App controlled electric heater

whitesatin

I wonder if anyone knows if there is a single electric heater which I could use in the cabin but control from the house (in preparation for going heating prior to use in winter). My Wi-Fi and Bluetooth work reasonably well out there, e.g. using my phone to play music through a speaker.

Not sure if this will be the best option and I'm open to ideas on the best way to heat a 3.5m x 3m 44m walled cabin. It will have floor and roof insulation, double glazed windows and doors.

Thanks.

Kiran

If your not looking for anything too fancy, go for an ordinary heater and just get a wifi socket to control it.

stator

Electric heaters shouldn't really be left unattended

Kiran

stator wrote: »

Electric heaters shouldn't really be left unattended

I was thinking more of an oil rad type thing

whitesatin

stator wrote: »

Electric heaters shouldn't really be left unattended

Under any circumstances? I wasn't thinking of anything with an open element or whatever they are called. I currently use a small radiator type one (nothing open though can be hot to the touch) and so far no problems.

psychic_teabag

The concern would be if something has fallen onto it for some reason. (Could a cat get in and knock something over ..?) Danger of open element is obvious. With a fan heater, the intake could get blocked. But those oil-type ones might be okay.

Risteard

whitesatin wrote: »

I wonder if anyone knows if there is a single electric heater which I could use in the cabin but control from the house (in preparation for going heating prior to use in winter). My Wi-Fi and Bluetooth work reasonably well out there, e.g. using my phone to play music through a speaker.

Rointe heaters are the ones you want. These are a high-end product and include WiFi controllable/programmable heaters.

Kiran

You would be fine with an oil filled rad either wall mounted or free standing. If you want a fan/element heater you could still do it but it would need to be wall mounted type.

stator

Personally I would want any heater to be permanently wall mounted if left unattended.

SplanK

If you go for a plug adapter to switch it on and off rather than a function natively built into the device. please check to ensure that the rating of the socket is suitable for the current draw of the heater!


However be warned that although the quality of these wifi devices are getting better all the time, I would personally not trust it with anything such as a heater in case it decides to randomly switch itself on for no apparent reason!