and storage heaters.
I tried but they weren't interested due to the fluid nature of the crime!
As a secondary source of heat it is great, I use it in my conservatory when I forget to set the underfloor heating on timer and want a quick boost.
It depends on how often you need to use it, to be honest. If it's for a quick blast of heat, it might be better than running an actual radiator to it. If it needs to be hot all the time, would be worth running radiators through to it.
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There pretty good actually. Argos have a nice range. Pick one up with 3 power settings, usualy 600w/1000w/1500w Then you can just leave it on 600w.
It will still be waaay to hot to touch and cycles on and off so is'nt drawing a constant current like a fan heater would.
That rooms seems quite large so I would go with a 6-7 fin model, the slim 4 fins are ok for small box rooms.
Pick up a timer for £3 and your golden.
Your milage may vary, but I have been running one in a cold none central heated room for about a month 14/hrs a day, used about 75kwh or £10
It will still be waaay to hot to touch and cycles on and off so is'nt drawing a constant current like a fan heater would.
That rooms seems quite large so I would go with a 6-7 fin model, the slim 4 fins are ok for small box rooms.
Pick up a timer for £3 and your golden.
Your milage may vary, but I have been running one in a cold none central heated room for about a month 14/hrs a day, used about 75kwh or £10
I have recently bought a 1500W Oil Filled rad (http://www.screwfix.com/p/ndb-1c-15ts-7-fin-oil-filled-radiator-timer-1500w/58065) for the utility area of my kitchen as the roof above it has no insulation, the walls aren't great and their isn't a radiator in that area, but two external doors...
It seems to heat up rather quickly and keep it's heat for longer than i thought. Overall impressed with the functionality and has helped. But no doubt will be costing quite a bit to run.
It seems to heat up rather quickly and keep it's heat for longer than i thought. Overall impressed with the functionality and has helped. But no doubt will be costing quite a bit to run.
We have a fairly new combi boiler so I think it should be ok. But will look at getting it checked out. If the cost will only be around £250 I will be booking a plumber this week to install it
I seem to remember hearing something along the lines that you are not allowed to extend existing central heating systems into conservatories as it then breaches building regulations (as conservatories do not normally fall under building regs).
Not sure if this is the "official" site but:
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/permission/commonprojects/conservatories/
edit: Another link/reference
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploa...r_Letter_conservatories_and_porches_final.pdf
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Another option would be a bar heater https://www.electricalsupplies.co.u...4Fy-HvdBXP4wT27NRJ3zw1-yzGnOOuf5nTxoCyJ7w_wcB
Might not heat the room to the degree a oil filled but might just take the edge off to make it usable.
Might not heat the room to the degree a oil filled but might just take the edge off to make it usable.
These produce a lot of moisture. The conservatory glass will mist up in next to nothing.
Please see my post above - pretty sure this isn't acceptable. Whilst I'm sure you can do it (and probably some plumbers would do it), could be an issue e.g. when selling the house in the future.
Interesting, whats the reason behind this? The house i just bought has 2 rads in the conservatory on the main central heating system. I didn't even question it when i bought it. If its a problem for future buyers its easy enough to just cap them and remove the rad.