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We have a good gas fire but no radiators in our living room. However, in the depths of winter, the fire fails to satisfy so I was thinking about buying a heater.
What are the most efficient and effective types; oil radiator, halogen?
Advice appreciated.
The obvious question is: can you not get a normal radiator in there?
What insulation do you have in the room? What window specification?
The most efficient occasional heaters are the De Longhi Dragon oil-filled rads; very effective and good thermostats on them. But yes, better insulation is the answer or a multi-fuel stove.
Good god, why has no one suggesting dumping the gas fire and getting a stupidly big wood burner in there! This place is going to the dogs!
Ps: Yes an oil filled radiator and some insulation, sounds the way ahead
most efficient occasional heaters are the De Longhi Dragon oil-filled rads
all electric heating is 100% efficient gti.
Its the room that is inefficient.
Unless its a heat pump 😉all electric heating is 100% efficient gti.
True.
Then it's around 70% 😉
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Electric heating is never that efficient if you consider the efficiency of generation......
Slightly different approach to supplement our heating but we use a dehumidifier...reduces the humidity whilst gently heating the room at the same time: ours are Meaco DD8L...we got ours from energybulbs.co.uk as was cheapest & came with 3 year warranty.
Can you not get central heating extended?
(And what's the room insulation like?)
I suppose I could say that our 49" plasma TV is also supplementary heating then - I'd prefer to watch that all night than a dehumidifier!Slightly different approach to supplement our heating but we use a dehumidifier.
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Put on another jumper
I suppose I could say that our 49" plasma TV is also supplementary heating then - I'd prefer to watch that all night than a dehumidifier!
I have been led to understand that dryer air is easier to heat therefore making a dehumidifier supplementary to the heating and helping efficiency.
A de-humidifier can indeed help with heating costs. We use a Delonghi in the conservatory, very good at heating the room.
An hour on the turbo raises the temp in my lounge by 2C so maybe give that a go?