bathroom heater

[craigj85]

What's best type of heater to use in a bathroom? I was thinking rcd protected skt feeding an oil heater or maybe wall mounted convector heater??
It's a large bathroom which wants to be warmed up before being used in the winter. Cust doesn't want to keep sticking central heating on. Thanks

 

[dan86]

What's best type of heater to use in a bathroom? I was thinking rcd protected skt feeding an oil heater or maybe wall mounted convector heater??
It's a large bathroom which wants to be warmed up before being used in the winter. Cust doesn't want to keep sticking central heating on. Thanks

if its a large bathroom, wall mounted convector is unlikely to provide enough warmth, and you'd have to be off.your rocker to install a socket in there.
personally I'd tell em to get a towel rail that's a radiator. makes it look better than just a standard rad.that of course means using central heating though...

 

[craigj85]

Hey whatever the Cust wants the Cust gets! No I meant fused spur flexed. It would take a while but it's not my electric shes using. Heating would prob be cheaper & heat whole house

 

[dan86]

have you explained to the customer that it will likely cost more?
also, are you still an electrician, because from your post in this thread ( http://www.electriciansforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=82258 ) I'd say not!

 

[craigj85]

Hello there detective dan86

 

[craigj85]

Of course, I will explain the expense side of things to her but she is just looking for a quick way of warming up the room before she has a bath. I am looking for other opinions I'm thinking 2-3 kW heater on the wall fused spur

 

[Deleted member 70522]

Wall mounted 2kw fan heater, switched FCU outside the bathroom, flex outlet high on the wall inside, job done. One of those will warm up the room quicker than anything else.

 

[deroeper]

What's best type of heater to use in a bathroom? I was thinking rcd protected skt feeding an oil heater or maybe wall mounted convector heater??
It's a large bathroom which wants to be warmed up before being used in the winter. Cust doesn't want to keep sticking central heating on. Thanks

Hi craig
Personally I would put a wall mounted the IR type high on the wall outside the zones, obviously , you csn then put the fcu at the top of wall
As well ...usually,and you can still buy these
They come will a pull cord they heat fast and the heat is focused down so the customer should be cosy !!
Personally I would not put a convector type in bathroom . I would put a towel rail in with a heater element in there with a fsu
Regards

 

[alasdairp]

I would use a electric heated towel rail - but it is not fast - however it also helps reduce condensation problems and it provides background heat to the bathroom.
For quick heating the best would be a far infra-red (FIR) heater high on the wall in approriate zone. These hardly glow but heat the body by FIR - very energy efficient. They are used a lot in churches, etc, to heat the people and not the whole volume of the space/room.
Alasdair

 

[craigj85]

That's the kind of reply I was looking for thanks deroeper. Not like detective dan doing his background checks!
I was thinking an ir heater also but they do get very hot & have an exposed element that was my only concern but that may a good option. Thanks again

 

[craigj85]

Yeah I think the ir heater is the answer I can aim it at the area where she will get out of the bath & dry her particulars. This will do the job. Thanks

 

[telectrix]

or go the whole hog and sell her UFH, bit more profit there.

 

[paul_h]

I'm sure u get bathroom spec'd panel heaters.....

 

[Guest55]

vote #2 for UFH.