Genie3

Now the cold weather has reared it's ugly head, I was wondering what is your recommendations for heating??

We currently have oil rads in the kids bedrooms and a gas fire in the lounge .... the placement of which sadly is wrong and the heat doesn't make it out of the room

Just wondered due to the price of gas now (dreading the bills again, even before we have turned it on) whether anyone has advice on other types of heaters.

btw yep we are in a rental

simonsi

Avoid anything that adds moisture such as open gas flames or radiant gas fires.fires with flues, gas or log, are fine as the moisture goes up the flue and out of the house.

BEVS

TBH I am not sure what to suggest. De-humidifers are OK but you seem to need to raise the temperature of the property. I know it;s tough,. We have been in a rental with no heating whatsoever and had to rely on one gas bottle heater which was not healthy.

Have you thought of halogen heaters.?

Woodlea

I wonder if anyone has any experience of these
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Home-living...-364691259.htm
If they give 3.8kW of heating for only 1.3kW of power they can't be bad?

Bo-Jangles

I've had similar portable air-con in the UK for cooling rather than heating, however only trouble is not may not be good for a rental as they need to be vented outside (like tumble dryer exhaust) or you have a window open and hang the hose outside. The motors can be very noisy, so I would recommend lots of research into specs for noise, capacity etc

mwhite1962

There is also a portable a/c unit that condenses and you have to empty water out of the unit, instead of having hot air blow through a hose, these also work the same as a condensing tumble dryer, not sure what the prices are like over here, but they have a good selection in Bunnings.

mwhite1962

And should add, on heating you should not get any condensation, only evaporation, it will only be when you use on cooling will you get condensation.