Thermostatic Heater?

mobad

I have a problem.
If the temperature in my room gets colder then 15degrees I automatically get a cold.

I haver these power saving heaters in the room but they are not thermostatic controlled.

So far in the last 6 months, in most cases, when the temp got lower than 15degrees when sleeping I got ill.

Therefore I am looking for a good quality thermostatic accurate heater to come on when set temp dips.

Any of you could pls point me in the right direction on buying one?

Thanks

27col

What do you mean by a power saving heater.

mobad

i've forgotten their name but they are electric and come on during off peak hours to save money and store energy during the day.

Kiran

Are you talking about economy 7?

mobad

correct - that is it - economy 7.

However the heaters with thermostat I am after needs to be protable.

27col

Google "domestic heater" and you will come up with a whole range of heaters with thermostatic control. Dimplex do several different ones. They all seem to have thermostats and are portable. There is a variety of prices as well

mobad

Any ideas which makes/models within around a £50 budget

27col

Read my post. I have already said Dimplex do a good range.

amtrakuk

I don't have/ever used economy 7 but have standard rate electric. I use electricity to heat the house.

As you are on E7 (Economy 7) I assume you have storage heaters installed in your house. These heaters "charge up" in the off peek period, typically overnight, by using the cheap rate electricity to heat up storage bricks inside the heater. These slowly release the heat they have stored overnight when you open the vents via the controls, therefore heating your house.

I understand the older design heaters "leak" heat like a leaking bucket so when you open the vents in the evening some of the stored heat has already gone. Newer storage heaters are better at storing the heat allowing you more heat when you want it.

Problem is in your case, you have a budget of £50. New storage heaters are £hundreds depending on the capacity (size of bucket to store heat).

Some electricity companies offer "Economy 10", this splits the cheap rate 50% during the day and 50% overnight - might be worth considering?

Would an electric blanket be of benefit? Keep you warm while your in bed?

All electric heaters are 100% efficient at point of use, it just depends how the heat is delivered. A 2Kw oil filled radiator will deliver just as much heat as a 2Kw convection heater. Some people prefer oil filled radiators to convection heaters as they give a more gentle heat where a convection heater will give faster heat.

Personally I am using £30 convection heaters as I heat each room as and when I use it, the only annoyance is the thermostats have a loud click as it clicks on and off. Things like this need to be taken into consideration dependant where it is being used (bedroom/reading room etc)

Generally all heaters come with a thermostat these days, both oil filled and convector heaters click on and off depending on the air temperature. I found convector heaters click on and off allot more frequently then oil filled radiators but convector heaters work allot faster.

As it appears your on Economy 7 and will mainly be using it while in bed during cheap rate period, it might be worth "trying a heater" from Argos. If you don't get on with it, you can return it - As long as it isn't exempt from the 16 day returns policy.

macman

Sorry to be a pedant, but you can't catch a cold from low temperatures. You catch a cold by coming into contact with a cold virus.

amtrakuk

Just had an after thought. How about getting a heater, putting the thermostat on the heater up to full so it is "on all the time". Where the heater plugs into the wall getting a digital plug in thermostat what will pump electric to the heater when the temp drops to the temperature set? Im sure I've seen DIY shops sell them.

Something like: http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Main_Index/Heating_Index/Therm_1/index.html?source=adwords&kw=plugin%20thermostat&gclid=CJjo_L6vz6ACFUWZ2AodNFTSzQ