Whats the cheapest way to heat a single room?

donnaessex

Hi all!

My baby's bedroom was freezing last night! He woke several times and at one point his room thermometer flashed up at 12 degrees. :eek:

My husband and I are pretty warm blooded (plus we have the added "benefit" of a 2 year old who sleeps inbetween us) so the other rooms dont need heating during the night.

I was thinking of getting an oil filled radiator or similar to use for his bedroom. I usually use the heating when its really cold but I'm fed up of heating the whole house when only one room needs the benefit!

Any recommendations for me?

LandyAndy

Put the 2 year old in the other room would be where I'd start.

Then bring the baby's cot into your room.

ankspon

Turn the other radiators down

jamespir

radiator is a good heater

donnaessex

LandyAndy wrote: »

Put the 2 year old in the other room would be where I'd start.

Then bring the baby's cot into your room.

She has her own room. She just tiptoes into ours in the dead of night.

We could bring the baby into ours but its the same temperature? He would still be cold. He wears a thick tog baby sleeping bag which usually does the job but any other layers he would kick off.

donnaessex

davidhwdn wrote: »

Turn the other radiators down

Thanks David and James. I could do that but then I'd be running around at night turning all the radiators down, and then running round turning them on again in the morning.

Is an electric powered heater really so bad?

ankspon

it only takes two minutes,why buy another radiator when you have some

donnaessex

davidhwdn wrote: »

it only takes two minutes,why buy another radiator when you have some

Can't argue with that!

tanith

When my grandchildren were born my daughter had no heating upstairs (mad council idea) so we bought an oilfilled electric heater and found it quite economical and I think it came from Argos..not sure which one now though..

LandyAndy

donnaessex wrote: »

She has her own room. She just tiptoes into ours in the dead of night.

Then I would tiptoe her right back. It's not a habit you want to encourage

We could bring the baby into ours but its the same temperature? He would still be cold. He wears a thick tog baby sleeping bag which usually does the job but any other layers he would kick off.

Actaully two adults in a room can generate quite a bit of extra heat (no sniggering at the back:cool:) and it might be enough to make the difference.

Otherwise the warmer weather will be here in a matter of weeks and it isn't a problem you are as likely to have next winter.

economiser

tanith wrote: »

. . . . we bought an oilfilled electric heater and found it quite economical > . . . ..

All electric heaters have the same efficiency (100%). 1kW electricity in, 1kW heat out. A simple convector heater would probably be cheaper than an oil-filled one.

If it is only being used on cold nights, and has a thermostat, the running costs would not be much.