Kitchen plinth heating

Shekar

Hi, I have kitchen with a tiled floor and a radiator . The kitchen is on an extension with a flat roof . Due to the tiled floor , we are not able to walk bare foot and are looking for options to make the kitchen and the floor warm. Can plinth heaters be of help as the kitchen was renovated recently and we missed on putting the underfloor heating

Please advice 

TELLIT01

A plinth heater will blow air out at low level but I would expect the effect on the temperature of the floor tiles to be pretty limited.

Hasbeen

Can the existing radiator be replaced by an increased in size one?

Plinth heaters both electric and hydronic will make the kitchen warmer.

But I would agree would have little impact on floor tiles nor bare feet.

You can always use something like these. 

FreeBear

TELLIT01 said: A plinth heater will blow air out at low level but I would expect the effect on the temperature of the floor tiles to be pretty limited.

Yup. Have a plinth (kickstrip) heater in my kitchen. Doesn't do anything to heat the floor - For that, you really need underfloor heating.

What a plinth heater does though, is to get rid of the need for a conventional radiator as long as it is appropriately sized for the space.

Shekar

Understand , Didn’t want to rip the floor to put the underfloor heating and was looking alternate options

JohnB47

Perhaps think of alternative flooring - something that feels warm to the touch? I've just searched and one hit said this "Vinyl flooring is an excellent warm flooring option. Vinyl flooring is available in planks that are made to resemble hardwood or tiles which mimic the look of ceramic, porcelain, or natural stone. Luxury vinyl offers incredible durability, water resistance, and it's simple to care for and keep clean". You might even be able to have vinyl flooring laid on top of the existing tiles. Other materials may suit too.

shinytop

This is what I love about this site.  We've been racking our brains for a solution to heating our kitchen. Everything we thought of involved moving units to free wall space or having something high up on the wall.  I either never knew these existed or had forgotten. I think one of these with a smart switch will be perfect for us. 

JohnB47

shinytop said:

This is what I love about this site.  We've been racking our brains for a solution to heating our kitchen. Everything we thought of involved moving units to free wall space or having something high up on the wall.  I either never knew these existed or had forgotten. I think one of these with a smart switch will be perfect for us. 

I am confused. What are you referring to? Has something been posted and then removed?

TELLIT01

JohnB47 said:

shinytop said:

This is what I love about this site.  We've been racking our brains for a solution to heating our kitchen. Everything we thought of involved moving units to free wall space or having something high up on the wall.  I either never knew these existed or had forgotten. I think one of these with a smart switch will be perfect for us. 

I am confused. What are you referring to? Has something been posted and then removed?

I'm guessing that shinytop means they didn't know about plinth heaters.

FreeBear

shinytop said: I either never knew these existed or had forgotten. I think one of these with a smart switch will be perfect for us. 

If you are fitting a hydronic (plumbed in to the CH system) plinth heater, you don't need any smart switches. There is a thermal switch inside that automatically turns the fan on when the water temperature gets up to around 50°C.

louism

I found that it was better to order a hydronic plinth heater that was overrated for the room size. Better to have more heat than too little. Coupled with the wireless thermostat, if the room gets too hot eg due to cooking temperatures rising etc, it will turn the heater off. So an overrated one will never make the room too hot and should never be too underated due to the water temp in the CH system either. Only downside is the additional initial cost due to the larger rating.  And as above, they do come on automatically when the CH comes on (with or without a thermostat setup) so its not mandatory to have one with a thermostat but the thermostat does add a level of control  with a set and forget action.
Oh and for the OP, little to no effect on the floor tiles other than the ambient temperature which most certainly won't be enough.