Kitchen heating

meaner_than_all

Hi all,

I having a new kitchen soon (oh the pain) and have the choice between underfloor heating and plinth heaters.

Has anyone already got either of these installed - are they good?, do they cost alot to run? would you recommend? and are they hot?

any help would be appreciated

thank.

jorDJS

Hi there, i had underfloor heating and aside from the enormous expense of installing and running, it makes me feel queasy. I now have plinth heaters, (£40 each from B&Q) which are great. You can fit yourself, as they just plug into a socket. They are remote controlled and you get instant heat when you need it. Cost is around 15p an hour, so relatively efficient too, considering instant heat. I love mine and only use them when i am in the kitchen.

nesssie1702

I don't have any heating in my kitchen, just rely on the heat from the oven and gas hob. I don't use it for any other reason than cooking and once that's done, the door's closed. It's always colder than the rest of the house.

jorDJS

Hi again, i'm too much of a heat freak to do that. I hate the cold and have to have every room i use at a nice temp. My husband melts in the heat sometimes!

meaner_than_all

thanks for useful info. any other thoughts would be greatly welcome, particularly opinions on underfloor heating.

ariba10

We have a plinth heater run off the central heating. Same principle as a car heater (Hot water running in a coil with fan blowing the air).

It has been in for a number of years. Not used as often as we expected but when you come in to a cold house it is the place to be to get warm quickly.

GromitFan

meaner_than_all wrote: »

thanks for useful info. any other thoughts would be greatly welcome, particularly opinions on underfloor heating.

Not in the kitchen, but we have recently installed underfloor heating in dd's bedroom.

We bought from Allbrite UK and put down the insulation and heating mats ourselves. We had then to get en electrician in to fit an RCD and connect up the underfloor heating and programmable thermostat. Took the electrician about an hour to connect.

Can't help you on how much it costs to run as it's only been connected for just over a week, but it feels really lovely and I now want it everywhere in the house, but that will take time.

You will though no doubt get someone pointing out that all methods of electric heating cost the same to run, which I believe to be true, but obviously it's a matter of personal preference as to whether you'd like an underfloor heating system or a radiant type heating system such as the under-plinth heaters. I'm sure either method is more than capable.

HTH.

mymatebob

I used to have plinth heating in an old small kitchen and it worked well. Got underfloor heating in the bathroom and it is the greatest thing since sliced bread - marvellous.

If I had to choose I would go with the underfloor

UFH_Manufacturer

Hi

You can get wet ufh systems that are supplied in small packs for various areas. They are quite competative and can be installed easily. If you PM me I can send you some details etc.:beer: