Heating a cold bathroom

clarab_3

Hi Folks - looking for some advice.

I live in a large victorian flat. High celings, big windows, big rooms. Oh, and in Glasgow where it has been -8 quite regularly recently!

I live alone and keep the heating costs down by using very little heating in any other room but the living room, where I spend most of my time. I'm also good at wrapping up!

However, got a very cold bathroom. And as you have to get naked in there - it isnt clever! Its about 8' x 15', tiled walls and floor, and has a tiny heated towelrail, which just about keeps the frost off the room but not enough that its comfortable to spend any time in there.

As theres only myself in the flat, I thought it may actually be one of those rare occasions when a cheap standalone heater might be the most financially prudent choice. I probably only want to heat the room for up to 30 mins a day, and only in the most extreme cold.

For the sake of my hygiene (:p) could anyone make a cost effective suggestion?

hartcjhart

In one of my houses I had a cold bathroom so had a fan heater fitted on the wall with a 'pull' switch to turn it on and off,worked a treat

TomsMom

Agree with Hart. Previous house had a bathroom with three outside walls. Normal CH radiator was fine a lot of the time but in very cold weather I found it didn't heat the room enough. We had a wall mounted fan heater which heated the room quickly and made it cosy in no time. When we had our present property renovated I asked the builders to make sure I got a fan heater in there as well as this house has two outside walls. The last few weeks have proved it was the right decision.

Primrose

I don't know whether you can still get them but in a previous bathroom we had an oil filled radiator which plugged into a socket on the landing. It was cheap to run and seemed to retain the heat for quite a time after it was switched off. A wall mounted fan heater would also be a quick way of heating the room up but once it's switched off you'll lose the heat again quite quickly. An oil filled radiator will at least help dry your damp towels quickly if you drape them over it.

arfurrrr

i can spare 30mins a day !



OMG - only joking - lol .


Fan heater as above or radiant heater or bigger rad(if poss)

Raksha

I'd say you need something that supplies instant heat, which would rule out an oil filled radiator.

I used to have a cold bathroom - we used a radiant wall mounted heater in that. You need to be careful a) of exposed elements and b) the switching arrangement in a bathroom because of the humidity levels.

andyhop

I would sort the issue causing the problems first, No point adding extra heat and cost if you do not resolve the issue

Scottish tenemants/houses have a minimum of 18" walls with no cavity, Heat loss is usually thro unisulated lofts and roofs, or draughty sash and case windows

ormus

http://www.argos.co.uk/
Challenge 2.4kW Bathroom Fan Heater.
item code 415/1450
20 quid.

cheap solution.
ive seen lots of kitchens and bathrooms with these type of heaters.

allydowd

(1) Make sure the heat isn't escaping under the bathroom door. Fit brushes, they cost about £1.99.

(2) Take the bath panel off and insulate under the bath. Tape insulation material to the underside of the bath. Should cost about £4.99 or ask for some on your local Freecycle. Re-install bath panel.

(3) Fit curly-wurly insulation material to the doors and windows if there are still gaps. Tesco were selling this for £1.99.