miffy Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 I ahve never used an oil filled radiator, but we are considering one for the 'sunlounge'. The room is 6 metres by 2.5 m so quite big, does anyone know what size we should go for. It is mainly single glazed windows with a polycarbonate roof, so not very well insulated. Doesnt need to be boiling hot but cosy, it gets the sun in the morning(depending on the weather) and is only used from about 9am till 3 pm. Any thoughts or advice appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 When I moved into my first flat a few years ago, I had no heating. I bought a Delonghi heater on wheels (they are very heavy)! it has a timer and thermostat and worked really well. They do kick out a fair amount of heat, so I wouldn't get a massive one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMitch Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 I personally wouldn't recommend one. We used to have one in the conservatory and it was only after talking to someone at work one day about electricity bills that we realised that not everyone was paying £80 a month (this was when electricity was cheap). We didn't make the connection to the radiator for a couple of months but once we stopped using it our bills halved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 Halogen heaters are a good alternative. A 1000 w one uses 1 unit of electricity per hour - on my tariff that's about 10p. Mine is actually 1600w but I usually only have it on full for a little while. And I've still not got the heating on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miffy Posted November 7, 2008 Author Share Posted November 7, 2008 thanks for sharing your experiences, it will be a trip to the cataloge shop with no stock on the off chance of an oil filled radiator, as Mil doesnt like look of halogen heaters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cordelia Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 I have an oil filled radiator which I bought for the dog, when he slept in the garage to keep him warm (he's in the house now) Its only 450W so is warm, (but there are better ones available) ( I brought it into the house in Oct to keep me and the baby warm in the lounge and save putting the heat on ) !! It was only supposed to cost pennies to run, according to the box when I bought it ..but who knows now.. I bought my mum one for her conservatory, a more powerful one, but since she only turned it on when she went in there, and had it behind a sofa, it didnt heat up to her satisfaction, so she gave it to my brother, and he bought her a cheaper convector heater... ( I was rather annoyed, as it had been a gift...and the convector heater is much more expensive to run) If she had put the oil filled radiator on for longer, it would have had time to warm the room more.. hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cordelia Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 I should have said mine were flat panel radiators... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 In my last house I had a small woodburner in the conservatory. Any way you could build that in? It was so cosy and I loved sitting in there of a rainy evening listening to the rain drum on the roof with a good book and a glass of wine; miss it still!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miffy Posted November 12, 2008 Author Share Posted November 12, 2008 Sadly woodburner is a no go as MIL doesnt like the idea of 'the mess' . she has one in her lounge but uses the central heating instead. I'm not sure I would be happy with her using one, too worried about accidents. We have been looking at Cadiz Eco heaters by Dimplex, in the Argos catalogue butnot sure which size would be best. I cant believe how difficult it is these day so work out the best heating for a room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Man Banned Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Having moved into the flat with a load of ghastly night storage heaters, we went to Argos and got a few oil filled radiators and some 24hr timers. We use them when we need heat (like just before waking up) and for when we get in at night - and so far they're using far less leccy than the storage heaters that just are no good for this flat! Hope that helps Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfrock Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 We bought a Delonghi Dragon oil filled radiator for our conservatory last year and found the same problem as Mad Mitch - it chewed through the electricity, and that was just trying to keep it at a very minimum temperatire to keep the chill off and damp out. It is one of the cheapest ways of heating somewhere but I think places like conservatories are the euqivalent of gas guzzling cars! We have also looked into wood burning stoves for it but had 2 problems; the prohibitive cost due to the fact that the flue had to go through the polycarbonate roof Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
