Bathroom heating

danrv

Hi
I’m in the process of putting in new floorboards in my bathroom and thought it would be a good time to think about the heating.
Property is all electric and I’ll probably fit new heating at a later date, after redecorating (currently warm air).
Main heating is likely to be air to air ASHP.  Possibly a wet system but much more expensive to install. The bathroom would then have a radiator fitted after it’s done.

I’ve seen electric under floor mats available that don’t draw much current. I assume this would be for a tiled floor only.
Another option is a small wall mounted fan heater just for occasional use. Would then go with a vinyl tile effect floor. 
Any help appreciated.

rob7475

Don't rely solely on electric UFH mats. They're good to take the chill off a tiled floor but are very inefficient at heating a room. I installed UFH in our bathroom to take the cold edge off the tiles. I've also installed a good quality heated towel rail which runs off the central heating and kicks out more than enough heat to warm the bathroom even when covered with towels. I don't know anything about air to air systems so can't offer any advice on that

Ganga

danrv said:

Hi
I’m in the process of putting in new floorboards in my bathroom and thought it would be a good time to think about the heating.
Property is all electric and I’ll probably fit new heating at a later date, after redecorating (currently warm air).
Main heating is likely to be air to air ASHP.  Possibly a wet system but much more expensive to install. The bathroom would then have a radiator fitted after it’s done.

I’ve seen electric under floor mats available that don’t draw much current. I assume this would be for a tiled floor only.
Another option is a small wall mounted fan heater just for occasional use. Would then go with a vinyl tile effect floor. 
Any help appreciated.

Are you allowed to use electric heaters in a bathroom? i am not an leccy but always thought water/damp and electricity would not be allowed.

ka7e

In our wetroom have a fairly large towel electric towel rail which ticks over at 16 degrees and boosts to 60 degrees for an hour when needed. Also have zone 2 rated convector for fast heating . With solar gain and good insulation (it's a converted outside loo and storeroom) it's usually 18-20 degrees in there. Main bathroom has small rad off CH, but often feels chilly and I wish I'd put in another heat source!

bob_a_builder

Ganga said:

danrv said:

Another option is a small wall mounted fan heater just for occasional use. Would then go with a vinyl tile effect floor. 
Any help appreciated.

Are you allowed to use electric heaters in a bathroom? i am not an leccy but always thought water/damp and electricity would not be allowed.

Dimplex - 2kW Kitchen & Bathroom Wall Mounted Fan Heater + Timer
IP22 rated
https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/DXFX20VE.html

twopenny

I've got a wall mounted fan heater in each bathroom. When I first moved in I thought they would come straight out because they didn't fit with my idea of clean lines.

So glad I didn't. They are brilliant. On cool spring and autumn mornings when heating isn't on, on cold winter days too they are brilliant for a quick blast of heat while you have a shower and dry your back while you do the rest

They warm up a smallish space quickly. If it's a large bathroom maybe something more.

 

danrv

Thanks for the replies. Really helpful.
Maybe a fan heater will do. Would like to try and use wiring that’s in place. There’s some sort of socket up high where a fan heater would go.
Odd place if it’s for a shaver.

robatwork

bob_a_builder said:

Dimplex - 2kW Kitchen & Bathroom Wall Mounted Fan Heater + Timer
IP22 rated
https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/DXFX20VE.html

Would it be fair to say this model can be mounted above 1.8m but the similar IPX4 rated heater could be mounted lower?

Ectophile

An outlet like that was probably used to power a heater in the past.  Radiant single-bar heaters used to be popular.  They would be mounted high up on the wall.

danrv

Ectophile said:

An outlet like that was probably used to power a heater in the past.  Radiant single-bar heaters used to be popular.  They would be mounted high up on the wall.

Thanks. Should be ok then for a fan heater. 

bob_a_builder

robatwork said:

bob_a_builder said:

Dimplex - 2kW Kitchen & Bathroom Wall Mounted Fan Heater + Timer
IP22 rated
https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/DXFX20VE.html

Would it be fair to say this model can be mounted above 1.8m but the similar IPX4 rated heater could be mounted lower?

Sorry - Despite username, not a real builder - well not that sort anyway
But it looks like it could  ... But I should look for more reliable guidance 
heres i link to an IP rating guide
https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Technical/DataSheets/IPNumbers.htm
IPx4  on this guide says  "Protected against water splashed from all directions, limited ingress permitted"
wheras IPX2 says "Protected against direct sprays of water up to 15 ° from the vertical"

This might help re IPX and bathroom zones ( although refers to lights ?)
 https://i.pinimg.com/originals/49/10/82/4910829a0f1f9988cb6164342e8887f3.jpg