Browse Forums Eco Living Re: heating a bathroom 11Jan 02, 2012 5:10 pm That's what we are in the process of installing for our new bathrooms; costs about the same a electric towel rails, and our will have programmable timer/thermostat, so we can have it come on with off-peak power to dry the bathrooms and towels. We do have a concrete slab, which should help store some of the heat. Re: heating a bathroom 12Jan 02, 2012 5:28 pm Re: heating a bathroom 14Jan 02, 2012 6:35 pm PHL That's what we are in the process of installing for our new bathrooms; costs about the same a electric towel rails, and our will have programmable timer/thermostat, so we can have it come on with off-peak power to dry the bathrooms and towels. We do have a concrete slab, which should help store some of the heat. Interested in the thermostats, are they an off the shelf item or do they need to be adapted to suit? Re: heating a bathroom 15Jan 03, 2012 11:46 am Bayview PHL That's what we are in the process of installing for our new bathrooms; costs about the same a electric towel rails, and our will have programmable timer/thermostat, so we can have it come on with off-peak power to dry the bathrooms and towels. We do have a concrete slab, which should help store some of the heat. Interested in the thermostats, are they an off the shelf item or do they need to be adapted to suit? In our case, it comes with the system. We had a choice of a simple thermostat (with on and off) or programmable to have it come on and off at different times, which we opted for to take advantage of off-peak power. Re: heating a bathroom 16Feb 13, 2012 12:30 pm Bayview Sorry for the thread mining, but what about electric underfloor heating? Nothing quite like toasty warm tiles in your bathroom. Could have it set on a timer to preheat before bath/shower times and switch off if you forget. In my experience with electric underfloor heating (2 separate houses, tiled floors) it is not an instant heat but it builds up over time. You'd need to set your timer to start heating a few hours before you wanted to use it. It is not cheap to run. I'd be using the heat lamps in the lights or a duct (doubles as a drying room so saves on clothes dryer use). Re: heating a bathroom 17Feb 13, 2012 7:08 pm indi In my experience with electric underfloor heating (2 separate houses, tiled floors) it is not an instant heat but it builds up over time. You'd need to set your timer to start heating a few hours before you wanted to use it. It is not cheap to run. I'd be using the heat lamps in the lights or a duct (doubles as a drying room so saves on clothes dryer use). These are not whole house heating, which does take longer to heat up, but the smaller bathroom setup. The whole house system does take a long time to heat up, and unless you a on off-peak, it fets pretty expensive. These small area systems are rated for 200 to 600W per hour, so would be comparable to 1400W heat lamps, which are used for shorter periods of time, but does not provide drying for the bathroom. Re: heating a bathroom 18Feb 13, 2012 8:37 pm PHL indi In my experience with electric underfloor heating (2 separate houses, tiled floors) it is not an instant heat but it builds up over time. You'd need to set your timer to start heating a few hours before you wanted to use it. It is not cheap to run. I'd be using the heat lamps in the lights or a duct (doubles as a drying room so saves on clothes dryer use). These are not whole house heating, which does take longer to heat up, but the smaller bathroom setup. The whole house system does take a long time to heat up, and unless you a on off-peak, it fets pretty expensive. These small area systems are rated for 200 to 600W per hour, so would be comparable to 1400W heat lamps, which are used for shorter periods of time, but does not provide drying for the bathroom. Interesting, didn't know they existed. How are they different through from zoned floor heating? Both houses we had had individual room controllers including each bathroom. Wattage varied depending upon the room size but smaller rooms were around the 500W mark. Still took forever to warm up. Hubby used to get up 2 hours before me, he'd turn on bathroom heater and it wasn't warm when I used it. Re: heating a bathroom 19Feb 14, 2012 9:17 pm indi Interesting, didn't know they existed. How are they different through from zoned floor heating? Both houses we had had individual room controllers including each bathroom. Wattage varied depending upon the room size but smaller rooms were around the 500W mark. Still took forever to warm up. Hubby used to get up 2 hours before me, he'd turn on bathroom heater and it wasn't warm when I used it. The difference in the original ones were they were buried in the slab, and the heating is suppose to last a longer time once the slab heated up (the slab acted like a heat bank). The new ones are just below the tile (on in the screed), so they heat up much faster, but the heat dissipates faster too, so isn't really suited for house heating. Does anyone have a suggestion for a good hydronic in slab heating speacialist who may be able to help me with an existing system and wether or not it may need a seperator… 0 5377 Hello It is good to have a planned bathroom reno to suit your budget and design, living for 10 years I think you need a bathtub 4 10636 2 11348 |