What's the best room heater?

ITCHYDOG_2

Hi

I have central heating in all but one room. It's the lodger's living room right next to the kitchen and it gets cold in winter, there's no heating in the kitchen either.

We've got double glazing but I want to give the poor girl something so she doesn't freeze to death watching the telly or working!

Can anyone recommend the most cost efficient way of doing heating this room?

Many thanks
Kate

John_3:16

Without knowing the lay out to trhe house its hard to say. It may be just as well to try and add a rad in there in the long run it would be best. Electric will allow her to really run your bill up. You may have a little more control with an extra rad?

samtheman1k

The most efficient way (and morally best!) is to extend your central heating into there!

ITCHYDOG_2

samtheman1k wrote: »

The most efficient way (and morally best!) is to extend your central heating into there!

Thanks for being so judgmental of my moral standards!

The reason for the heater is the boiler won't take another radiator. And the room isn't at the end of some long Dickensian hallway either. It's next to the kitchen!

So anything constructive would be very helpful. Thanks.

samtheman1k

I said the best way is to extend the central heating into there, which is also the most cost efficient, as your requested criteria mentions, you didn't mention anything regarding restrictions of the boiler size in your OP!

What heat sources / types of heating are you restricted to? Can you get a gas fire in there? Do you have E10? Do you (or her) mind paying the high running costs of electric fires? How about a heat pump unit, must less running costs than an electric fire. Do you need it to be controllable, i.e. is she in there most of the time, or just evenings? Are you happy to leave an electric fire on when she's not there (i.e. on a timer, so it is warm when she gets home?) etc...