Central heating v Electric Fire

Fluff_Bunny

I am thinking of redecorating my living room. It is currently heated by a large radiator connected to the gas central heating. I am thinking of removing the radiator which is rather unsightly and replacing it with an attractive electric fire - possibly wall mounted.

Are my running costs to heat the room going to change dramatically if I do this?

albyota

Usually the radiator size is calculated to give out a certain amount of heat rated in Btu or kW. if you remove this radiator, you should calculate the heat load of the room and replace with an equivalent size heater....or you will be cold.

As for running costs, heating the room with the radiator on the gas central heating would be three times less money than running an expensive electric heater.

rsykes2000

LaurenJadeTaylor wrote: »

Central heating system provides warmth to the whole interior of a building (or portion of a building) from one point to multiple rooms. When combined with other systems in order to control the building climate, the whole system may be a HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) system.

Electric Fire is the fourth solo album by Roger Taylor, from the band Queen. It features a cover of John Lennon's song "Working Class Hero".

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