Cost of Moving an electric radiator?

MoneyEM

I have just bought a 1 bed duplex flat and the radiator is right in the middle of where I would put my sliding wardrobes so I would like to put a vertical one the top of the stairs to get it out of the way as per the pictures below

http://postimg.org/image/qdsc7zppz/ (taken from the top of the stairs)
http://postimg.org/image/dvi7xuau9/ (taken from the bathroom entrance, facing stairs)

Would there be any issues with the radiator being here? How difficult will it be to move it along the wall considering it's electric and not plumbed? And how much would this cost?

Also for people who will say why do I need wardrobes when there already appears to be one.. there is a tank in there, it's kinda of like an airing cupboard.

Dodgysailor

Is as easy as hanging a picture on the wall. You only need to put it near a socket.

SailorSam

You don't even need it near to a socket. Hang the radiator where ever you want and then just get a longer cable going around the edge of the skirting from the power you're using now.

Ben84

On a less electrical angle, moving the radiator out the way comes with down sides. You'll presumably want the heat in the room, not the hallway where people just pass through. Some of the heat from the hall will reach the bedroom, but it's not very efficient and will be slower to heat the room too. Getting enough heated air through the hallway door to heat the room is going to require a very hot hallway. Also it's not much use if you ever close the door - which would be an energy saving thing to do in cold weather.

As for the heater, is it plugged in or wired in?

MoneyEM

Ben84 wrote: »

On a less electrical angle, moving the radiator out the way comes with down sides. You'll presumably want the heat in the room, not the hallway where people just pass through. Some of the heat from the hall will reach the bedroom, but it's not very efficient and will be slower to heat the room too. Getting enough heated air through the hallway door to heat the room is going to require a very hot hallway. Also it's not much use if you ever close the door - which would be an energy saving thing to do in cold weather.

As for the heater, is it plugged in or wired in?

My flat is pretty unusual in the fact that I don't actually have a hallway! The stairs lead straight from the living space downstairs into the bedroom upstairs. So I wanted to put the radiator at the top of the stairs but it is open space to both downstairs and up.. so I was hoping that it might actually circulate the heat all around as there are no walls or doors to separate them as per the pics I linked to my OP.

I think the heater is wired in, but if it's a simple electrician's job then that's no problem because my dad is an electrician.

MoneyEM

SailorSam wrote: »

You don't even need it near to a socket. Hang the radiator where ever you want and then just get a longer cable going around the edge of the skirting from the power you're using now.

Oh excellent thank you looks like a pretty easy fix then.