discovery101
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Anyone got recommendations on a good gas heater for a home office? one that is portable and can use a standard cylinder.
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Those Super Ser gas heaters were/are awful things for condensation. Why not use a good dimplex?Anyone got recommendations on a good gas heater for a home office? one that is portable and can use a standard cylinder.
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They give very good guidelines with them on how they are to be used, size of room/ventilation etc, I want it for my kitchen/dining room in winter, on a windy day you nearly have to use a bit of force to close the kitchen door such is the draught coming down from stairs/attic area not to mind the other 3 doors into same room!Along with the condensation issues, they consume lots of oxygen and produce a lot of carbon dioxide, so are only suitable for well ventilated spaces. Use them in a draught free room with all windows and doors closed at your peril.
Very good, I haven't seen one in use in years but I still remember how drowsey those in the room got after it was running for a while.They give very good guidelines with them on how they are to be used, size of room/ventilation etc, I want it for my kitchen/dining room in winter, on a windy day you nearly have to use a bit of force to close the kitchen door such is the draught coming down from stairs/attic area not to mind the other 3 doors into same room!
Ah lookit at this stage now I know exactly where the draughts are coming from, badly converted attic which would require massive amount of work/money to improve it, not to mind those downlighters in a high sunroom roof, no access to above them to insulate at this stage, fair old breeze comes in through them too!I'd suggest getting someone to take a look at that door and other sources of draughts, perhaps using something as simple as a https://www.amazon.co.uk/Arctic-Hayes-ARC333113-333113-Smoke-Sticks/dp/B009BUDDHM (smoke pen). A few small changes might significantly improve heat retention and save a lot of money heating.
Of course you don't, all you warm moisture laden air is finding easy escape outdoorsOn the plus side I have zero damp or condensation issues, lot to be said for a bit of air around the place.
That is what i am hearing from a lot of people!!Along with the condensation issues, they consume lots of oxygen and produce a lot of carbon dioxide, so are only suitable for well ventilated spaces. Use them in a draught free room with all windows and doors closed at your peril.
See here. 22-24c per kWh delivered versus 20 to 40c for electricity. Oil filled rads win in terms of space, ease of use, and how much less likely they are to kill you, but they do cost a little more to run.Are they much cheaper to run than a dimplex style oil filled radiator? I thought the oil filled radiators were very efficient.
The efficiency of any electrical element is 100%. Thats not to say its cheap to run or it takes xkWhAre they much cheaper to run than a dimplex style oil filled radiator? I thought the oil filled radiators were very efficient.
I'd echo the advice of all - particularly on safety grounds - to stay away from the gas heaters.Thanks for the reply.....I am try to stay away from using electricity if at all possible!!
The standard bottle with give about 35 hours runtime at full output.Also if I buy the tank of gas now it's likely to last me the bulk of the winter I presume so at least I'm buying at today's prices.
Of course they're efficient, all of the electricity is turned into heat.Are they much cheaper to run than a dimplex style oil filled radiator? I thought the oil filled radiators were very efficient.