Help with heating a childs room

dgillespie

hi folks,
very new to this site but im looking for some help.
currently i have a 1 year old son who has his own room and for some weird reason the room is always very cold.
i have gas central heating but due to the way the boiler works i cant heat up his room only without having the living room like a greenhouse.
I also have a new baby on the way and they both will be sharing a room.
i am looking for an ''energy saving'' heater to keep the room warm so i dont have to run the gas central heating all the time.
its driving me mad.
so something to keep the cost down and keep there room nice and warm
i have looked about but i dont know which is the best option
thanks very much for your time in reading my story
any help appreciated.
daryl

dgillespie

anyone....please

davetrousers

Wouldn't getting someone in to look over the central heating prove to be the best option?

dgillespie

tried and tried and treid.
gas man says its wired correct...electrician says its wired correct.
seems just to be a very small room which is very cold.
thats why im looking for a heater which uses as little power as poss but will provide a steady heat for my little chappies

davetrousers

Not sure I can really help, but how well insulated is the room?

27col

I've never heard of an energy saving heater, if you find out that such a thing exists be sure to let us know. It seems to me that what you have is control problem with your central heating. It would make more sense for you to spend some money getting it seen to. Sounds as if you need to get some TRV's fitted to enable a more precise control of your existing heating system.

1984ReturnsForReal_2

Like 2ycol said.

TRVs

nich29580

would you consider swapping rooms with your child if problem persists

macman

Who did you actua;ly call out to look at the set up? You mention 'gasman' and 'electrician' and 'correct wiring'. But it just sounds like the rad or system is not properly balanced. Nothing to do with any wiring.
Is the top cold and the bottom hot? If so just bleed the rad.
Is there a cold spot at the bottom? If so there is probably sludge in the rad and it just needs flushing.
I suggest you get a qualified Gas Safe CH Engineer in to look over/service the system.

casper_g

As others have said, the best option will be to get the central heating sorted so it works properly. If you need to use electric heaters as a stop-gap measure, they're all basically the same efficiency (~100%). They'll all cost about the same to run, for a given amount of heat output. The two key factors you need to consider, rather than efficiency, are safety and control.

For safety, you don't want something that will burn your children if they touch it or cause a fire if they block it with toys/bedding. For this reason prefer an oil-filled radiator to a basic convector or fan heater. For control, you need a thermostat, and ideally a timer too. Decent controls will also save electricity (and money) as you won't be paying to heat the room when it's unoccupied or already warm enough!

keith969

Second the oil filled electric radiator. I have one in my office room at home and have it on all day in the cold weather, it keeps the room warm (20C) yet is only 750 watts so costs about 9p an hour.