Browse Forums Heating, Cooling & Insulation Re: Ensuite Heating 8Jun 14, 2009 8:45 am Moonos21 Never thought about the heat being sucked into the exhaust fan. Thanks for the info. Only thing I'm thinking is if I get a heating duct in the ensuite, I'll have to get up in the morning and walk down to the thermostat to turn it on. Whereas if I have a heater/light I won't have to bother. Simple solution: upgrade your heating controller to one that includes an automatic timer. It cost us about $200 to upgrade to a single controller for heating and cooling, and we can set it to switch on and off at set times. An alternative is to install a ceiling heat lamp thingie, like an IXL Tastic - but if you have a large bathroom and/or high ceilings, it won't do much. Re: Ensuite Heating 9Jun 14, 2009 8:59 am I find (with 9 ft ceilings) that the IXL heat things may not warm the whole bathroom but they do warm the area directly below them - so if you place it where you would stand when you get out the shower its warm for you and thats when you feel the cold IMO - when you are wet and naked stepping out of the shower Thats always been enough bathroom heating for me - but admittedly I do not live in a very cold area. Re: Ensuite Heating 10Jun 14, 2009 9:05 am Helyn I find (with 9 ft ceilings) that the IXL heat things may not warm the whole bathroom but they do warm the area directly below them - so if you place it where you would stand when you get out the shower its warm for you and thats when you feel the cold IMO - when you are wet and naked stepping out of the shower Thats always been enough bathroom heating for me - but admittedly I do not live in a very cold area. I was just going to say Helyn.....you don't live in Melbourne. Trust me, they are totally useless in a bathroom the size of ours with 9ft ceilings in this weather. My husband is never going to hear the end of his refusing to upgrade the heating unit so we could add extra ducts in the bathrooms..... We had a Tastic in our old house - the room was 1.6 x 1.8m and we had standard ceilings. It still wasn't much chop, although it did used to burn the top of my head. The rest of me still had goosebumps.. Re: Ensuite Heating 11Jun 14, 2009 4:57 pm What about using a heated towel rail on a timer. Turn it on a few hours before you use the bath and it should take the edge off the room cold and give a nice warm towel to boot. Demolition August 2009, Construction Started September 2009, Completed December 2010 Re: Ensuite Heating 12Jun 14, 2009 6:12 pm Taffy I have my exhaust next to the heating duct, as this time they have put it partly in the shower! Your exhaust is partly in the shower? Is it suitable for that location? I have read that only properly water protected fans should be installed within the shower. Re: Ensuite Heating 13Jun 14, 2009 6:54 pm Thanks everyone for their replies. As our ensuite is quite big I think I'm better to add the additional ducted heating vents and pay to ugrade the heating controller to be able to set it on a timer. Great, another ugrade Re: Ensuite Heating 14Jun 14, 2009 8:24 pm I just use a $20 plug in fan heater that came from Kmart. I switch it on 5 mins before I have a shower and turn it down whilst I am in the shower, it works fantastic even when the fan is on. Nice and cheap and very effective, plus it gets stored away in summer of course. Blog: http://bluemistkids.blogspot.com "Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark, and professionals built the Titanic." Thanks for the suggestion. The space between shower and sinks was too tight. I agree about the toilet location. So I have tried two other options: The lower one is… 3 6229 the step up is 30mm and wanting it to be flat . how much does the concrete have to be lowered .we plan on removing bath and lenghten shower and adding seat. the old bath… 0 11952 |