Kickboard/plinth heating

jillyjacks

I am looking to remove an 15year old gas wall mounted heater out of my kitchen and replace it with one of the heates that fit under the kitchen units. I have no central heating pipes in this part of the house and need the wall space for a freezer...kitchen is really small.....does anyone have any reccomendations for me to look at please??? there are some really cheap ones out there and some more expensive models......any advice would be great....thanks in advance

keystone

and they are all pretty much useless I'm afraid. So thats really not much help for you. Sorry.

Cheers

jillyjacks

oh dear.......its probably the only option I have though if I remove the gas heater....

brig001

After reading this: http://www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=219406
we were going to get one for our new kitchen, but not sure now...

Keystone, have you tried a Smiths one?
Brian.

phill99

They are good to take the chill off the room and warm your feet up pretty quicjly. In an average sized kitchen, they struggle to keep the space warm. However, if you have a small kitchen, they maybe ideal and in your case it may be Hobsons Choice!

ariba10

Horses for courses.

We have a plinth heater fitted in the kick board of a kitchen unit and it is brilliant, but it is run off a Combi Boiler.

If we come home to a cold house, it is where everyone congregates to get warm.

milliebear00001

I am thinking about one of these for my new (very small) kitchen. I had one before in a very small kitchen and it was OK.

Alternative might be an electric towel rail, which I can fit higher up on a wall.

jillyjacks

thanks folks for the answers......B&Q do one reasonably priced.,..I might think about getting that one x
no wall space for a towel rail either...i did consider this first...we have one in the bathroom...again a very small room

Gloomendoom

milliebear00001 wrote: »

I am thinking about one of these for my new (very small) kitchen. I had one before in a very small kitchen and it was OK.

Alternative might be an electric towel rail, which I can fit higher up on a wall.

Does a towel rail really give of that much heat?


We are having the same problem at the moment. Trying to find space for a a radiator in a medium sized kitchen. The furniture will be free standing so plinth heaters would be difficult to use.

milliebear00001

Gloomendoom wrote: »

Does a towel rail really give of that much heat?


We are having the same problem at the moment. Trying to find space for a a radiator in a medium sized kitchen. The furniture will be free standing so plinth heaters would be difficult to use.

I haven't had one personally, but have a couple of friends who use them as the only source of heat in their bathrooms. Guess it depends how small the room is, and how well-insulated around the pipework etc.

diable

An old fashioned 100 watt light bulb can be used as a heater ;o)))))