Heat one room in house using electric heater or underfloor heating?

0netrack

Hi all,

I have a question that's been bothering me since moving into new house in November. I live in an 'upside down' house with lounge/kitchen area upstairs and 2 bedrooms/hall/bathroom downstairs. The upstairs area is heated by two radiators, while downstairs is underfloor heating with a thermostat in each room, both powered by a Bosch Worcester CDi. Upstairs and downstairs can be programmed to come on/go off independently of each other.

I work from home most of the time (in one of the downstairs bedrooms), so in the cold weather I have been using a 2000 watt electric fan heater right next to my desk to keep warm. I switch it on for short periods to take the chill off the room, I can't see it being on for more than 2 hours in total each day.

My question is this - am I better off using this fan heater to keep the room warm, or should switch on the underfloor heating downstairs but put the thermostat in every room except the one I'm in to a low temperature so only the one room is being heated? I can think of all kinds of arguments for which option is better, but I'd appreciate some guidance.

Thanks,

Dan

pingua

I too would be intrested to know this.
We have storage heaters but none in the bedrooms. As we are doing one of the kids rooms soon I was wondering what we should do - as whilst doing the room we will be removing the only upstairs storage heater from the landing - won't be room for it - so should we

A - put in a storage heater in bedroom
b - just use a fan/plug in heater as and when needed
c - put underfloor heating in.

As it is the kids don't seem to notice the lack of heaters in their rooms but in a few years when they become hormonal teens hibernating in their rooms ?? Perhaps they may then ?

Not sure which option is best to do - or none??

david29dpo

I would say gas is a lot cheaper then full price lecky.

JennyR68

pingua wrote: »

I too would be intrested to know this.
We have storage heaters but none in the bedrooms. As we are doing one of the kids rooms soon I was wondering what we should do - as whilst doing the room we will be removing the only upstairs storage heater from the landing - won't be room for it - so should we

A - put in a storage heater in bedroom
b - just use a fan/plug in heater as and when needed
c - put underfloor heating in.

As it is the kids don't seem to notice the lack of heaters in their rooms but in a few years when they become hormonal teens hibernating in their rooms ?? Perhaps they may then ?

Not sure which option is best to do - or none??

We found plug in thermostat controlled heaters best personally. Though if your moving your landing heater and have no where else to put it might it be best just to move it in to the bedroom, is it large enough to heat the room?

Did you remove heaters from bedrooms at some point and have wiring for storage heaters there? if not you'd have to get an electrician in to sort that out.