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What would your Recommend for heating a Room

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  • 08-11-2016 1:49am
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    torrevieja
    Registered Users Posts: 1,672 ✭✭✭


    Hi folks i have a sitting room it has one large radiator in it but its not enough and the room does feel cold any ideas what sort of heating i could get until i ever get round to another radiator ?

    Have heard of storage heaters any advice appreciated at all thanks


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    NIMAN
    Registered Users Posts: 33,669 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    Budget?


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    Stoner
    Registered Users Posts: 10,952 ✭✭✭✭Stoner


    A one off storage heater would be bad value imo. Getting a dual tariff Meter etc lots of work

    Cheap option is a dimplex panel heater with a timer.

    Something a little better with oil storage


    http://www.electricheaters.ie/?gclid=CMOA_o-l688CFcG37QodthwODQ


    Where are you based ?


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    Dardania
    Registered Users Posts: 3,612 ✭✭✭Dardania


    What about replacing the existing radiator with a higher output one? At least you're spending money on a final solution, rather than sinking money into a temporary...
    Also, any chance you could optimise the heating system e.g. maybe the other radiators are taking excessive heat, and a simple re-balancing would help, or power flush?


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    torrevieja
    Registered Users Posts: 1,672 ✭✭✭torrevieja


    i know the room needs another radiator on the other wall because the single radiator is not strong enough even though the radiator is roasting.

    Never heard of a higher out put radiator ?

    Guess ill have to find a plumber ?


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    Idbatterim
    Registered Users Posts: 17,853 ✭✭✭✭Idbatterim


    what is the point in spending a decent bit on an electric radiator, that costs a lot to run, that is a short term measure?!

    perhaps just change the current rad for a double rad etc or if finances allow, run a new rad to another location to spread the heat better around the room (assuming the room actually is that big)

    I have just seen Dardanias post, spot on...


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    Stoner
    Registered Users Posts: 10,952 ✭✭✭✭Stoner


    torrevieja wrote:
    Never heard of a higher out put radiator ?

    I just took a 1kw electric heater off my house, it 3 years old but very little use. I'd the garage turned into a gym. It was great to hear it up quickly, convenient.

    I had to have my amtico floor taken up and put back down again. I took the time to dig the floor out a put in a radiator as its a better job.

    But you are welcome to the panel heater. PM me if you want it. Going up on free stuff when I get around to it


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    Bruthal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,422 ✭✭✭✭Bruthal


    torrevieja wrote: »

    Never heard of a higher out put radiator ?

    Yes a longer one, or one the same length as existing one but a double one instead, if the one you have is a single.


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    torrevieja
    Registered Users Posts: 1,672 ✭✭✭torrevieja


    can anybody recommend were i might get this from and who could install it thanks :)


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