Recommend me a Panel heater

Matt-Page · 17 Oct 2021 at 19:21

I'm building an insulated office room in half of my garage and want to purchase an electric panel heater to the wall. I'd like for it to be WiFi controlled so I can turn it on/set a schedule remotely.

Can anyone recommend one they have/have used? Googling has turned some up but the reviews seem to be mixed with lots saying the schedules/WiFi doesn't work....

Thanks.

LuckyBenski · 17 Oct 2021 at 21:44

You could always buy a decent quality smart plug adapter and get a normal one with an always-on option. From what I can tell some heaters need a button press to turn on after being powered up - some don't e.g.

https://www.toolstation.com/airmaster-wall-mounting-panel-heater/p23509

BigBoy · 18 Oct 2021 at 06:26

An oil filled rad would be more power efficient than a panel heater.

theone8181 · 18 Oct 2021 at 10:55

I've got one in my study, but the room does cool off quick with it off, I assume die to the much reduced thermal mass compared to a normal central heating radiator.

Haze · 18 Oct 2021 at 11:35

Get one with a ceramic core

Lyla77 · 18 Oct 2021 at 22:43

Really interested in this - considering one for home office.

ristac · 18 Oct 2021 at 23:05

Get yourself a proper air conditioning unit installed. They cost around a third of the price to heat a room than a panel heater of the same power. Then you have the bonus of being able to cool the room in the winter. An air conditioning system is able to produce 3 kilowatts of heat for each and every kilowatt of electricity that it uses. You can also control them via WiFi

theone8181 · 19 Oct 2021 at 06:15

Aside from a proper unit costing loads more than a heater

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Kill_Phil · 20 Oct 2021 at 05:39

Was in simailr position but just ended buying a portable de'longhi oil radiator. Couldn't justify the additional cost in the end and thought I'd at least have a backup source of heating should I ever need it *touch wood I don't*